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How do you open a CD-ROM when the computer is off?

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Computers equipped with modern "slot" drives usually do not have the emergency eject mechanism using a paperclip stuck in a hole. On these machines turning the computer off then back on is supposed to force the drive to eject (if it is already off, just turn it on).

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There should be a tiny hole on the front of the CD drive. Straighten out a paper clip, and poke one end carefully into the tiny hole. There should be a click and the drive will open.

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