Argh!

My old BR-8 locked up (while I was trying to transfer via the optical out) and now it won't 'boot up' and a disk is held hostage. (hoping there's a release mechanism on the drive when I disassemble)

It seems to start powering up, but hangs with an empty/lit screen and the track buttons 1,3,5,6 lit

Any suggestions?
Obi-Wan?
Bueller?

(sigh)