Here's the simple, "wishful thinking" answer. The door isn't meant to open when you simply tap the key, to prevent you from accidentally opening it when you meant to hit the delete key. Have you tried holding the key down for several seconds to open the door? Brian On 9/14/03 12:21 PM, "Brian D. Hudson" <bdh05d at mizzou.edu> wrote: > Does anyone know why a combo drive won't open properly when there is a > CD in it that I am trying to eject?