How to disable DVD rom?

Hi, I have a Cd stuck in the dvd rom drive, I brought it to Apples but there's no way to get it out unless they dissect it. I don't want to do that. But every time on start up and wakes up it makes really loud noises for a few minutes. I have changed the option in system preference to ignore when cd/dvd's inserted but it still tries to run the disc. Is there a way I can disable the dvd rom completely?
Thanks!!

go to this links http://www.powerbookmedic.com/ they have pdf files of how to disable everything in you powerbook
Aren't those guides for hardware replacement versus disabling the DVD drive from the startup sequence, which I believe is the OP question?

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