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Remove a stuck CD or DVD from a slot loading drive
Authored by: ericdsa on Fri, Jun 6 2008 at 5:30AM PDT

Try just using another cd or dvd. Hold it against the edge of the stuck disk until the eject function has kicked in, this works for me. No need to look for a batter box or any of the other things that have been suggested.