Ejecting Dvd Drive Manually (Emergency Eject) - Microsoft Xbox Repair Manual

Ejecting DVD drive manually (Emergency Eject)

So let's say you lost power to your Xbox, power supply failed and you need to return it/send in
for service or the power went out in the house and you have to return the game inside to avoid
those nasty late fees!
The tools, a paperclip! The bigger paperclips work best. Straighten it out as below.
You will find a hole on all Xbox consoles at Arrow 1. If you stick your paperclip in that hole and
it hits metal go on to point 2 (Phillips DVD drives)
Both Thomson and Samsung DVD drives open via the hole at arrow 1. For Thomson drives you
will find you need to insert the paperclip all the way until it stops, remove and repeat the process
several times, you are manually spinning a gear so it takes at least six or so pushes.
For Samsung drives inserting it a single time opens the door but you have to push pretty hard as it
is a lever action open.
Arrow 2, right at the very tip of the arrow you will see a hole, like the Thomson drive you are
spinning a gear manually and will need to insert many times
Once you have inserted the paperclip once/several times into hole 1 or 2 the door will start to
come out, repeat until it is 1/2 to 1 inch out.
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