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bjprc Author

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iMAC G4 - CD tray does not open

I still use this old but beautiful iMAC for some software and to read small CD sizes that new MACs do not accept anymore (you need to place them on a tray). We actually managed to repair the screen backlight years ago.

I needed to read a small size CD and realized the tray refused to come out. There were some faint click-clacks but that was it.

Out of desperation I poked around the tray with the lid opened. Finally I pushed inside the white plastic (see pic 4), which “clicked”, see pic 5.

Then with the keyboard I opened the tray that slides out.

Simple, works…

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iMac Line (2012 and Later)

Posted on May 24, 2020 9:09 PM

iMAC G4 - CD tray does not open

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