Satellite A500/A500D

Lock Time Settings for Optical Drive Auto Lock

This sets the amount of time required to pass before the optical disc drive eject button unlocks when the Computer detects vibration or other shock.

1.Right click on the Optical Drive Power icon on the Taskbar.

2.Click Unlock time settings ->1s or 3s or 5s.

■When the Optical Drive Auto Lock is engaged, the FN+Tab key combination and Eject Buttons on application screens are disabled.

■Optical Drive Auto Lock is not enabled immediately after the computer is started, the Disc tray is closed, or the optical disc drive is switched from OFF to ON using the FN+Tab keys.

How to remove a CD/DVD/BD when the disc tray will not open

■Tray ODD

Pressing the eject button will not open the disc tray when the computer is turned off although, in these circumstances, you can open the tray by inserting a slender object such as a straightened paper clip about 25mm into the eject hole just to the right of the drive’s eject button.

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1. Eject hole

Figure 4-7 Manual release with the eject hole

You must ensure that you turn off the power before you use the eject hole. If the CD/DVD/BD media is spinning when you open the disc tray, it may fly off of the spindle and cause injury.

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