[Cube] first impresions - Ejecting media in Mac OS X: Removing 'stuck' CDs/DVDs

[Luis Meleiro]

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. 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. Also, for Xserve users, make sure that the machine is unlocked (using the included allen wrench) before holding down the mouse key during startup 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 - 4. Using the Terminal. There are two commands that can be used in the Terminal (located in Applications/Utilities) which can be used to force disk ejection: 
  
The first command to try is - drutil tray eject -. Simply type in this command and press return. 
The other method takes a little more work but can work in instances where the first method fails. 
a) Type the command - drutil list - into the Terminal and press return. This will provide a list of all currently connected removable devices. 
b) Use the command - drutil tray eject 1 -.The number 1 should be replaced with whatever drive number you obtained in the first step. 
  
5. 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. 
  
source: macfixit.com | Good luck, LM 

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