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Solved! how to fix cd drive that fail to eject

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Well usually drives have a ribbon that winds the tray back and forth-theres a chance that has become damaged. Is there an eject overide on the drive? Usually its a small hole opening that requires a needle or something alike to press.
Well usually drives have a ribbon that winds the tray back and forth-theres a chance that has become damaged. Is there an eject overide on the drive? Usually its a small hole opening that requires a needle or something alike to press.
 
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Question from djshem8 : "error occured while ejecting my cd drive from acer aspire e 14"

when attempting to eject disk it will show an error occurred while ejecting cd drive
or disk