Oddly enough, After letting the Powerbook sleep for a few hours, the CD mounted to the desktop when it was awakened and I was able to eject it with the F12 key. Thanks for all the responses and suggestions. <quote who="Kynan Shook"> > My reply was directed towards Corey, not towards you. :-p It was never > clarified whether the case was actually interfering for Corey or not; > since he mentioned that it wasn't mounting either, I'm guessing that > the drive just wasn't recognizing that it was holding a disc, not that > the case was interfering with the ejection. > > If all you want is to remove the felt dust cover, that just uses a > little adhesive to stick on the case. You can remove the DVD drive and > peel it off. I wouldn't recommend cutting the carbon fiber part of the > case, however (it's not plastic). You might consider putting a few > sheets of paper or business cards in the case though in the proper > location to try and align the optical drive with the case opening, > though. > > Tarik Bilgin <tarik at opalblue.com> writes: >> Actually you misunderstood my question. Another Ti user was having the >> same problem as myself and used a small piece of paper to tease out >> the CD (there is a piece of plastic which can easily warp or split and >> obstructs the ejection of the CD). Was just asking if anyone had >> manage to remove this piece of plastic without compromising the case. >> I might try this soon. > > > ---------- > Check out the Titanium email list FAQ > http://www.themacintoshguy.com/lists/Titanium.html > > To unsubscribe, E-mail to: <Titanium-off at lists.themacintoshguy.com> To > switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to > <Titanium-digest at lists.themacintoshguy.com> Need help from a real > person? Try. <Titanium-request at lists.themacintoshguy.com> > > ---------- > $14.99 Unlimited Nationwide Mac Dialup and Mac Web Hosting from your Mac > ISP Serious Mac Internet Solutions From NineWire! > http://macinternetaccess.com > > RoadTools $30 PodiumPad available at Apple retail stores, $20 Traveler > CoolPad at Staples. Both in white for iBooks at <http://roadtools.com> > > Cyberian | Support this list when you buy at Outpost.com! > Outpost | http://www.themacintoshguy.com/outpost.shtml