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#476491 - 01/23/09 04:20 PM help needed with disk that cannot b ejected [Re: funboy]
Veriditas Registered: 01/23/09 Posts: 1	Hi guys, I,m hoping there is someone out there who can help me get a bloody disk out of my imac ;-[ Its a bubble bottom and i have tried everything apart from sticking a screwdriver in the drawer..... Ok i have tried..... Pressing the media eject button File eject in finder Moving the disc in finder 2 trash Restarting using the mouse Forcing quit Forcing it to turn off manually ps I am not a very knowledgable about computers I am at my wits end please help,
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#476492 - 01/24/09 12:19 AM Re: help needed with disk that cannot b ejected [Re: funboy]
JediJoker7169 Awesome Registered: 11/15/07 Posts: 477	Does it have a manual eject (paperclip hole)? I've never dealt with this problem on an iMac G4, but I imagine that behind the drive door, there exists a manual eject.
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#476493 - 01/24/09 02:15 AM Re: help needed with disk that cannot b ejected [Re: funboy]
Waragainstsleep Registered: 02/13/05 Posts: 1723	If you are careful, you can pry open the white door of the iMac case, then behind it, you can pry open the CD drawer. Use a wide flat blade screwdriver, or a scraping tool. Best done with the unit powered off.
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#476494 - 05/30/09 12:17 AM Re: help needed with disk that cannot b ejected [Re: funboy]
johnodd4 Registered: 06/14/06 Posts: 45	you might have a non compatible disk.. Let me explain. if you have a non compatible disk the drive won't read it and wont eject it you need to manually eject it. Really bad news: Sometimes you have to take apart the cd-rom drive to eject it. kinda sucks if you have to so step 2.
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#476495 - 05/30/09 10:52 AM Re: help needed with disk that cannot b ejected [Re: funboy]
Oelmuvun Registered: 12/29/08 Posts: 67	Don't tell people unfamiliar with this sort of thing to take apart their drive! Never mind that they have to take apart their computer first to get the drive out! Aside from the fact that this is kinda an old tread that you resurrected here john, (I agree to try a paperclip btw)due to a lack of response from the original poster I think it is safe to assume they got their issue solved.
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#476496 - 05/31/09 09:40 PM Re: help needed with disk that cannot b ejected [Re: funboy]
johnodd4 Registered: 06/14/06 Posts: 45	thats why i said to try the manual eject first. Because the second option is not for a noob!!!
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