DVD drive does not open. What can I do?

Yesterday, the DVD drive in my Dell laptop, Inspiron, Windows Vista has worked very well. This morning, the drive does not open when I pressed the eject button, although the indicator flashed several times. Dell support site mentions try "eject feature in Windows", but I can't find information about this.

It is important to get the DVD drive works because I'm ready to upgrade to Windows 7.

How can I fix the drive?

GordonP

http://www.ehow.com/how_2324439_eject-stuck-DVDCD-drive.html

http://www.fonerbooks.com/laptop12.htm

But first of all, you can go in my computer, find your dvd drive, right-click on it and click on eject.

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