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3 Troubleshooting Your PC Workstation

If Your PC Workstation Has a Hardware Problem

The CD-ROM Drive Does not Open

If you have difficulty removing a CD-ROM disk from the CD-ROM drive (during a power failure for example), you can use the manual eject button. To eject a CD-ROM disk using the manual eject button, proceed as follows:

1If the CD-ROM drive manual eject button is not visible, remove the front bezel covering the drive. The manual eject button is inside a small hole in the front of the CD-ROM drive.

2With a thin, solid rod, such as the end of a paper clip, push the drive’s manual eject button.

Using the manual eject feature. The picture shows two possible locations of the manual eject button.

3The drive door is released, opening slightly. Carefully pull it open fully and retrieve the disk.

4To close the drive door, push it gently closed without forcing it. The drive door may not close completely until it is fully functional (for example, when the power comes back on).

5If required, replace the drive’s front bezel.

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