Wanda Irby <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > The eject button on my CDRW drive has stopped working. I got the CD out > by using a paper clip in the hole on the front. What would cause this > and how do I fix it? Wanda, This can happen if the CD is locked by a running program. Most of the time, Windows does not lock the drive. If you shutdown, power off, then power on the system, and try to eject before Windows boots, and it still won't open, then the drive is probably toast. -- Russ Poffenberger Engineering Specialist Schlumberger Technologies ATE DOMAIN: [log in to unmask] 150 Baytech Drive San Jose, Ca. 95134 Voice: (408)586-6718 FAX: (408)586-4675 Visit our website regularly for FAQs, articles, how-to's, tech tips and much more http://freepctech.com