Imac Om nom nom a cd and wont let it go

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Discussion Starter · Sep 1, 2010

one of the Imacs here at work decided it wanted to eat a cd and it wont eject it.

I have tried several different things and it just wont give it up

Tried using terminal drutil tray eject command - nope
tried adding an eject shortcut to bar -nope
tried ejecting from disk utility - nope
trued holding eject key and powering down machine - nope
tried booting from cd (should eject non os disk) - nope

issed:

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sami

· #2 · Sep 1, 2010

How old is it? Is it power pc or intel? There might be an emergency eject button inside the slot itself. Usually it's on the right side and you need to use a paper clip

343

Discussion Starter · #3 · Sep 1, 2010

sami said:
How old is it? Is it power pc or intel? There might be an emergency eject button inside the slot itself. Usually it's on the right side and you need to use a paper clip

its an intel - its not even a year old

I macs dont have the inner eject button or the paper clip hole since they are different than regular tray type cd/dvd drives

zepp

· #4 · Sep 1, 2010

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Note that he said inside the slot. Go a pokin at it!

343

Discussion Starter · #5 · Sep 1, 2010

Zepp88 said:
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Note that he said inside the slot. Go a pokin at it!

I did with a couple of credit cards - no dice its stuck in there pretty good

Max

· #6 · Sep 1, 2010

oh they have an eject feature. its just located inside the case

343

Discussion Starter · #7 · Sep 1, 2010

Max said:
oh they have an eject feature. its just located inside the case

Apple please note: Function > form

InTheRavensName

· #8 · Sep 1, 2010

This may sound stupid, but my GF got a mini CD stuck in her Macbook last year (Iknowrite?) and the solution turned out to be...

...wait for it...

turning it so that the disk slot faced downwards, and shaking it

Worked perfectly.

ohio_eric

· #9 · Sep 1, 2010

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Leon

· #10 · Sep 1, 2010

^ For once, that reply makes sense.

343

Discussion Starter · #11 · Sep 1, 2010

InTheRavensName said:
This may sound stupid, but my GF got a mini CD stuck in her Macbook last year (Iknowrite?) and the solution turned out to be...

...wait for it...

turning it so that the disk slot faced downwards, and shaking it

Worked perfectly.

:lol: tried that

Scott

· #12 · Sep 1, 2010

Have you tried holding the eject key and powering up the mac?

sami

· #13 · Sep 1, 2010

^ or even holding the left click on your mouse on powerup. That's an eject command as well.

I just tried to see if the slot on the imac at my desk has an emergency eject button inside the slot and I either can't find it or it doesn't have it. There is a space on one side of the slot that a disc never touches so I figured the button would be in there.

EDIT: at least look at the slot to see if there's a round pinhole for a paper clip to insert.

343

Discussion Starter · #14 · Sep 1, 2010

sami said:
^ or even holding the left click on your mouse on powerup. That's an eject command as well.

I just tried to see if the slot on the imac at my desk has an emergency eject button inside the slot and I either can't find it or it doesn't have it. There is a space on one side of the slot that a disc never touches so I figured the button would be in there.

EDIT: at least look at the slot to see if there's a round pinhole for a paper clip to insert.

Tired hlding Mouse button - no dice

I did actually look for the elusive paperclip hole but none was found

(insert :jj: joke here)

Im just glad it wasn't my computer:rofl:

Leon

· #15 · Sep 1, 2010

Vegetta said:
Im just glad it wasn't my computer:rofl:

...Or your CD :lol:

343

Discussion Starter · #16 · Sep 1, 2010

Leon said:
...Or your CD :lol:

:lol: yes

darren

· #17 · Sep 1, 2010

Does it sound like the drive is trying to spin up or eject the disc? It sounds to me like it got physically jammed.

zepp

· #18 · Sep 1, 2010

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Note that he said inside the slot. Go a pokin at it!

343

Discussion Starter · #19 · Sep 1, 2010

darren said:
Does it sound like the drive is trying to spin up or eject the disc? It sounds to me like it got physically jammed.

Not spinning at all - THe drive probably failed....I tried diggin in there to pull out the disc but that was a no go...

Ill probably end up taking it apart to get to the drive unit....

Max

· #20 · Sep 1, 2010

fuck that. make apple do it. warranty parrtyyyyyy

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