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.
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.
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.
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.
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. TH-cam sure is handy. Thank you.
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.
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!
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!
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.
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.
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 very much! I found your video very easy to follow - not slow at all! I was able to follow along with each step, the only difference being my drive is SATA (versus IDE), so after I removed that panel, I had to pull the "guts" out, and then flip it upside-down to find the pulleys with teensy belt. A Q-Tip and some rubbing alcohol -presto! Tray opens/closes perfect now. 5 stars and 2 thumbs up!
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.
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.
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.
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 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. :)
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!
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!
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, excellent !!! fixed my malfunctioning LiteOn DVD RW in 20 minutes , with rubber band from "band bracelet making kit".. unbelievable but yes it works.... hundreds of working bands for about $0.99, nice..
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?
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...
Haha i remembered this vid when i learned my mom bought paper clips. Had two i wanted to repair. Fixed one of the two. The second one the o ring needs to be replaced since it looks really beaten (so gonna order some when i have the chance). The first one i didn't noticed the eject button came off when i first did it but it was inside so lucky i just had to pop it back in. Sorry tmi, tldr Thanks!! So glad it worked.
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 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.
Thank So Much! i got one of my drives that had this issue for sometime and now the tray nearly ejects out as if its been turbo kicked up the butt lol Thank You again. Really helped. such a simple fix. I had a few cpu wipes alcohol which i used instead. Work just the same. Amazing simple fix!
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
Now I know how to fix my DVD Drive and hope I will use it soon for CD/DVD Burn to keep my PC's Storage free space and makes some profits from CD-DVD Burn, Thanks Sir. for the videos I hope you will be awarded for your kindness
@JIUJITSU2000 i am hearing a small ball rolling like sound inside the dvd writer when i shake it... is it normal or is there anything broken..asking because i have dropped my dvd writer down in the floor from my chair while working... Dismantled and saw nothing broken but hears this sound. Please help
I just bought an LG-M-Disc: WH16NS40...supposedly new from Amazon. Not only do I have this problem...i.e. the draw not opening...(just flashes etc)...but after force-opening, and inserting a Blu-ray disc, the machine won't read it...and neither will DVD-Fab which I need in order to extract the "music-only" section from some particular Blu-rays....
I think what ever video you make is interesting so keep up the good work I'm always watching to see what you come up with next. I started reloading because of you and got more into survival stuff and just plain and simple out of the house period thanks have a nice day.
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.
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 have the same drive and my tray refuses to budge even after I used the paper clip, I don't need it anymore but I want it because it will be nice to have for what I'm doing
Do you have experience with SONY 5 disc players/recorders. The trays in Deck A need re-alignment because they will not open when I press their open buttons. Lastly, could you do a video on how to clean the lasers ? I like your teaching abilities and patience; I hope I can someday be that way. Thanks again, Pat
Great video, even if the CD Drive is an IDE! Another similar video the youtuber placed a small amount of belt dressing on the belt, & that worked, too. Thanks added questions: do you need to lubricate the 2 guide rails the tray slides on? There might be more. Were you previously in the military? Thanks
You are not boring us..!
You are Sharing a great Knowledge..!
Your method of cleaning the rollers etc. worked like a charm. Just saved me a trip to Microcenter and $20. Thank you!
John Doe thank you
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.
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.
Indeed. Crystal clear speaking and a lot easier for foreigners.
THANKS, Your capabilities of giving description in simple easy to understand way, are extra ordinary
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 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.
sweet! thank you brotha!
+jiujitsu2000 Sista but you're welcome😄
+joijoi242 ha ha, thank you sista! ;-)
So refreshing to see someone not using an 18volt Makita on this stuff, well done as you explained.
I took mine apart to remove the magnets but I left your video playing because I enjoyed listening to your voice. :)
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.
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. TH-cam sure is handy. Thank you.
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.
Thank you! Just what I needed
First way you showed me did the trick. Thanks a million, you're a lifesaver!
+HamsterWheelGaming Cool! Glad it helped. Thank you for the kind words and support you give my channel I hope you have a beautiful day!
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!
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 😊
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!
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.
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.
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.
Many thanks for the video. Helped resurrect an old optical drive for my parents. Love from India.
Thank you so much for tuning in. I'm glad that the video helped. love and blessings from Arizona!
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.
What about 2.11?
Thank you, cleaned up the rubber band it it works like new. Your detailed instruction also helped alot.
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 !!
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!
Thank you so much! I tried the alcohol cleaning and it opens every time. you rock! easy fix too
+William Ewan Sweet! Thank you!
A better way to service these belts is to boil them up in the microwave... just 5 minutes and voilà. This is a trick used by the pros back in the day.
You're the man!! Thank you for this video, 6 years ago you posted this and it still help people out. Thank you!
Glad it helped!
Thank you very much! I found your video very easy to follow - not slow at all! I was able to follow along with each step, the only difference being my drive is SATA (versus IDE), so after I removed that panel, I had to pull the "guts" out, and then flip it upside-down to find the pulleys with teensy belt. A Q-Tip and some rubbing alcohol -presto! Tray opens/closes perfect now. 5 stars and 2 thumbs up!
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.
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.
Greetings from Athens,excellent and detailed instructions.Thank you sir.
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! Cleaning the belt didn't work but replacing it with a rubber band did.
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.
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 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. :)
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!
Thank you guy, it fixed the problem... You made my day!
Excellent presentation of a few solutions to a common problem!
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!!
Awesome! thank you
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!
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.
you are an amazing man we have been helped. God bless
Thank you very much for taking your time to help others, that is much appreciated :D
Thank you brother
I have saved one thousand rupees because of you
It works, 2 old CD drives repaired this way! Thanks
thanks, excellent !!! fixed my malfunctioning LiteOn DVD RW in 20 minutes , with rubber band from "band bracelet making kit".. unbelievable but yes it works.... hundreds of working bands for about $0.99, nice..
Thank you so much it worked, This tutorial just saved me 15$
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?
Thanks. Saved me a new DVD drive !!!
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...
+Jordan Johnson Thank you for stopping by! Have a beautiful day!
Excellent presentation. Where can you buy stronger rubber band.?
Haha i remembered this vid when i learned my mom bought paper clips. Had two i wanted to repair. Fixed one of the two. The second one the o ring needs to be replaced since it looks really beaten (so gonna order some when i have the chance). The first one i didn't noticed the eject button came off when i first did it but it was inside so lucky i just had to pop it back in. Sorry tmi, tldr Thanks!! So glad it worked.
Omg thank you so much it worked!!!! This tutorial just saved me 25$
+Humpy Dumpy Thank you!
even for me
Bro can u let me know how to fix drive which does not burn CD/DVD but read it. Solutions for DVD burn problem
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
you method worked for me after many years....great
Thank you very much for your guidelines. Same problem solved.
From South India Tamil Nadu
Thanks for the very tutorial video you showed us. I have subscribed to this program.
Cleaning rubber band did it for me! Thank you!
Oh man😃
You are great, this method is working ❤
Thank you!!
@@jiujitsu2000 welcome 😊❤
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.
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.
Very clear voice and instructions. straight to the point. Love this vids
Thank u so much u r video helped me to fix my DVD and saved my money ,(200Rs) And thank u once again
wow, i'm brazilian and you video, help me so much
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.
Thank So Much! i got one of my drives that had this issue for sometime and now the tray nearly ejects out as if its been turbo kicked up the butt lol
Thank You again. Really helped. such a simple fix. I had a few cpu wipes alcohol which i used instead. Work just the same. Amazing simple fix!
Thank you for making this video.
The method 1 helped me a lot.
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
You are truly amazing my guy👍🏾💯🤔
Helped me clean my disk and unjam it
Thank u so much..The alcohol cleaning part really worked for me. Thanks a ton!!
Now I know how to fix my DVD Drive and hope I will use it soon for CD/DVD Burn to keep my PC's Storage free space and makes some profits from CD-DVD Burn, Thanks Sir. for the videos I hope you will be awarded for your kindness
I have a TDK 5700 and cannot remove the right side recording CD. Can't get it removed from the reversed engineered cd holder. Any tips? Thanks
Thank you very much for giving information how to repair my cd/dvd in my old computer :)
Thank you so much sir🙏🙏well explained and you literally made my day... very very thank you...
@JIUJITSU2000 i am hearing a small ball rolling like sound inside the dvd writer when i shake it... is it normal or is there anything broken..asking because i have dropped my dvd writer down in the floor from my chair while working... Dismantled and saw nothing broken but hears this sound.
Please help
Hello my friend, that doesn't sound right. I hope it's not broken!
@@jiujitsu2000 Thank you my friend for replying.i still doesn't install it,i too hope that it will work fine..By the way nice video friend.😊😊.
Thanks m8 for your detailed how to, works great with the rubber band, :D
A fantastic presentation. I love every second of it . Great job !!!!
I just bought an LG-M-Disc: WH16NS40...supposedly new from Amazon. Not only do I have this problem...i.e. the draw not opening...(just flashes etc)...but after force-opening, and inserting a Blu-ray disc, the machine won't read it...and neither will DVD-Fab which I need in order to extract the "music-only" section from some particular Blu-rays....
I think what ever video you make is interesting so keep up the good work I'm always watching to see what you come up with next. I started reloading because of you and got more into survival stuff and just plain and simple out of the house period thanks have a nice day.
That was a nice comment! Thank you for the kind words and support you give my channel!! I'll continue to make great videos. Good day!!
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.
+Drsherbhutto Muhammad thank you, glad it helped!
This worked a treat, Thank You.
Excellent video! Worked a treat on my stuck DVD tray & saved me a lot of money. Many thanks.
sweet! thank you!!
I have the Pioneer BDR-207EBK would this be the reason it won't eject anymore? Would the fix be the same too?
Great. Just make sure that if you use a smaller rubber band instead of a replacement belt, it may prevent the motor from turning.
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 :)
Very smart and substantial explanation of the problem and the way to fix it. Thank you!
Appreciate the helpful tip. Clean the rubber band and pulley. Will try this on my blu ray dvd player.
This solution worked worked for me. Thank you!
Bless you!!! I tried it (clean it) on old XBOX and it really works. THANKS!
+Pavelwsad Thank you for stopping by!
I have the same drive and my tray refuses to budge even after I used the paper clip, I don't need it anymore but I want it because it will be nice to have for what I'm doing
Yeah paper clip wont budge mine either
Can I use baby oil?
Very useful video and very carefully explained Thanks
Thanks so much for taking the time to make this video. It's a good presentation and was very helpful!
some after cleaning also never work and keep flashing. It is board issue?
Do you have experience with SONY 5 disc players/recorders. The trays in Deck A need re-alignment because they will not open when I press their open buttons. Lastly, could you do a video on how to clean the lasers ? I like your teaching abilities and patience; I hope I can someday be that way. Thanks again, Pat
Great video, even if the CD Drive is an IDE! Another similar video the youtuber placed a small amount of belt dressing on the belt, & that worked, too. Thanks added questions: do you need to lubricate the 2 guide rails the tray slides on? There might be more. Were you previously in the military? Thanks
Thank you so much. You saved me spending money :)
Thanks very much. I saw another video in which a plumbing Oring was used to replace the broken belt.
I will use this tip tomorrow at work. Thanks
Sweet! Thanks for stopping in...
Thanks! I am agree with you and have used successfully these methods several times, they definitely work! Thanks again man, and good luck!