Using butter knife to open dvd drive

I use a butter knife to open my dvd drive and it works like a charm. Is that bad for the dvd drive? 

This guy does the same method I use except I have the face flate on and everything. Its a little harder with the face plate on though. 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LF1Yb1_q7Cw

Perhaps but honestly, at this point, what are your options? My 360 is the same way...I always have to leave a disc in the drive or it gets stuck.

 

 

white_sox

nearly every dvd drive has a hole for a paper clip size. pushing something in that hole will ALWAYS open. k2theswiss

I did some more experimenting and the best way now is to put a little pressure on the top of the Xbox when it is standing up. Push some on the top then you push the eject button and let go. I wonder why I never thought of that ages ago. 

Has that helped any of you?

a tap on the top shall also work not to hard though just tap it ,    and only tap it when there is no game spinning inside , other ways is like people said get a paper clip  and what not , i actually noticed something about the slim model though i had to yank my dvd drive i found out i t wasnt using rubber bands ,  

mine came all the way out   , ,  and i put it back on the track and it worked ever since 

press the eject button imo

Yes, I just press the eject button.

If it doesn't open. strip the console down until it consists of over 100 individual pieces.. post each piece to a stranger.. poke ya neighbours cat in the eye, then ring the police informing em that your console has been stolen.. Give the police all 100 addresses where you suspect the missing console parts to be, after the police totally screw up the investigation, expect 100 new consoles in the post! Strip down each new consoles until they eack consists of 100 individual pieces, then repeat process!

Keep repeating process until ya don't give a damn about DVD tray!

Next lesson.. How to repair ya Moms/Mums vacuum cleaner.. Strip vacuum cleaner down until... ;)