A quick web search yielded predictable advice such as "power off the machine and use a paperclip to extract the disc" or "disassemble the machine and DVD drive to remove the disk". Since I wasn't keen on scratching the optical mechanism to ruin or dismantling the computer, I kept scrolling until I found the following blatantly obvious and blatantly sensible suggestion from 'ashleyman':
"Or just tip it so the drive faces the floor and give it a few taps!!"
This served me well and I safely removed the CD within 5-10 seconds of gently shaking and tapping the laptop with the slot facing down. Sometimes the solution is so obvious that you can completely pass it by!
Hi, I know that you posted this 3 years ago, but you you still own the Potent pad? Because I have lost the drivers for mine and really want to find someone who has the drivers. I have looked everywhere on the net. Ben
ReplyDeleteHowdy Ben, I do still have the pad, but I used it on a Mac, and now it's plugged into a laptop running Ubuntu upstairs. I never needed the drivers from Medion/Tevion, so I've lost track of that damned disc.
ReplyDeleteDoes it not work plug-and-play in Windows?
I'll have a dig around upstairs later and see if the disc turns up!
A little late to the party, but anyways;
ReplyDeleteI have the Tevion drivers, you can download them here: http://www.neonengine.com/index.php/files/Sample/Tevion-Potentpad-drivers-setup.exe/