Pavilion dv31075us laptop unable to eject DVD

I need help getting a DVD out of my CD/DVD drive. My laptop does not have a manual eject button. CD/DVDs are ejected by right-clicking the drive in "my computer." However, "my computer" does not recognize this Windows upgrade DVD. So, it looks like I have no way of ejecting this.
Does anyone know any tricks or loop-holes? I'd love to not have to have my laptop taken apart to eject a disk!
Thanks!

dv3-1000 Series with Slot-load optical drives, should have Eject Button as a part of the Quick Launch Buttons..If that has not worked....Than try the below...
Power on the system, Tap the ESC key, that will take you to the Startup Menu... Over there try and use the Quick Launch Eject Button and check if it eject the disk, if not, That press the F9, that will take you to, Boot Manager, check if the optical drive is listed there...
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