Bryan, Thanks for the very useful info. It helps to know what is going on inside the box/dome! I did finally get the cd out. The hard drive was fried so I had it replaced.
Thanks for your help. Ann Bryan Forrest wrote: > Ann - > > I've not worked on a flat panel in a while, but if you manually open > the CD door and look down below the tray on the right side, is there > not a button you might be able to hit with a paperclip or something > thin like a nail file? > > I believe the reason you can't eject from Open Firmware is that the > system sees the CD as it's only boot disk. Since the system is pulling > information from the CD, it's active and can not be ejected. > > Plug the mouse directly into a USB port, not into the keyboard. Reboot > the computer, wait for the chime, then hold down the mouse button. > Hopefully it will spit out for you. Many times, these key combinations > we use are subject to certain timing rules. If you hold down the mouse > button too early, the USB driver hasn't loaded and it's not > recognized. If you wait too long, it's already started booting to the > CD and it can't eject. > > Hope this helps! > > -- > Bryan C. Forrest > Macintosh Specialist & Asst. Network Administrator > LifeNet > http://www.lifenet.org > > > > On Jun 24, 2004, at 1:18 PM, Ann Richmond wrote: > >> Oh, if only the flat panel iMac HAD an emergency wonderful tiny >> paperclip hole like everyone of the previous Macs we have had. I >> would be much happier. >> It doesn't. >> Do I need to take it to a service tech and have the thing dismantled >> to get the cd out? Is this yet another evidence of engineered full >> employment for techs? No offense to the technicians in this group. >> You are all absolutely wonderful. And your advice is wonderful. It >> just seems like this particular thing can/should be so unnecessary. >> Can I take the bottom off and do something without having to remove >> all its innards? (I have a ground strap wrist thing and screwdrivers) >> or will it blow up? >> >> Mike Robertson wrote: >> >>> Have you tried opening up a paper clip and poking it into the hole >>> near or under the cd tray to manually eject it? >>> It has worked for me in the past. Good luck. >>> Mike Robertson >>> >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: Ann Richmond <richmond at qx.net> >>> Sent: Jun 24, 2004 8:33 AM >>> To: Macgroup Macgroup <macgroup at erdos.math.louisville.edu> >>> Subject: MacGroup: iMac cd won't eject >>> >>> More on the non starting iMac now with an Apple Hardware Test cd >>> inside which will not eject. >>> I have tried holding the mouse button down during startup. No joy. >>> After perusing the Apple support site (on another computer), I did >>> get it to startup in Open Firmware. It was a relief to see something >>> besides a blue screen! But upon typing "eject cd" as instructed, the >>> reply appeared "cannot eject cd". >>> The Test cd won't run and won't eject. Any ideas? >>> >>> Thanks again >>> Ann >>> >>> >>> >>> | The next meeting of the Louisville Computer Society will >>> | be June 22. The LCS Web page is <http://www.kymac.org>. >>> | List posting address: <mailto:macgroup at erdos.math.louisville.edu> >>> | List Web page: <http://erdos.math.louisville.edu/macgroup> >>> >>> >>> | The next meeting of the Louisville Computer Society will >>> | be June 22. The LCS Web page is <http://www.kymac.org>. >>> | List posting address: <mailto:macgroup at erdos.math.louisville.edu> >>> | List Web page: <http://erdos.math.louisville.edu/macgroup> >>> >>> >> >> >> >> | The next meeting of the Louisville Computer Society will >> | be June 22. The LCS Web page is <http://www.kymac.org>. >> | List posting address: <mailto:macgroup at erdos.math.louisville.edu> >> | List Web page: <http://erdos.math.louisville.edu/macgroup> >> > > > > | The next meeting of the Louisville Computer Society will > | be June 22. The LCS Web page is <http://www.kymac.org>. > | List posting address: <mailto:macgroup at erdos.math.louisville.edu> > | List Web page: <http://erdos.math.louisville.edu/macgroup> > | The next meeting of the Louisville Computer Society will | be July 27. The LCS Web page is <http://www.kymac.org>. | List posting address: <mailto:macgroup at erdos.math.louisville.edu> | List Web page: <http://erdos.math.louisville.edu/macgroup>
