Optical Disc Drive Components; Inserting An Optical Disc - Toshiba TECRA A50 series User Manual

Optical disc drive components

The optical disc drive is located on the side of the computer.
Your optical disc drive may look like this:
Drive in-use indicator light
Eject button
Manual eject hole
(Sample Illustration) Optical disc drive
Drive in-use indicator light
use.
Eject button
Manual eject hole
tray when the power is off. Use a straightened paper clip or
other narrow object to press the manual eject button located
inside the hole.

Inserting an optical disc

To insert an optical disc into the drive:
1 Make sure the computer is turned on.
2 Make sure the drive's in-use indicator light is off.
3 Press the drive's eject button.
—Press to release the disc tray.
Do not press the eject button or turn off the computer
while the drive in-use indicator light is glowing. Doing so
could damage the disc or the drive.
When the disc tray is open, be careful not to touch the
lens or the area around it. Doing so could cause the drive
to malfunction.
—Use if you need to release the disc
Never use a pencil to press the manual eject button.
Pencil lead can break off inside the computer and
damage it.
Learning the Basics
Using the optical disc drive
—Indicates when the drive is in
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