Re: I can't open the CD tray!

 dont have a whole on my disk tray i just bought it a few months ago and im trying to burn a cd but i dont have a open button for my cd tray on my computer or on the tray i have absolutly no idea how to open it i tried pressing eject from the computer but because there isnt a disk in it it wont eject please help
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