Removing Discs - Toshiba Satellite A210 User Manual

4. Press gently at the center of the CD/DVD/HD DVD until you feel it click
into place. The CD/DVD/HD DVD should lie below the top of the spindle,
flush with the spindle base.
5. Push the center of the drawer to close it. Press gently until it locks into
place.
If the CD/DVD/HD DVD is not seated properly when the drawer
is closed, the CD/DVD/HD DVD might be damaged. Also, the
drawer might not open fully when you press the eject button.

Removing discs

To remove the CD/DVD/HD DVD, follow the steps below and refer to
figure 4-8.
Do not press the eject button while the computer is accessing the
drive. Wait for the optical disc drive indicator to go out before you
open the drawer. Also, if the CD/DVD/HD DVD is spinning when
you open the drawer, wait for it to stop before you remove it.
1. To pop the drawer partially open, press the eject button. Gently pull the
drawer out until it is fully opened.
❑ When the drawer pops open slightly, wait a moment to make
sure the CD/DVD/HD DVD has stopped spinning before pull-
ing the drawer fully open.
❑ Turn off the power before you use the eject hole. If the CD/
DVD/HD DVD is spinning when you open the drawer, the
CD/DVD/HD DVD could fly off the spindle and cause injury.
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Figure 4-7 Closing the drawer
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