The Notebook Review forums were hosted by TechTarget, who shut down them down on January 31, 2022. This static read-only archive was pulled by NBR forum users between January 20 and January 31, 2022, in an effort to make sure that the valuable technical information that had been posted on the forums is preserved. For current discussions, many NBR forum users moved over to NotebookTalk.net after the shutdown.
Problems? See this thread at archive.org.

    help! how to eject DVD from slot-load drive when windows won't boot?

    Discussion in 'HP' started by hp_user, Dec 2, 2009.

  1. hp_user

    hp_user Notebook Enthusiast

    Reputations:
    0
    Messages:
    20
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    5
    Hi,

    I have a DV3Z with a slot-load DVD drive.

    I somehow messed up my Windows 7 installation and get a BSOD every time I try to boot into Win7 or even safe mode from the hard drive.

    However, what I can NOT figure out is how to EJECT the disc in the drive.

    I can get to a command prompt via the Startup Repair advanced options, but there doesn't appear to be a command to eject in the disc.

    Is there a keyboard combination I can press at power on to eject the disc?

    thanks!
     
    hp_user, Dec 2, 2009
    #1
  2. Larmie1997

    Larmie1997 Notebook Geek

    Reputations:
    4
    Messages:
    77
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    15
    I assume simply pushing the button doesn't work?

    I just tried on mine, and I can press the button when I first turn the laptop on and it will pop the drive open.. Just an idea.

    I guess worse case scenario would be to pull the drive and dismantle it...
     
    Larmie1997, Dec 2, 2009
    #2
  3. hp_user

    hp_user Notebook Enthusiast

    Reputations:
    0
    Messages:
    20
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    5
    Hi,

    at least on the slot load drive that HP put into my DV3Z, I do not see a button or hole to press anywhere...

    i'm on the phone with HP support right now.

    thx!
     
    hp_user, Dec 2, 2009
    #3
  4. hp_user

    hp_user Notebook Enthusiast

    Reputations:
    0
    Messages:
    20
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    5
    ok....hp told me there is no way to remove the disc without booting into an operating system that can perform an eject. ugh.

    at this point I think I need to go buy a USB flash drive and install a bootable OS on it and boot to that... what a hassle.
     
    hp_user, Dec 2, 2009
    #4
  5. KLF

    KLF NBR Super Modernator Super Moderator

    Reputations:
    2,844
    Messages:
    2,736
    Likes Received:
    896
    Trophy Points:
    131
    Are you able to launch Explorer from the command prompt (just type explorer.exe)? Maybe open c-drive with command "explorer c:", then you can back up one step to the My Computer and eject the optical drive.
     
    KLF, Dec 2, 2009
    #5