[Cube] CD Stuck in Drive

[Rick]

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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