[Cube] CD Stuck in Drive

[Richard Clark]

hold down the mouse button during boot and it will send the eject  
command to all disks.

Richard
On Nov 10, 2005, at 5:39 PM, Rick wrote:

> Luis, thanks, I thought we might have it. I suspected there should  
> be some way to get under the hood, but no luck.
>
> How do I get to the emergency eject switch? If the drive is dead, I  
> guess that's OK, but I'd sure like the CD back. It's not a music  
> CD--it's a backup data CD.
>
> On Nov 10, 2005, at 9:26 AM, Luis Meleiro wrote:
>
>> Rick,
>>
>> If nothing (os x or software based) is responsive, you should give  
>> "open firmware" a try:
>>
>> Press and hold command+option+O+F right after the chime and while  
>> the Cube's starting up.
>> "welcome to open firmware" message will appear.
>>
>> Type: eject-cd (or eject cd - without the dash - not sure, but you  
>> can try both)
>>
>> Press Enter. Any stuck CD should then be ejected and "ok" message  
>> should appear.
>>
>> Type: mac-boot
>>
>> Press Enter again.
>>
>> If this is not working out, perhaps you'll have to take your Cube  
>> apart and try the "emergency eject button".
>
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