[dba-Tech] Manually eject CD from a drive without a tray

Waaaaait. Try this to eject any removable media cd's or zips
Steve Gibson Wizmo
written in assembler should work on win95
http://grc.com/wizmo/wizmo.htm

open={drive:} — open or eject specific removable drive media.


On systems with multiple CDROM or other removable drives (e.g.
Iomega Zip and Jaz) this opens or ejects the media from the
specified drive.
Example: wizmo.exe open=w:


close={drive:} — close or load specific removable drive media.
Example: wizmo close=r:

There might be an explanation on HP site too


John Bartow wrote:

>Looks like I'm going to have to take it out as I can't find an answer for
>another method. This is one of the old proprietary compaqs so it will be
>interesting...
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
>[mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Jon Tydda
>Sent: Friday, August 26, 2005 12:35 PM
>To: 'Discussion of Hardware and Software issues'
>Subject: RE: [dba-Tech] Manually eject CD from a drive without a tray
>
>When you say "without a tray", do you mean it's just a slot that the cd fits
>into? I have one of those on my old pc... Mine still has the little hole for
>a paper clip to go into, there also one on the back of the drive. Although
>how that's supposed to be easily accessible I've yet to figure out. Zip
>drives do that too... One on the front, one on the back, and one on the
>side. Take it out and have a good look around it is my advice :-)
>
>
>Jon
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
>[mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of John Bartow
>Sent: 26 August 2005 15:15
>To: 'Discussion of Hardware and Software issues'
>Subject: [dba-Tech] Manually eject CD from a drive without a tray
>
>Had a fellow call and ask if I could get his "new" computer past a password
>for him that he didn't know. He bought this PC at an estate sale and didn't
>know any passwords.
> 
>After a couple of questions I determined it was the bios password and so
>that was a quick fix but since he had to drop it off I'd check it over for
>him while I was at it.
> 
>Poor dude just bought a Compaq Presario with a Pentium (1), 32MB of RAM, 6GB
>HD and WIndows 95. The things is built like a tank though and runs quite
>well.
> 
>My problem is that it has a CD Drive without a tray and the bugger won't
>cough up one of my CDs! It worked with other CDs before this one. Of course
>with a tray system they have the little hole where you can manually open the
>tray. But I have no idea how to manually eject this thing. Any Ideas?
> 
>John B.
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