How to repair a CD/DVD drive that won't eject the discs 

You are not boring us..! You are Sharing a great Knowledge..!

Almost throw to the bin my first korean dvd-rw from 2003. Thank you so very much for saving it

it's been a long time since i took an optical drive apart. my 2009 LG DVD RAM LightScribe drive (circa 2009) has been in my last 2 pc builds. even in 2022 things STILL come with physical CD/DVD media for installation, so i have this installed just in case. i always knew about the paper clip thing, but wanted to check the inside for crusty stuff and whatnot; we have always had cats fur and dust go places you wouldn't think possible. i know this is an old video, but it is still helpful 7 years down the road. i have not put the drive back in yet, but i know it needed cleaning after 13 years after disassembly. thanks for the vid, sir.

THANKS, Your capabilities of giving description in simple easy to understand way, are extra ordinary

Your method of cleaning the rollers etc. worked like a charm. Just saved me a trip to Microcenter and $20. Thank you!

Thanks man! Your advice revived my sick LightScribe DVD drive I've had for over ten years! It would've sucked to have lost this thing!

Thanks. I forgot all about the belt scenario on these things. Cleaned both pulleys and belt with rubbing alcohol and then went a step further and I used my cassette deck belt Rubber Renue solvent on it made by MG Chemicals. It helped the belt become more pliable again. Naturally this will only work as long as the belt is not very stretched. Anyway, the disc tray is working great again. Another product saved from the land fill. RU-vid sure is handy. Thank you.

I don't even use dvd drives anymore for quite a long while now, but I just tried this on one lying around and it worked. Wish I knew this a years ago would have been helpful. But thank you for sharing still.

I did something very similar with a old car cassette player years ago. Was able to find the exact rubber band at a electronics store. Thanks for showing the teardown, just cleaned the laser on my burner, hopefully that fix my problem.

So refreshing to see someone not using an 18volt Makita on this stuff, well done as you explained.

good job, i've been working on PCs since windows 3.1 and i'm just now getting around to resolving this issue for the future. thanks for the time saving help.

Thank you so much for this guide as I just fixed my CD draw from sticking , lucky I was able to get to the parts easy without removing anything , I just reached through the front open draw and cleaned the parts with a swab alcohol cleaning fluid, and now works like brand new. The draw used to take about five or so presses before it would open, great video thank you!

Was able to fix my WH14NS40 which I had since '15 and then suddenly just today started not ejecting. You are right I have let it sit for a long time and a bunch of dirt not visible to the eye came out. Thank you for this tutorial.

My HP a1330n computer has 2 dvd rom drives, both drives had this issue and your solution resolved and fixed both of them. Thank you so much.

Thanks for your video. Your suggestions to clean the belt and gears with alcohol fixed my problem. Saved money and didn't mistakenly get rid of a easily fixable working dvd player.

This is all what a tutorial should be. Complete, easy to understand an for foreigners an clean and all clear spoken English. Superb! Congratulations and thank you very much for teaching how to open the box without damaging it and going straight to solve the problem. Brgds.

I took mine apart to remove the magnets but I left your video playing because I enjoyed listening to your voice. :)

Thank you so much for your support I will definitely keep that in mind. What you showed is much more helpful than the others. Thank you 😊

First way you showed me did the trick. Thanks a million, you're a lifesaver!

Thank you man. I was able to fix it without even taking it apart. Cleaned the rubber band and it works like a charm now.

Thanks for the video. What I did is used some belt dressing for fan belts on a car to keep it from squealing....LOL I know it's a temporary fix, but I do know it verifies the belt slips. It's working ok for now, but thanks to your video, I'm confident I will get it replaced soon !!

Thank you, cleaned up the rubber band it it works like new. Your detailed instruction also helped alot.

Thanks a lot buddy!! The 1st method worked even by using cheap ethyl alcohol. DVD/R saver at 02:00am with a stuck dvd in drive.

Thanks! Cleaning the belt didn't work but replacing it with a rubber band did.

Thank you so much! I tried the alcohol cleaning and it opens every time. you rock! easy fix too

Thank you very much! I've cleaned the rubber belt and now my drive ejects. Unfortunately after it ejects, and then quickly closes. But it's still better than having to rely on a paper clip to do the job. :)

Thank you so much it worked, This tutorial just saved me 15$

Many thanks for the video. Helped resurrect an old optical drive for my parents. Love from India.

Excellent presentation of a few solutions to a common problem!

Great Video. 5 Stars. This video helped me repair the family DVD player...I'm a hero around the house now.

Thank you for making this video. I never would have suspected the belt if it was still intact. I also forgot about using that little pinhole to manually eject the tray. Thanks, brother.

Thanks, I did your second half trick but paper clipping the drive open then did a cleaning after removing the old crusty band. I did not get it to work just by cleaning it and reinstalling, but I did get a fix after using a replacement poly band from my daughters bathroom that are coincidentally sticky enough and also stretch well but are just smaller than the OEM band. Outstanding fix for free and saved me hundreds in a replacement drive for a legacy-era but still needed drive. You da man!

Just watched your video and was able to repair 3 different drives that I was having the exact same problem with. Turns out that the computers I inherited had something spilled onto them. The spills caused the drive doors to become sticky thus ultimately creating the problems that your instructional video just helped me to resolve perfectly. Thank you very much for your help brother.

Thanks to your video I managed to bring back to life my optical drive in my old Mac. Thank you for this cool tip. Legend!

Greetings from Athens,excellent and detailed instructions.Thank you sir.

Thank you, exceptional explanation. I couldn't resist looking your video till the very end. Unfortunately I can not find a video that helps me open/remove a coin - coin used to put inside a car vacuum cleaner at gas station - that my 4 year old grandson introduced today in the cd-rom slot of my Yaris, year 2005!!!

Thank you for making this video. The method 1 helped me a lot.

Thank you guy, it fixed the problem... You made my day!

I disassembled it, took out all of the insides, put the chassis back together, re-applied the front panel without the drive panel, slapped it inside a PC and use the drives chassis as an air intake. XD It works amazing for extra airflow in a older big tower pc case. You can also store excess wires in there.

You are truly amazing my guy👍🏾💯🤔 Helped me clean my disk and unjam it

Thanks for this guide. I really appreciate it. As a content creator I'd recommend using YT Studio to trim it to the parts that are really needed. I may actually make a similar video and give ya some credit for the original guide :) *I know this is a duplicate of Dad4 Service's(my personal channel) message - I put it here via this channel first but after reading your "About Page" 1 you got two subs and 2 I decided to share it again :) thanks for the work and the video.* We have a 4 DVD disk drive duplicator but it has this eject issue. I always thought it was OS issue but you showed it's the band!!! thanks again!

Bless you!!! I tried it (clean it) on old XBOX and it really works. THANKS!

thanks bro really helpt me out even tho this video is almost 5 years ago but huge thanks :)

Thank you very much for taking your time to help others, that is much appreciated :D

It works, 2 old CD drives repaired this way! Thanks

Thanks. Saved me a new DVD drive !!!

Great simple video. Thank you kindly.

Great job! Thank you for sharing

I enjoyed you presentation. It was enlightening. We have a Microboards Techenolgy QD-127 (seven CD) replicator that has several of it's drawers that have this problem. I didn't know what the cause was for the drawers not opening. I might just look at one of the drives and see if this will solve the problem. I also like fred Flintstone's suggestion to use rubber renue after cleaning with the alcohol.

Thanks for the very tutorial video you showed us. I have subscribed to this program.

Great tip man. Thanks!

you method worked for me after many years....great

This worked for me, I just wiped it off with a rag, it was a returned unit and there seemed to be some grease on it from the gears, thanks!!

great tutorial teaching~ i'll try to fix my car's cd player

wow, i'm brazilian and you video, help me so much

This worked a treat, Thank You.

You're the man!! Thank you for this video, 6 years ago you posted this and it still help people out. Thank you!

I used white distilled vinegar for cleaning and it works too. Since I was there I also greased the bars where the laser components slides on.

Thank u so much..The alcohol cleaning part really worked for me. Thanks a ton!!

Thank you so much sir🙏🙏well explained and you literally made my day... very very thank you...

Omg thank you so much it worked!!!! This tutorial just saved me 25$

I did hear a tip if you set that rubber belt in some water and short cooked in de micro way. it seems to shrinkage a little bit, but had not done test it myself yet

Excellent presentation. Where can you buy stronger rubber band.?

I took a shortcut . I just used a little paint brush about the size of a Q tip to brush on alcohol. I noticed that I could see the rubber band and pullies with the drawer open, so I decided to just try a little alcohol for a quick fix. Kind of like cleaning a VCR. A little alcohol cleans the heads right up. Thanks for the video though. Nice to know how to take a CD/DVD apart, how the drawer mechanism works, and how to give it an ever so thorough cleaning. Cheers...

Not sure what gauge but Lowes sells o rings for plumbing. About to head out and see if I can get a better replacement than the rubber band.

You are very helpful and erudite technically and you saved my 50 bucks because ever time man charges me the same amount ,never does the repair before me.

Great. Well presejted. Really learnt something. Thanks. Tony

I am very pissed off. I tore up my first drive because it wouldn't open. i used knives and everything to pry it open.. Then i ordered one off Amazon and i just put it in and its giving me the same problem. Typed Cd/DVD Drive will not open on youtube and your video comes on and now i know ots the darn rubber band! i havent took the new one apart yet im just using the paper clip to open it for now.. Great Video.. 5 stars from me.

Thanks very much. I saw another video in which a plumbing Oring was used to replace the broken belt.

Thank you brother I have saved one thousand rupees because of you

Cleaning rubber band did it for me! Thank you!

Thank you very much for your guidelines. Same problem solved. From South India Tamil Nadu

Thank u so much u r video helped me to fix my DVD and saved my money ,(200Rs) And thank u once again

Great. Just make sure that if you use a smaller rubber band instead of a replacement belt, it may prevent the motor from turning.

Thnkew Sir, It Really Works …. !! Good

Love you brother it's working thanks again

Good tutorial. Thanks

Super awesome tutorial man.....God bless!!

Great solutions. Thank you

Appreciate the helpful tip. Clean the rubber band and pulley. Will try this on my blu ray dvd player.

Thanks for this guide. I really appreciate it. As a content creator I'd recommend using YT Studio to trim it to the parts that are really needed. I may actually make a similar video and give ya some credit for the original guide :)

Excellent video!

Thank you so much. You saved me spending money :)

Thank you very much for giving information how to repair my cd/dvd in my old computer :)

Thanks! You're the man, man!

Thanks! I am agree with you and have used successfully these methods several times, they definitely work! Thanks again man, and good luck!

I have a Gateway 825GM and the optical drive tray has been sticking, gonna give this a try the next time i open it up. :)

Thank you so much! Helped me fix my drive! And yes, I love you keeping the unscrewing in the video bc clearly I am not educated enough to do this haha! Again, thank you!

Great Tutorial ! Thank you

Worked like a charm! Thanks!

Very useful video and very carefully explained Thanks

I just wanted to open it as my old pc broke down and had a dvd in the driver. Thank you

Wow, that did the job....many thanks!

Excellent , thanks for sharing.

I am just here to say thanks man, I couldn't find alcohol but bleach will also work

Man you explained and showed everything very clear and precisely I appreciate for this clip after so many years but It solved my problem.Thanks a lot

A very big thank you, friend.

Will this method work on a boom box CD drawer? My boom box CD drawer holds 3 CD’s but the drawer will not open. I’ve been trying to find an electronics repair place to fix it, but no one seems to do this type of repair where I live (Victorville, CA.

I so love you ! Thanks .. the first trick worked for me :)

What if the belt is good and the drive was cleaned and lubricated (tray mechanism) and still won't eject? Is there a way to demagnetize the disc spindle?