[X4U] CD eject

[Paul Moortgat]

1. Restart the computer.
2. Immediately after the startup sound, press and hold the key  
combination Command-Option-O-F.
Note: The Command key has the Apple icon on it.
3. Release the keys when you see a white screen that says "Welcome to  
Open Firmware."
4. At the prompt, type: eject cd
5. Press Return, then wait a few seconds. The disc drive should eject  
any disc that is present, and "ok" appears behind your command when  
the action is complete.
6. Type: mac-boot
7. Press Return.

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By Bob LeVitus

It seems there are more and more people reporting problems getting  
discs to
pop out of some optical drives. I know I have to coax a disk to eject  
or a
disk image to unmount using brute force every so often. And so I  
thought it
would be nice to collect all the different ways to eject/dismount/ 
open the
drive tray/drive/slot.

So, because I've never seen it collected in one place before, here is  
the
Dr. Mac semi-definitive list of ways to eject or open an optical disk  
drive
tray or slot.

Add an Eject button to the Toolbar (View->Customize Toolbar) in Finder
windows and use it to eject CD's).

Use the Eject key if your keyboard has one.

Drag the disc to the Trash.

Use the F12 key (10.1 and later). (You have to press and hold it for
about 2 seconds. It's supposed to prevent you from accidentally  
opening the
tray, but I do it when reaching for the backspace key all the time...)

Use the eject button, menu item, or keyboard shortcut in iTunes, Disk
Utility, Toast, or any program that has an Eject Disc command.

Poking a straightened out paperclip in a drive's manual eject hole (if
it has a manual eject hole; many don't these days) unlatches the  
drive and
should let you pull the drawer open.

Paul Moortgat

On 24 Dec 2007, at 01:19, Arthur Amolsch wrote:

> My Quicksilver G4 won't boot up beyond the initial
> blue screen, and I can't seem to get a CD to eject
> so I can put in a system CD or a DiskWarrior CD.
> Is there a "mechanical" way to eject the CD? My G3
> tower had a small hole through which an operator
> could insert a paper clip IIRC.
>
> Advice and solution earnestly sought.
>
> TIA
>
> Art Amolsch