DVD Drive will not open

[python023]

I am running WinXP Pro, and my DVD drive seems to be stuck shut. I push the button on the drive or right click on the drive in My Computer and press eject, the light on the drive lights up, but the drive stays shut. I have a gigabyte K8NS Pro, 1gb RAM, Athlon64 3400+, WinXP Pro SP2.
How can i get it to open?
thanks

 

[AsianriceX]

There should be a little pinhole somewhere on the face plate of the DVD drive. You can unbend a paperclip and stick it in the pinhole to do a manual eject. It make take a little force, but it'll come out.

 

[StevenYoo]

did u also try opening via My Computer?

right click your CD Drive under My Computer and click "Eject"

if that doesn't work, the paper clip thing works the best.

 

[lockmac]

He already stated in his first post that he tryed to open it using My Computer

 

[corkyg]

Use the pinhole (with power off.) Sounds like a disk might be slightly out of the "well" can causing it to mechanically bind.