[HM] Dual PMac boot problem

[Thom Holland]

Jack,

At the Apple site I found that if you hold down the 'Option' key while 
starting it, that it will let me get to a point where I can hit the 
eject button and that allowed me to insert the CD.

BTW, I am still having problems booting this thing.  I cannot yet get to 
the install window.

:(

-Thom

Jack Honeycutt wrote:
> At 09:34 AM 11/8/2003, you wrote:
> 
>> Jack,
>>
>> I cannot get the CD tray to come out.  I have found the hole in the 
>> front to insert the paper clip into, but it does not pop out.  On all 
>> the other Macs that I have owned, it was very easy to do this.  But 
>> when I push in the paper clip, it just comes to a stop.  It feels like 
>> I am pressing up against a wall or something.
>>
>> On the key board there is a key to eject the CD, but it never boots 
>> far enough to use that key.  Are there any other key commands that 
>> force open the CD tray?
>>
>> -Thom
> 
> 
> I don't know if this will work on OSX or not but....
> 
> You could hold down CMD-OPR-P-R keys on boot.  Wait for two chimes, than 
> see if the Mac will boot.
> 
> If not, shut it down, boot, and then see if the tray will eject.
> 
> If that will not wok, maybe try holding down the C key on boot  to see 
> if it will eject the tray (but try the CMD-OPT-P-R key combo first)
> 
> I remember working on my neighbors iMac.  The Mac would not boot, and a 
> CD was stuck in the drive.  I opened up the door of the CD tray (with 
> the Mac off) and found a small wheel (like the gear of a clock).  Using 
> a small screw driver blade, I kept turning the small wheel, and finally 
> the door opened a little, and then I pulled it out.  Then I dropped in a 
> bootable CD, then rebooted holding down the "C" key. All was well after 
> that.
> 
> *note*  Don't break your new computer doing something stupid  (like 
> sticking a screw driver in the CD drive).  I did it because he had no 
> money, and nothing to loose.  When I manually turned the wheel (you 
> might need a flashlight to see it), the tray came out a little, then I 
> pulled the CD tray out all the way.
> 
> While his Mac is working great to this day, I don't know if this is the 
> proper thing to do.  So think twice before doing something that may 
> damage you Mac. I don't want to talk you into something that might break 
> you Mac.
> 
> Other folks on this list know *way more* than I do about Macs, and can 
> probably give you a better idea.
> 
> Keep us posted!!
> 
> jack in Portland Oregon
> 
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