question mark flashing CD stuck in macBook

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question mark flashing CD stuck in macBook

Hello,
My MacBook doesnt tur on, I got a question mark flashing. There is a CD stuck inside. I tried everything:

ctrl-command-o-f
mouse buttom-power
reset the memory with command opt p r

But the cd is still inside and the question mark too. What can i do???

MacBook, Mac OS X (10.0.x)

Posted on Aug 29, 2008 4:01 AM

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Answer 1

Aug 29, 2008 6:15 AM in response to Peppino

Peppino, welcome to Apple Discussions.

Re: Stuck CD

First try a Restart while holding down the mouse button.

If that doesn’t work, look at these links:

A dozen ways to eject or unmount a recalcitrant CD or DVD
http://www.osxfaq.com/dailytips/08-2002/08-12.ws

Ejecting media in Mac OS X: Removing 'stuck' CDs/DVDs
http://www.macfixit.com/article.php?story=20041011075232575

PowerPC-based Macintosh: How to eject a disc when other options don't work
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=106752

Re: Flashing ?

Look at A flashing question mark appears when you start your Mac
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=58042

*Resolve startup issues and perform disk maintenance with Disk Utility and fsck*
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=106214

*Your Mac won't start up in Mac OS X (Mac OS X 10.3.9 or earlier)*
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=106464

 Cheers, Tom 😉

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Peppino Author

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Aug 29, 2008 3:02 PM in response to Texas Mac Man

I tried to get the cd out but it is still inside. And that horrible flashing question mark after booting too.
should i open the computer?

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Peppino Author

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Aug 29, 2008 3:10 PM in response to Peppino

I think the both things, the cd inside aND THE QUESTION MARK ARE RELATED. I

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Aug 29, 2008 6:29 PM in response to Peppino

I have a G3 Pismo laptop & not a MacBook.

On my G3 there is a small hole on the faceplate of the disk drive. If I poke a ball point pen into the hole, the disc drive opens. Does your MacBook have a similar hole?

On my G3 I can remove the disc drive, even with a disc installed. Can you do this? This will determine if the stuck disc is causing the startup problem.

 Cheers, Tom 😉

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Peppino Author

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Aug 30, 2008 5:55 AM in response to Texas Mac Man

It is a macbook. Unfortunately there is not that hole ... The cd is inside and I cant do anything to remove it holding keys or whatsoever, and after i got the question mark flashing.

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Aug 30, 2008 8:18 AM in response to Peppino

Peppino,

Here are a couple of more ideas* for manually force ejecting a cd from a MacBook:

"Force eject disk manually from MacBook"

*attempt at your own risk!

More ideas may be found by searching "HERE".

good luck,

littleshoulders 🙂

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Longmang

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Nov 1, 2008 3:04 AM in response to littleshoulders

Fantastic just what forums are for. My Macbook Pro was beeping three times at startup and wasn't booting. I had a CD inside with images on it, and just couldn't get any of the usual fixes to work. Then I followed this link, and tried the 45 degree trick, bingo out came the disk, up booted the MacBook.

Thanks for posting.

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