You are not boring us..! You are Sharing a great Knowledge..!

Your method of cleaning the rollers etc. worked like a charm. Just saved me a trip to Microcenter and $20. Thank you!

Almost throw to the bin my first korean dvd-rw from 2003. Thank you so very much for saving it

THANKS, Your capabilities of giving description in simple easy to understand way, are extra ordinary

it's been a long time since i took an optical drive apart. my 2009 LG DVD RAM LightScribe drive (circa 2009) has been in my last 2 pc builds. even in 2022 things STILL come with physical CD/DVD media for installation, so i have this installed just in case. i always knew about the paper clip thing, but wanted to check the inside for crusty stuff and whatnot; we have always had cats fur and dust go places you wouldn't think possible. i know this is an old video, but it is still helpful 7 years down the road. i have not put the drive back in yet, but i know it needed cleaning after 13 years after disassembly. thanks for the vid, sir.

This is all what a tutorial should be. Complete, easy to understand an for foreigners an clean and all clear spoken English. Superb! Congratulations and thank you very much for teaching how to open the box without damaging it and going straight to solve the problem. Brgds.

Thanks man! Your advice revived my sick LightScribe DVD drive I've had for over ten years! It would've sucked to have lost this thing!

So refreshing to see someone not using an 18volt Makita on this stuff, well done as you explained.

My HP a1330n computer has 2 dvd rom drives, both drives had this issue and your solution resolved and fixed both of them. Thank you so much.

Thanks. I forgot all about the belt scenario on these things. Cleaned both pulleys and belt with rubbing alcohol and then went a step further and I used my cassette deck belt Rubber Renue solvent on it made by MG Chemicals. It helped the belt become more pliable again. Naturally this will only work as long as the belt is not very stretched. Anyway, the disc tray is working great again. Another product saved from the land fill. KZfaq sure is handy. Thank you.

Thanks to your video I managed to bring back to life my optical drive in my old Mac. Thank you for this cool tip. Legend!

I don't even use dvd drives anymore for quite a long while now, but I just tried this on one lying around and it worked. Wish I knew this a years ago would have been helpful. But thank you for sharing still.

Thank you man. I was able to fix it without even taking it apart. Cleaned the rubber band and it works like a charm now.

Thank you so much for this guide as I just fixed my CD draw from sticking , lucky I was able to get to the parts easy without removing anything , I just reached through the front open draw and cleaned the parts with a swab alcohol cleaning fluid, and now works like brand new. The draw used to take about five or so presses before it would open, great video thank you!

Thanks, I did your second half trick but paper clipping the drive open then did a cleaning after removing the old crusty band. I did not get it to work just by cleaning it and reinstalling, but I did get a fix after using a replacement poly band from my daughters bathroom that are coincidentally sticky enough and also stretch well but are just smaller than the OEM band. Outstanding fix for free and saved me hundreds in a replacement drive for a legacy-era but still needed drive. You da man!

First way you showed me did the trick. Thanks a million, you're a lifesaver!

I did something very similar with a old car cassette player years ago. Was able to find the exact rubber band at a electronics store. Thanks for showing the teardown, just cleaned the laser on my burner, hopefully that fix my problem.

I took mine apart to remove the magnets but I left your video playing because I enjoyed listening to your voice. :)

Thank you for making this video. I never would have suspected the belt if it was still intact. I also forgot about using that little pinhole to manually eject the tray. Thanks, brother.

Thanks for your video. Your suggestions to clean the belt and gears with alcohol fixed my problem. Saved money and didn't mistakenly get rid of a easily fixable working dvd player.

Many thanks for the video. Helped resurrect an old optical drive for my parents. Love from India.

good job, i've been working on PCs since windows 3.1 and i'm just now getting around to resolving this issue for the future. thanks for the time saving help.

Was able to fix my WH14NS40 which I had since '15 and then suddenly just today started not ejecting. You are right I have let it sit for a long time and a bunch of dirt not visible to the eye came out. Thank you for this tutorial.

Thank you so much it worked, This tutorial just saved me 15$

Thank you so much for your support I will definitely keep that in mind. What you showed is much more helpful than the others. Thank you 😊

Just watched your video and was able to repair 3 different drives that I was having the exact same problem with. Turns out that the computers I inherited had something spilled onto them. The spills caused the drive doors to become sticky thus ultimately creating the problems that your instructional video just helped me to resolve perfectly. Thank you very much for your help brother.

Thank you, cleaned up the rubber band it it works like new. Your detailed instruction also helped alot.

Thanks! Cleaning the belt didn't work but replacing it with a rubber band did.

Excellent presentation of a few solutions to a common problem!

You're the man!! Thank you for this video, 6 years ago you posted this and it still help people out. Thank you!

Greetings from Athens,excellent and detailed instructions.Thank you sir.

Thanks a lot buddy!! The 1st method worked even by using cheap ethyl alcohol. DVD/R saver at 02:00am with a stuck dvd in drive.

Thank you guy, it fixed the problem... You made my day!

Great Video. 5 Stars. This video helped me repair the family DVD player...I'm a hero around the house now.

Thanks for the video. What I did is used some belt dressing for fan belts on a car to keep it from squealing....LOL I know it's a temporary fix, but I do know it verifies the belt slips. It's working ok for now, but thanks to your video, I'm confident I will get it replaced soon !!

Thank you so much! I tried the alcohol cleaning and it opens every time. you rock! easy fix too

Thanks for this guide. I really appreciate it. As a content creator I'd recommend using YT Studio to trim it to the parts that are really needed. I may actually make a similar video and give ya some credit for the original guide :) *I know this is a duplicate of Dad4 Service's(my personal channel) message - I put it here via this channel first but after reading your "About Page" 1 you got two subs and 2 I decided to share it again :) thanks for the work and the video.* We have a 4 DVD disk drive duplicator but it has this eject issue. I always thought it was OS issue but you showed it's the band!!! thanks again!

Thank you very much for taking your time to help others, that is much appreciated :D

It works, 2 old CD drives repaired this way! Thanks

Man you explained and showed everything very clear and precisely I appreciate for this clip after so many years but It solved my problem.Thanks a lot

Thank you for making this video. The method 1 helped me a lot.

Very clear voice and instructions. straight to the point. Love this vids

Thank you very much! I've cleaned the rubber belt and now my drive ejects. Unfortunately after it ejects, and then quickly closes. But it's still better than having to rely on a paper clip to do the job. :)

Thank you, exceptional explanation. I couldn't resist looking your video till the very end. Unfortunately I can not find a video that helps me open/remove a coin - coin used to put inside a car vacuum cleaner at gas station - that my 4 year old grandson introduced today in the cd-rom slot of my Yaris, year 2005!!!

you method worked for me after many years....great

Great simple video. Thank you kindly.

Thanks. Saved me a new DVD drive !!!

thanks bro really helpt me out even tho this video is almost 5 years ago but huge thanks :)

Thank you brother I have saved one thousand rupees because of you

Thank you very much! I found your video very easy to follow - not slow at all! I was able to follow along with each step, the only difference being my drive is SATA (versus IDE), so after I removed that panel, I had to pull the "guts" out, and then flip it upside-down to find the pulleys with teensy belt. A Q-Tip and some rubbing alcohol -presto! Tray opens/closes perfect now. 5 stars and 2 thumbs up!

Great tip man. Thanks!

This worked a treat, Thank You.

You are truly amazing my guy👍🏾💯🤔 Helped me clean my disk and unjam it

Thanks for the very tutorial video you showed us. I have subscribed to this program.

A fantastic presentation. I love every second of it . Great job !!!!

Great job! Thank you for sharing

Omg thank you so much it worked!!!! This tutorial just saved me 25$

I disassembled it, took out all of the insides, put the chassis back together, re-applied the front panel without the drive panel, slapped it inside a PC and use the drives chassis as an air intake. XD It works amazing for extra airflow in a older big tower pc case. You can also store excess wires in there.

I am very pissed off. I tore up my first drive because it wouldn't open. i used knives and everything to pry it open.. Then i ordered one off Amazon and i just put it in and its giving me the same problem. Typed Cd/DVD Drive will not open on youtube and your video comes on and now i know ots the darn rubber band! i havent took the new one apart yet im just using the paper clip to open it for now.. Great Video.. 5 stars from me.

Excellent video! Worked a treat on my stuck DVD tray & saved me a lot of money. Many thanks.

Bless you!!! I tried it (clean it) on old XBOX and it really works. THANKS!

Thank you so much! Helped me fix my drive! And yes, I love you keeping the unscrewing in the video bc clearly I am not educated enough to do this haha! Again, thank you!

Thanks so much for taking the time to make this video. It's a good presentation and was very helpful!

Cleaning rubber band did it for me! Thank you!

Thank u so much..The alcohol cleaning part really worked for me. Thanks a ton!!

wow, i'm brazilian and you video, help me so much

Thank you very much for giving information how to repair my cd/dvd in my old computer :)

Great. Just make sure that if you use a smaller rubber band instead of a replacement belt, it may prevent the motor from turning.

Thank you so much. You saved me spending money :)

Thank u so much u r video helped me to fix my DVD and saved my money ,(200Rs) And thank u once again

Now I know how to fix my DVD Drive and hope I will use it soon for CD/DVD Burn to keep my PC's Storage free space and makes some profits from CD-DVD Burn, Thanks Sir. for the videos I hope you will be awarded for your kindness

Great. Well presejted. Really learnt something. Thanks. Tony

You are very helpful and erudite technically and you saved my 50 bucks because ever time man charges me the same amount ,never does the repair before me.

Thanks! I am agree with you and have used successfully these methods several times, they definitely work! Thanks again man, and good luck!

Very explicit video. Thanks a lot

This worked for me, I just wiped it off with a rag, it was a returned unit and there seemed to be some grease on it from the gears, thanks!!

Very useful video and very carefully explained Thanks

Thank you very much for your guidelines. Same problem solved. From South India Tamil Nadu

Worked like a charm! Thanks!

great tutorial teaching~ i'll try to fix my car's cd player

Thank you so much sir🙏🙏well explained and you literally made my day... very very thank you...

Perfect! Exactly what I need for my DVD-ROM. Thanks, sir.

Super awesome tutorial man.....God bless!!

I think what ever video you make is interesting so keep up the good work I'm always watching to see what you come up with next. I started reloading because of you and got more into survival stuff and just plain and simple out of the house period thanks have a nice day.

This solution worked worked for me. Thank you!

I just wanted to open it as my old pc broke down and had a dvd in the driver. Thank you

Love you brother it's working thanks again

Excellent , thanks for sharing.

I am just here to say thanks man, I couldn't find alcohol but bleach will also work

I took a shortcut . I just used a little paint brush about the size of a Q tip to brush on alcohol. I noticed that I could see the rubber band and pullies with the drawer open, so I decided to just try a little alcohol for a quick fix. Kind of like cleaning a VCR. A little alcohol cleans the heads right up. Thanks for the video though. Nice to know how to take a CD/DVD apart, how the drawer mechanism works, and how to give it an ever so thorough cleaning. Cheers...

Thanks m8 for your detailed how to, works great with the rubber band, :D

Wow, that did the job....many thanks!

Thank you for making this video.

Thnkew Sir, It Really Works …. !! Good

Thanks very much. I saw another video in which a plumbing Oring was used to replace the broken belt.

Excellent presentation. Where can you buy stronger rubber band.?

Great solutions. Thank you

Excellent video!

Very smart and substantial explanation of the problem and the way to fix it. Thank you!

Thanks! You're the man, man!