Power Book CD Eject Problem

[Catherinej]

Please can someone help. MOH has got a CD stuck in the Super Drive of his Powerbook.

When he tries to eject the CD, the machine doesn't do anything. There is no wirring noise or anything.

Can anyone suggest a way of getting it out.

[ThePassenger]

Press and hold the mouse button, then turn the machine on. It should force the ejection mechanism to cycle and spit out miss mounted/aligned disks.

Their is another fix as well but I can't remember it, try poking google with a sharp stick

You could also try, with the machine powered down, reaching in with tweezers and wiggling the disk... might be enough for the mechanism to grab it on the next power up.

If none of these work, a quick trip the nearest MacStore and get them to do it.

[tog]

ThePassenger said:

Their is another fix as well but I can't remember it, try poking google with a sharp stick

Close - some Powerbooks have a "insert paperclip here" fuction to eject the disc. Check your manual to find out exactly where in the slot it goes.

[ThePassenger]

tog said:

ThePassenger said:

Their is another fix as well but I can't remember it, try poking google with a sharp stick

Close - some Powerbooks have a "insert paperclip here" fuction to eject the disc. Check your manual to find out exactly where in the slot it goes.

Yep and another one that involves pulling up what amounts to the BIOS of a mac and running the eject command. Although that is G4 mac's only apparently.

[cjs]

Just had this problem with a newer Macbook. I held down the Eject Key as I powered up the Mac and the DVD that was stuck popped out. Good luck!