Toshiba Satellite Pro A300D Series User Manual page 102

Operating Basics
b. Pressing the eject button will not open the drawer when the drive's
power is off. If the power is off, you can open the drawer by insert-
ing a slender object (about 15 mm) such as a straightened paper
clip into the eject hole just to the right of the eject button.
E
JECT HOLE
Figure 4-4 Manual release with the eject hole
2. Grasp the drawer gently and pull until it is fully opened.
Figure 4-5 Pulling the drawer open
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