Open the Computer folder and right-click the icon for the CD or DVD drive that is stuck, and then click Eject. Look for a small hole below the Drive Tray. This is the Manual Tray Release.

Insert the CD-RW into the CD/DVD drive on your PC or laptop. Wait for the drive to read and recognize it, then open your CD/DVD drive by double-clicking on its icon on your desktop. If you don't ...

That’s the situation [Chad Boughton] recently found himself in, so he decided to build a compact CD player that could discreetly connect up to his fancy Klipsch speaker. The optical drive itself ...