My Diskett Won,t Eject

The metal tab on the disk is possibly hanging on the inside of the drive,you will need to try and manuver the floppy up or down using a pair of tweezers to try and pull it out.
It may be that you will have to buy another floppy drive.

The first answer is correct. I have had good success resolving this by using two knife blades. Slide one blade over top of the floppy to depress the bent/dislodged metal tab and one underneath the floppy to pinch it and help guide it out. Use the two blades like tongs and gently pull the disk free.

Of course, you should do this with the system powered down....

Good luck...hope this helps.

whne u press on the button does the disk slide out but wnt totally come out? if so, it may be because the drive screws are loose and when u press on eject, the whole drive slides into the CPU case, if this is the case, open the CPU case and adjust the disk drive back out.

hope this helps

My favorite approach is to use a very tiny crochet hook. Hold in the release button and very slowly and carefully slide the hook under the disk. With luck you'll be able to snag the small hole in the center part and gently pull the disk free. If that doesn't work, you should think about taking the drive out and removing the floppy when you can see what's going on...or paying someone else to do it for you. At today's prices, it might be cheaper to replace the drive!

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