On 11/23/02 2:54 PM, "Obi-Wan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > You can force it to eject in Open Firmware. > > Restart the computer and immediately after the startup sound, press and hold > the key combination Command-Option-O-F. Release the keys when you see > "Welcome to Open Firmware." At the prompt, type: eject cd. Press Return, > then wait. The drive should eject any disc that is inside the mechanism. > You�ll see �ok� when it is done then type �mac-boot� > and hit return. > > Let me know if that works.
Thanks for the tip. It worked as good as the other remedies. I strongly believe that there is no CD in the drive. I just think that the drive died out of the blue with no indication whatsoever. All measure that would eject a CD are completely silent, I believe to remember that even with no CD in the drive it would make a clicking sound....now only silence - I put my ear on the drive ... I ship it to Apple on Monday - since I bought it less then 6 months ago its still on warranty (and I have Apple care anyway). The "tragic" circumstances are that I discovered the drive failure when I tried to install the Admin Tools to remotely administer an Apple Xserve... It set out to be a really happy weekend now I am rather pi...d. So Installed the Jaguar server in the server room and felt like a flight deck engineer on a carrier :-) Best/h -- G-Books is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> G-Books list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/> --------------------------------------------------------------- >The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
