Blop is the answer
Blop is the answer
There is a small hole in the front of the drive, just small enough for a paper-clip wire. Straighten a paper clip and push it in the hole until the drive opens.
The small hole is the manual eject port. Using a paper clip or other small object, insert it into the hole and press firmly to open the tray. Very useful for retrieving a disc when no power is available or the drive stops functioning correctly.
if leaking out small hole in middle of front driveshaft yoke, check o-ring in cup on output shaft. have to remove extension housing.
The small hole at the bottom of the front of the neck is called the sternal notch or jugular notch. It is a U-shaped dip at the top of the sternum where the collarbones meet.
Below the button to open your drive there should be a small pin hole. If you stick a pin or similar sized object through that hole. Your drive should force open.
The small hole at the center of a CD is called the "spindle hole" or "hub hole." This hole allows the CD to be securely attached to the spindle of a CD player or drive so that it can be properly read and played.
It's small, only an inch across so look hard. FRONT Wheel Drive: Check to the sides of your engine. REAR Wheel Drive: Check in back of your engine next to the firewall.
Try rebooting your computer. While it's turned off if there is a hole in the front panel of the drive try inserting a pin or unfolded paper clip into the hole and pushing.
Although I use PC's, not MACs, there should still be a small hole in the CD drive itself. You should probably power down the computer before attempting this. GENTLY insert a straightened paper clip into the small hole in the front of the drive. This should release the drive latch, and the drive should be able to be opened manually to remove the disk. These manual release holes are very handy for removing CD's that were left in a drive when a computer dies and will no longer power up.
Optical drives have a little hole in the front. Typically a paper clip is un bent and stuck in this hole to manually open the drive.
The "A" drive is normally still considered to be a 3.5 inch floppy disk drive. Each removal "floppy disk" has a small square hole in the edge opposite the site that entered the drive first. In this hole is a small plastic gate or door which if it covers the hole makes it write capable and if its moved to reveal the hole it makes it "write protected" meaning that you cannot accidentally over write the contents. 5.5 inch disks are also make in the same way.