emergency eject CD on iMac
I've an iMac DV SE with a buildt in Matsushita DVD-ROM drive.
There is a defective CD in the drive, which cause a system crash 1 second after the spin up.
After disabeling the Apple CD/DVD extention, the system starts without problems, but because the CD does not appear on the desktop, I can not eject the defective disk.
How can I remove the CD from this drive?
I believe that I have to open the iMac and remove the complete drive.
Does anybody know a web-link with instructions how to open the iMac?
Regards,
Fred
[560 byte] By [
Fred] at [2007-11-15 7:20:19]
# 2 Re: emergency eject CD on iMac
Also if you look very closely at the foam cover at the front of the iMac CD ROM, there's a small whole on the right.
http://www0.info.apple.com/images/kbase/58465/58465_1.gif
This is the old fashioned paper-clip eject CD. For when all else fails - Find a paper clip, straighten it out and gently push it into the whole. It may require a little pressure but don't force it. The iMac must be on while you perform this
I'd try what DisgruntledQS733Owner says first.
Just remembered :) you have to restart afterwards to use the CD drive again.
[ 01-04-2002: Message edited by: TMA ]</p>
TMA at 2007-11-17 10:49:15 >
