[X4U] CD stuck in drive

[PoolMouse]

boot into open firmware and type "eject-cd"

don

At 10:24 AM -0800 11/19/05, x4u-request at listserver.themacintoshguy.com wrote:

>  A CD will not eject no matter what I try.  My iMac, a 20 inch I got
>  this june, will not acknowledge it, except after an opt+command+PR
>  restart and not even then will it come out if I eject, or hold down
>  the mouse on restart.
>
>  Does anyone know of a way to mechanically eject it?
>  I have no trouble getting at the drive.
>  I would not like to leave that CD in the hands of some tech-guy, it
>  has all my passwords and banking information ñ I have backups but
>  that is not the point.  It is OK if I damage the CD as long as I do
>  not disable the drive.  Apple Care will replace it anyway.
>
>  Any help is welcome.
>
>  Tut