Library CD stuck in DVD player

[mrure]

A CD that I was playing the other evening has vanished somewhere inside the DVD player and I am not very sure how to get it out. I tried taking the screws out but they are sort of star or flower shaped ones and although I thought the screwdriver I had was for this type of screw I cannot budge them. Any ideas?

[jumpinjackflash]

Philips screwdriver is what you need!

[DulwichFox]

Hi mrure.

Yes it is likely to be a Star Driver you will need. NOT a Philips

They are always very difficult to remove and easy to damage.

It is essential to have the exact size to avoid damaging the screw head..

' A CD that I was playing the other evening has vanished somewhere inside the DVD player '

Are you saying the draw opened but the CD was not there ?? How Odd..

Fox.

[Jeremy]

Nope, sounds like a torx head (common on electrical equipment)...

[mrure]

A CD that I was playing the other evening has vanished somewhere inside the DVD player '

Are you saying the draw opened but the CD was not there ?? How Odd..

When drawer opened somehow it had slid off to the back

[ianr]

I have somewhere a driver with an assortment of bits including torx. Can you make a firmer identification from, say the RH panel at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Torx?

[mrure]

I have somewhere a driver with an assortment of bits including torx. Can you make a firmer identification from, say the RH panel at [en.wikipedia.org]?

I checked that link out earlier today and had difficulty identifying any of them mostly due to the screws in DVD being so small and also because I am in office so do not have DVD player to hand. Thanks for your help all of you. I will work it out.

[Earl Aelfheah]

Usually, DVD players have a small plastic clip, or similar on the bottom which allows you to release the drawer and get the disc out. Might want to check before taking the whole thing apart.

[Salsaboy]

Just take the empty box back to the library and hope they don't notice.

[Annette Curtain]

It will be a Torx

You can by a set pretty cheaply, they're well handy for stuff

But have you googled "how to get a cd out of machine" (your model & make)

[Loz]

rahrahrah Wrote:

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> Usually, DVD players have a small plastic clip, or similar on the bottom which allows you to release

> the drawer and get the disc out. Might want to check before taking the whole thing apart.

It's usually a tiny hole, ideally sized for a straightened paperclip. It takes a few attempts, but pushing it straight in about half a cm should release the drawer.

[DulwichFox]

Loz Wrote:

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> rahrahrah Wrote:

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> > Usually, DVD players have a small plastic clip,

> or similar on the bottom which allows you to

> release

> > the drawer and get the disc out. Might want to

> check before taking the whole thing apart.

>

> It's usually a tiny hole, ideally sized for a

> straightened paperclip. It takes a few attempts,

> but pushing it straight in about half a cm should

> release the drawer.

Mrure has already explained. The Drawer is Open.

Somehow the disc has slipped off of the drive into the case..

Fox.

[Loz]

Oh. Must read posts more thoroughly...