ill try the dikes and did you get a ir laser? both of mine emitted red, was diode style and the other was like a circuitGazoo said:Same drive I took one out of. It is a royal pain. I nipped away around it with a small pair of dikes. I would have used a dremel but because it is open, and the way it is mounted in there, I did not want to risk it. I hope you can get it out without ruining it. They are awesome diodes.