How to manually eject cd from mac g4

 · First open Disk Utility and try to eject it from there, if that does not work, Reboot the machine holding down the mouse button till it ejects. jaynorris Joined. Attempt to locate the manual eject hole on the optical drive. The hole is sized for a paper clip and is located on the insertion side of the device. Some computers, such as the iMac (Flat Panel), Power Mac G4 Cube, and certain models of Power Mac G4 (QuickSilver or later), may not have a user-accessible eject hole. Eject a CD or DVD from an optical drive. Eject a disc from the desktop: Select the disc you want to eject, then choose File Eject [ disc ]. Eject a disc from an optical drive: Press the Eject key. Eject a disc from a Finder window: Click the Finder icon in .

When I eject the DVD, the system "thinks" its gone, so the tricks to eject on startup and force ejection don't work. I suppose if I didn't learn how to open up the case, I'd have to take it to the Apple Store to get the DVD out. I've just stopped putting DVDs with paper labels in my system. If this fails to eject, you will have to open the case of the G4 iMac to gain access to the manual eject pinhole on the face of the optical drive. Press the eject button. If your CD/DVD-ROM drive has a physical eject button, you can usually press it to open the tray. To eject a disc with Open Firmware commands, follow these steps: Restart the computer. Immediately after the startup sound, press and hold the key combination Command-Option-O-F. Note: The Command key has the Apple and icons on it. Release the keys when you see a white screen that says "Welcome to Open Firmware." At the prompt, type: eject cd.

That's the hardware side. Sometimes, I just want to get a dratted disc out of the computer, but dragging it to the trash, or pressing the 'Eject. Is this the iMac that looks like a Lamp? Anyway hold down the mouse button from the time you hear the chime and keep it down. Door should open. 6 may Use that only if necessary, I suggest a restart and holding down the space bar as it starts up, this will usually force it to open and eject.