A disk is stuck in my slot-loading Dell Studio Hybrid. How can I get it out?

I had this happen to me, only worse when I learnt the hard way not to put miniCDs into slot-load CD drives!

I tried the below things, and eventually managed to get it out. Admittedly some of these have potential to get you into a worse mess than you already are :P

• Inserting a piece of cardboard with double-sided stickytape to try and stick to and pull out CD.
• Pushing the CD further in then trying to eject
• Inserting another (expendable) CD on top of the existing and ejecting both
• As above but with double sided table on the top CD

Ultimately if none of these work you last option is to remove the drive and try and get it out once it's outside the laptop.

Try rebooting, and also try ejecting from inside the computer - right click on the disc in My Computer and click 'Eject'...if that doesn't work, I hope some else has some suggestions...

I had this happen on my Dell Studio with slot-type drive. Pressing the Eject key next to the function keys didn't work and the drive did not show up in My Computer. Eventually it ejected itself when I switched off, switched back on and repeatedly clicked on the above mentioned eject key whilst the computer was booting.

Dell Studio slot drives are not very forgiving! I have found that slightly warped disks may hang up when trying to exit through the slot. Drive makes clicking sounds as it attempts to eject the disk. The plastic bezel around the slot may distend as disk pushes against it from the inside.

This may account for why a disk will suddenly eject after numerous attempts ... the warp happens to properly align with the slot and finally makes it through.

Check for disk warp by placing the disk on a flat surface and pressing down on the edge (in several different locations). If the disk wobbles slightly, it is warped. Insert at your own risk!