I believe that all CD-ROM drives have a small hole on the front for a straightened paper clip to be pushed into. This is a mechanical eject option to open a stuck, or unpowered drive. It should not harm the drive to do so. Do not pry the drawer by any other means because that will likely break it. Peter ------------------ The NoSpin Group [log in to unmask] -----Original Message----- Hello, I have a cd rom drawer that will not open. I'm leery of just prying it open. Does anyone have any ideas? Worked fine at last use and there is nothing in it now. thanks in advance [log in to unmask] Visit our website regularly for FAQs, articles, how-to's, tech tips and much more http://freepctech.com