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Crazy easy fix for stuck BenQ cd/dvd drive ?! WTF ?!

Hello,

You may not believe it and I may not believe it myself but this actually wo rks.

First I tell you shortly where this solution came from... probably me... mi sinterpreting somebody elses solution or maybe I interpret it correctly. I don't know but the following fix seems to work 100% reliable for my BenQ dr ive which got stuck... I already tried oiling it by dropping oil on it thro ugh the opening... and also tried cleaning it etc... with little luck... pr obably stupid to try it that way anyway... I also noticed these cords/chain s or whatever.

I also tried pulling it out today/the tray with sticky tape but didn't real ly seem to work it might have something to do with it though but for now:

But here goes:

  1. There is a small little hole in front of the cd/dvd drive.
  2. If you put your finger on it or some sticky tape and then press the open button, the tray should shoot out.

Why the f*ck this works I don't know ?!

Maybe it's creating some kind of suction/vacuum or it's just enough to make the weak motor overcome the somewhat stronger magnets ?!

Anyway already solution was from this site but maybe they/he/it ment anothe r hole lol... so I am have accidently discovered this crazy easy fix ?! Isn 't that funny ?!

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So here is my question to the "experts" out there ?!

How the f*ck is it possible that plugging this little hole at the front of the bay/drive fixes it ?! HUH ?!?!?!?!

Example of tiny little hole:

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Right there in the middle.

Is this some kind of chinese conspiracy ?!? Drive manufactured to fail to o pen after some time... and this tiny little hole is there secret to opening ?!

Wow... nice internet conspiracy theory ! =D

(Also in case picture is too hard to find for you here you go, maybe I make /upload another one later for now here is video:

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At 2:04 you can see benq drive and under white logo tiny little hole)

Bye, Skybuck.

Reply to
skybuck2000
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Here is the short version of my post, in this folder is a link to a picture , which shows the fix in action ! A bit of transparent sticky tape over the hole ! It fixes the drive and makes it open again ?! This is a major WTF f or me ?! Is it a major WTF for you too ?!

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^ This link and picture makes it much more easy to view and much more relia ble for the coming years =D

And in case you lazy and dumb and don't know how to click on a link picture folder drive here is the direct link to the picture ! OK WOMEN ! LOL.

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There ya go girlies ! =D

Good service from Skybuck ! LOL.

Bye, Skybuck.

P.S.: I do want to hear an explanation for this otherwise some people make think that I am crazy ?! And I am not sure if I am at this point ! LOL.

Reply to
skybuck2000

I just tried again opening the drive with the hole uncovered it takes a bit but seems to work...

Maybe fiddling around with my nails next to the drive bay in between and such might have to do something or perhaps covering this hole did change some kind of vacuum/air/pressure or something.

For now I am just gonna leave the sticky tape on.

"Weird or What" :)

Bye, Skybuck.

Reply to
skybuck2000

The hole is meant for poking something in to release a jam or eject a disc when there's no power. Drives used to come with a pin for that purpose.

Reply to
Pimpom

If you poke a stiff wire (eg: ex-paperclip) in that hole it presses on some part of the mechanism causing the tray to open, even when there is no electricity. it's a very nice feature, one missing from VHS machines, but present on Macintosh floppy drives (which had electric eject) vhs machines would have probably requiresd a crank instead of just a hole though.

for you, pressing on the hole (when fitting the tape) probably aligned whatever was misaligned and jamming the tray, allowing it to open.

probably doesn't

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Reply to
Jasen Betts

I have a similar stuck drive. Pushing hard on the tray just after pressing the eject button seems to help. Must be some friction that gets overcome to let it move more freely. I've also taken to leaving a blank disk in the drive when I'm not using it.

Reply to
mike

Use an unbent paperclip; perfect size.

Reply to
Robert Baer

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