i replaced the hard drive in my powerpc mac mini and i put my mac os x 10.4 disc in but it wouldn't boot from the disc, now it won't eject the disc. i tried clicking the mouse but it won't give it back
Mac mini
Five ways to eject a stuck CD or DVD from the optical drive
Ejecting the stuck disc can usually be done in one of the following ways:
1. Restart the computer and after the chime press and hold down the left mouse button until the disc ejects.
2. Press the Eject button on your keyboard.
3. Click on the Eject button in the menubar.
4. Press COMMAND-E.
5. If none of the above work try this: Open the Terminal application in your Utilities folder. At the prompt enter or paste the following:
/usr/bin/drutil eject
If this fails then try this:
Boot the computer into Single-user Mode. At the prompt enter the same command as used above. To restart the computer enter "reboot" at the prompt without quotes.
Thank you; the only way I managed to eject it was following your advice.
Right button worked for me also.
Thanks! Sometimes we overdo the solutions. It was as simple as running a thin piece of paper through the same space though which the CD or DVD is inserted and I was able to eject it!
Sometimes the simplest solutions are the best,
thank you jnmaloof.
this option worked for me when the DVD had disappeared from the Finder menu and all other Eject functions were not working - thanks
best answer so far by jnmaloof
i have tried everything else, but this helped me.
Kappy, thank you! I was going crazy. The Utilities application worked wonderfully but would not eject until I used both the command AND tilted the computer on its side. Marvelous!
Thanks! #5 was the only option that worked for me!
This solved my problem, thank you!
THank you for simple and working answer!
Thank you very very much!!!!!!
perfect!!! thanks jnmaloof it did work!!!
After trying everything, made a decision to open the computre open the drive and remove
the cd , somehow the cd was stuck in the grove...l want to thank you all for your ***
It may be a long time since this was posted - but it worked fine on my 2008 MacBook!
I tried all of those things and wasted a lot of time. The only thing that fixed it was a complete shut down. From now on, I'm going to cut to the chase, without trying the above suggestions.
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