Emergency Eject; Cleaning The Cd-Rom Drive - IBM R/S6000 7012 300 Series Operator's Manual

Emergency Eject

Note: Execute the following procedure only when the disc drawer will not eject after the
unload button is pressed.
1. Power-off the CD-ROM drive.
2. Insert a straight metal small-diameter rod such as a straightened paper clip into the
emergency eject hole as shown in the figure.
3. Pull the disc drawer out.
Disc Drawer

Cleaning the CD-ROM Drive

The CD-ROM drive has an internal cleaning mechanism and does not require an external
lens cleaning device. The internal cleaning mechanism cleans the head every time a disc is
inserted into the disc drawer.
Unload Button
Straight Small-Diameter Metal Rod
Eject Hole
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Using the System Unit