On Saturday, April 25, 2015 at 8:50:50 PM UTC-7, RogerR wrote:
Toshiba SD6100 DVD Player

With cover off or not.
No DVD is in drawer. Can see inside.
Hit OpenClose front panel button and drawer moves slightly forward then
back. Looks like an attempt to open but does not.

Two fix-able possibilities: some (hopefully not this one) drives have
a belt that couples the eject motor; your belt could be slipping. New belt.
And, some bezels can hang up on a small bit of plastic flash, which
will stall the motor. Fishing around the opening between the bezel
and the drawer with a bit of shim stock might free the drawer,
and you can polish down the offending burr to get rid of the problem.
I've found silicone grease is effective, too, on plastic/plastic friction.