Stuart Ballard wrote:
>
> Christopher Jahn wrote:
> >
> > And it came to pass that Stuart Ballard wrote:
> >
> > >Christopher Jahn wrote:
> > >>
> > >> Call me a neanderthal, but WHAT'S WRONG WITH A GOOD OLD
> > >> FASHINED MECHANICAL EJECT BUTTON, THAT WORKS EVEN IF THE
> > >> COMPUTER SHUTS DOWN?
> > >
> > >I don't know, but that's what drives me crazy about the CD
> > >drive on my PC... which isn't a mac.
> > >
> > >Stuart.
> > >
> >
> > My CD has an eject button...and so does my CD/RW
>
> So does mine. But it does absolutely nothing if the computer is turned
> off. If I shut down my computer and then remember that I left an audio
> CD in the drive that I now want to listen to on my stereo system, I have
> to turn the computer on, eject the CD, and hope like heck I can turn it
> off again before the root drive gets mounted r/w so that I don't get an
> fsck at next boot (windows users please replace "root" with "c:" and
> "fsck" with "scandisk").
>
> Stuart.
All Equipment made with Mac in mind, Floppy, CD, Zip, Jaz drives have a
little pinhole the size of paper clip located where a manual eject
button iwould be located. In some cases its in the center of the eject
button, if one is there.
Just unroll one end of the paperclip, insert into this hole and push.
Out will pop the Floppy, CD, Zip, Jaz, whatever. This works whether the
device is powered up or not. Simple?? <g>
As for the PC CD-RW above check you drive and see if it has such am
emergency eject hole.
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