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[LG Laptop] The DVD/CD drive tray won’t open

Troubleshooting

If the issue lies with Windows, you can open the drive tray by following these steps: Open My PC → Right click on DVD/CD Drive → Click Eject(J) to open the disc tray.
If this does not work, try the following alternative: Go to Device Manager, uninstall the DVD/CD Drive, and then restart Windows.
If all else fails, the tray can be manually opened: Insert a paper clip or needle into the manual release hole of the DVD/CD ROM to open the tray.

Causes and Symptoms

  • Pressing the DVD-ROM/CD-ROM eject button does not open the DVD/CD drive tray.

Try this

If it is due to a temporary Windows error: Go to My PC(file explorer) → Right click on DVD/CD Drive → Click Eject to open the disc tray.

If it is due to a temporary Windows error: Go to My PC(file explorer) → Right click on DVD/CD Drive → Click Eject to open the disc tray.

If the DVD/CD ROM does not eject, uninstall the DVD/CD-ROM drive from Device Manager and restart Windows.
Right click on the start button and select Device Manager.

Right click on the start button and select Device Manager.

Click the DVD/CD-ROM drive. Right click on HL-DT-ST DVDRAM GP60NB50 and select Uninstall Device. Finally, restart Windows.

Click the DVD/CD-ROM drive. Right click on HL-DT-ST DVDRAM GP60NB50 and select Uninstall Device. Finally, restart Windows.

Insert a paper clip or needle into the manual release hole of the DVD/CD ROM to open the tray.

Insert a paper clip or needle into the manual release hole of the DVD/CD ROM to open the tray.

This guide was created for all models, so the images or content may be different from your product.

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