I have an Advent 5431 and inserted a Buddy Holly DVD which will not play, will not eject manually nor when "instructed" by the computer.
Any ideas of how I can get it out without using a can opener?
Dave (dranoel2009)

Hi is there a small hole on gthe front of the drive?

If so if you insert a thin object like a paper clip it should eject.

Have you tried removing it at boot up?

Thanks for help. Unfortunatley it did not work

You didn't say whether or not there was a hole in the front of the drive ---assuming that there is, than you simply didn't push the straightened out paper clip in straight enough, deeply enough or hard enough. all disk drives I have ever encountered have had this hole for manual ejection, but sometimes hitting the right spot is a bit tricky. Try again, after first pushing the tray in to be sure it is seated properly and don't touch the front of the tray when you push the clip's point in. This method releases the catch and allows the tray to move out slightly. Than pull the tray out the rest of the way. If you closed the tray while the disk wasn't seated properly, it might have jammed and made the process of releasing it more difficult, but this is the way to go (other than the non-desirable can opener).