Steve Sorry, I seem to recall having to do the paper clip as a last resort. I did have to remove the enclosure to find the hole for the paper clip. Or maybe I was terrified of sticking a metal wire into a fuzzy slot when the machine was on :~) Rod On Friday, December 12, 2003, at 09:21 AM, Steve Goldstein wrote: > For the second Cube, you fish around with the ol' opened paper clip or > similar stiff wire at the very edges of the CD slot, and press down on > what you hope will be a release mechanism. Sooner or later, if you > persevere, and if you are careful not to scratch the CD itself, it > will release. --Steve