eject button

About this tag
The eject button tag covers discussions about optical drive eject buttons on Windows PCs, particularly after OS upgrades or driver changes. Common issues include the eject button causing the drive to briefly appear in Device Manager before disappearing, or the button failing to retract the drawer. Problems often arise after upgrading from Vista to Windows 7, where physical eject buttons or special function keys (like on Sony Vaio laptops) stop working. Solutions involve checking firmware updates, reinstalling notebook utility drivers, or troubleshooting driver conflicts. The tag focuses on hardware interaction with Windows, not software eject functions.
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    Windows 7 Dell Latitude E5400 DVD drive not working after Win7 upgrade

    So I've been running Vista Business until today. My dvd drive has worked fine until I finished the Win7 Pro (32 bit) installation, and now my dvd drive is not listed in "my computer" or "device manager" at all. I installed windows 7, so of course it works outside of windows...and I can still...
    • benjaminsmurray
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    • 32-bit bios dell device manager drive recognition dvd drive eject button firmware hardware issues installation latitude e5400 not recognized pld software conflict support troubleshooting upgrade windows 7 windows upgrade
    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: Windows Hardware
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    Windows 7 Sony Vaio "FN" Keys

    I have a Sony Vaio VGN-AW190 that originally came with Vista Home 64bit. I installed Windows 7 (clean install) 64bit. The problem is the special buttons are not working at all (eject, S1, S2, multimedia, AV Mode, onscreen display such as when you adjust volume or brightness), etc. I did install...
    • Unseen
    • Thread
    • brightness clean install drivers eject button fn key function keys multimedia notebook utilities screen sony vaio vista home volume control windows 7
    • Replies: 117
    • Forum: Windows Help and Support
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    Windows Vista Device manager Code 28 DVDRW half missing??

    Hi. I've had Vista on my PC (AMD Athlon64 3000 Skt754 OEM) for over a year and until a week ago my DVDRW drive worked perfectly. Now it behaves not so perfectly and I have tried everything I can think of to fix it. Upon boot, the DVDRW drive icon appears in My Computer like normal and Device...
    • andidas311
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    • boot code 28 computer issues device manager driver issues dvd drive dvd-rw eject button error resolution hardware optiarc registry sony troubleshooting unknown device windows vista yellow warning sign
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: Windows Help and Support