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    M1330 Manually ejecting slot in?

    Discussion in 'Dell' started by xDREAM, Feb 12, 2008.

  1. xDREAM

    xDREAM Newbie

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    Is this possible? My disc wont come out and i cant see the dvd in windows/bios.
     
    xDREAM, Feb 12, 2008
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  2. vinumsv

    vinumsv MobileFreak™

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    Yea i Have the same question too .... is it possible to manually eject when the laptop is switched off ???
     
    vinumsv, Feb 12, 2008
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  3. BlackRussian

    BlackRussian Notebook Deity

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    Try soft eject go to drive in explorer right click and eject see if this works.
     
    BlackRussian, Feb 12, 2008
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  4. xDREAM

    xDREAM Newbie

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    I cant see the drive anywhere windows/dos/bios whatever.
     
    xDREAM, Feb 13, 2008
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  5. Nalada

    Nalada Notebook Evangelist

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    There isn't a manual way to eject a disk when the machine is off.
    I found myself with two disks in the drive (eject wouldn't eject them).
    I found out how to get them out with paper and sellotape - documented in the thread starting at http://forum.notebookreview.com/showthread.php?t=211319
     
    Nalada, Feb 13, 2008
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  6. ifti

    ifti Undiscovered

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    All drives should have the small pin hole to manually eject the disc. Push a paperclip into the hole and it should eject.

    If you have a slot loading drive an dnot a tray, ring Dell.
     
    ifti, Feb 13, 2008
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  7. ifti

    ifti Undiscovered

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    If you cant see it in the BIOs either, it sounds like a faulty drive.
     
    ifti, Feb 13, 2008
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  8. meh_cd

    meh_cd Notebook Evangelist

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    I think Dell just used lovely drives in the 1330. Do they even have the pinhole to eject them?
     
    meh_cd, Feb 13, 2008
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