Removing An Optical Disc When The Disc Tray Will Not Open; Sharing An Optical Drive - HP Touchsmart TM2 User Manual

You may have one of the following types of drives:

Removing an optical disc when the disc tray will not open

If your optical drive is a tray load drive and the disc tray does not open, follow these steps:
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Sharing an optical drive

Although your computer does not have an integrated optical drive, you can easily access software, install
applications, and access data by sharing an optical drive connected to another computer in your network.
Sharing drives is a feature of the Windows operating system that allows a drive on one computer to be
accessible to other computers on the same network.
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Insert the end of a paper clip (1) into the release access in the front bezel of the drive.
Press in gently on the paper clip until the tray is released, and then pull out the tray (2) until it stops.
Remove the disc (3) from the tray by gently pressing down on the spindle while lifting the outer
edges of the disc. Hold the disc by the edges and avoid touching the flat surfaces.
NOTE: If the tray is not fully accessible, tilt the disc carefully as you remove it.
Close the disc tray and place the disc in a protective case.
You must have a network set up in order to share an optical drive; refer to
for additional information on setting up a network.
Some discs, such as DVD movies and game discs, may be copy-protected and therefore
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