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<DIV> Jane: try the following...
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<DIV>1. Use Disk Utility to eject The first and simplest method, if you only want to unmount a single volume on the disk, is to use Disk Utility, located in Applications/Utilities. In Disk Utility, simply select the volume you want to unmount and click Eject.
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<DIV>2. Hold Down the mouse button at startup In some cases holding down a connected mouse button at startup will cause a misbehaving optical drive to eject its media. (Unfortunately, this method will not work if you are using a Bluetooth keyboard.).
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<DIV>3. Boot into Open Firmware and eject If you have a Mac that will not startup properly and has a stuck disc, try booting into Open Firmware by holding down Command, Option, O key and F key during startup. After booting into Open Firmware, type the command: eject-cd.
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<DIV>4. Enabling an Eject menu As a side note, you can enable another means of ejecting disks by opening the folder System/Library/CoreServices/Menu Extras and double-clicking the file "Eject.menu". An eject icon will appear in the menubar that can be used to close and open selected optical drives. (If you no longer want the Eject menubar item, hold down the command key while clicking and dragging the icon out of the menubar space.).
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<DIV>Hope this was helpful,
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<DIV>LM<br><br>>>>jane007@centurytel.net 12/04/06 3:01 pm >>><br><br>Hi,<br><br>Is there a way to get a CD to eject from the cube without taking it <br>apart? I've never had one refuse to come up before!<br><br>Cube mailing list<br>Cube@listserver.themacintoshguy.com<br>http://listserver.themacintoshguy.com/mailman/listinfo/cube<br><br>Listmom is trying to clean out his closets! Vintage Mac and random stuff:<br>        http://search.ebay.com/_W0QQsassZmacguy1984<br> </DIV>
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