On Nov 5, 2014, at 12:19 PM, steve harley <[email protected]> wrote:
> on 2014-11-04 18:02 Carl Hoefs wrote >> It's a 27" late 2009 iMac. The slot's not much wider than a CD, and with >> the foam rubber guard in the way, there's about 0 chance it'll come out on >> its own just from gravity. ... Guess there's no other way than to place >> the unit on its side, fish around with a paper clip, and hope to get >> lucky. That should keep the student busy for days... > > "I called Apple Care and they said don't mess with it, bring it to the Apple > Store. The Apple tech took a 6" long piece of 2" wide cellophane packing tape > and folded one end of it over to make a non sticky handle. Then they inserted > it into the drive and the SD card stuck to it and came right out!!" > > via > <https://www.ifixit.com/Answers/View/31529/How+to+remove+an+SD+card+from+CD+Drive> Great link! But I kept it from the (engineering) student, who did come up with a very simple solution. The enabling element is in placing the iMac on its side with the slot facing down. Then you don’t need to resort to paper clips, sticky tape, or butter knives. Merely an “L”-shaped piece of thin cardboard or plastic, with the help of gravity, will fish out a trapped SD card in just seconds. Nevertheless, the DVD slot has been covered up with a strip of electrical tape! -Carl _______________________________________________ MacOSX-talk mailing list [email protected] http://www.omnigroup.com/mailman/listinfo/macosx-talk
