Re: Connecting a Laptop to TV
does the laptop has a mini din (8pin) connector, there is super-vhs an adaptor to a composite (rca connector) is available in apple shops or included in the laptop package originally James On 03/10/2009, at 16:32, Adrian Skehan wrote: A friend of mine wants to connect his G4 (OSX Tiger) Laptop to a fairly old TV that only has the 3 RCA jack at the back, does anyone know if this can this be done? Regards, Adrian adrianske...@me.com -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au SAD Technic Video Productions, Electronic repairs U3 / 6 Chalkley Pl Bayswater WA 6053 +618 9370 5307,+618 6262 5707, 0414 421 132 http://www.iinet.net.au/~saddas skype: barleeway over 40 years in electronics -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au
Re: Patio Music Solution. Airtunes????
Hi Michael, This could be handy for your coaching. http://www.baysportsaustralia.com.au/headzone.htm For wireless waterproof speakers. I did a search on google for wireless waterproof speakers plenty available. Sent from Ronni's iPhone On 01/10/2009, at 9:52 PM, Michael Hawkins michael.hawk...@mjhawkins.com.au wrote: Slightly different question. Are waterproof wireless speakers available? I umpire rowing and one of the difficulties is that crews who are 80 metres or so from the starter can not hear the word “Go” unless megaphones are used, and if megaphones are used the wind carries the sound hundreds of metres into residential areas. So I’m looking for wireless speakers that can be attached to floating buoys adjacent to each of the eight lanes across the course. Might be reduced to cheap Uniden 2-way radios in ziplock sandwich bags . Not at all elegant. Regards, Michael Hawkins. -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au
Imovie HD 6
How do i download imovie 6 from the apple web site? My search continues to go to imovie HD 6.2 and i need imovie HD 6 first before I can download any updates. I am currently running on imovie 9. Rae. -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au
Re: Connecting a Laptop to TV
Hi Adrian, The 3 RCA jacks should be video (yellow) and audio (red white). With my old G4 Ti laptop you used a SVHS to RCA lead (which came with the computer) to connect the video and then a minijack to RCAx2 lead to connect the audio. Cheers Neil -- Neil R. Houghton Albany, Western Australia Tel: +61 8 9841 6063 Email: n...@possumology.com on 3/10/09 4:32 PM, Adrian Skehan at adrianske...@mac.com wrote: A friend of mine wants to connect his G4 (OSX Tiger) Laptop to a fairly old TV that only has the 3 RCA jack at the back, does anyone know if this can this be done? Regards, Adrian adrianske...@me.com -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au
Re: Imovie HD 6
Rae, a Google search took me here, to download 6.0.4 complete http://en.kioskea.net/telecharger/telecharger-1238-imovie-hd Severin Crisp On 03/10/2009, at 5:40 PM, Rae Davison wrote: How do i download imovie 6 from the apple web site? My search continues to go to imovie HD 6.2 and i need imovie HD 6 first before I can download any updates. I am currently running on imovie 9. Rae. -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au Assoc Professor R Severin Crisp, FIP, CPhys, FAIP 15 Thomas St, Mount Clarence, Albany, 6330, Western Australia. Phone (08) 9842 1950 (Int'l +61 8 9842 1950) email mailto:sevcr...@westnet.com.au -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au
Re: Connecting a Laptop to TV
I will have to seek more info on the model. Regards, Adrian adrianske...@me.com On 03/10/2009, at 5:49 PM, Neil Houghton wrote: Hi Adrian, The 3 RCA jacks should be video (yellow) and audio (red white). With my old G4 Ti laptop you used a SVHS to RCA lead (which came with the computer) to connect the video and then a minijack to RCAx2 lead to connect the audio. Cheers Neil -- Neil R. Houghton Albany, Western Australia Tel: +61 8 9841 6063 Email: n...@possumology.com on 3/10/09 4:32 PM, Adrian Skehan at adrianske...@mac.com wrote: A friend of mine wants to connect his G4 (OSX Tiger) Laptop to a fairly old TV that only has the 3 RCA jack at the back, does anyone know if this can this be done? Regards, Adrian adrianske...@me.com -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au
Waterproof wireless speakers and other devices
Thanks Ronni. This reminds me of the goggles that incorporate lcd screens. The coach can be 50 metres away filming a rower using a video camera with a wireless transmitter The camera transmits the image to the goggle-wearing rower who is able to see what he or she is doing, and adjust technique accordingly. A tad disconcerting because what the athlete sees is a slightly delayed image. Regards, Michael. On 3/10/09 5:16 PM, Ronda Brown ro...@mac.com wrote: Hi Michael, This could be handy for your coaching. http://www.baysportsaustralia.com.au/headzone.htm http://www.baysportsaustralia.com.au/headzone.htm http://www.baysportsaustralia.com.au/headzone.htm http://www.baysportsaustralia.com.au/headzone.htm For wireless waterproof speakers. I did a search on google for wireless waterproof speakers plenty available. Sent from Ronni's iPhone On 01/10/2009, at 9:52 PM, Michael Hawkins mailto:michael.hawk...@mjhawkins.com.au michael.hawk...@mjhawkins.com.au mailto:michael.hawk...@mjhawkins.com.au wrote: Slightly different question. Are waterproof wireless speakers available? I umpire rowing and one of the difficulties is that crews who are 80 metres or so from the starter can not hear the word ³Go² unless megaphones are used, and if megaphones are used the wind carries the sound hundreds of metres into residential areas. So I¹m looking for wireless speakers that can be attached to floating buoys adjacent to each of the eight lanes across the course. Might be reduced to cheap Uniden 2-way radios in ziplock sandwich bags . Not at all elegant. Regards, Michael Hawkins. -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au
Re: Connecting a Laptop to TV
Adrian Skehan wrote: A friend of mine wants to connect his G4 (OSX Tiger) Laptop to a fairly old TV that only has the 3 RCA jack at the back, does anyone know if this can this be done? Regards, Adrian adrianske...@me.com -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au Definitely, you just need to right adapter and if you want sound, a Griffin iMic through USB. I actually used this about half an hour ago at our golf club. Works great. Can also use s-video from the same adapter. Regards pmarty Peter Martinson -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au
Re: Imovie HD 6
It won't download. Stops when you click on Server and goes to a mac page Rae Davison On 03/10/2009, at 5:51 PM, Severin Crisp wrote: Rae, a Google search took me here, to download 6.0.4 complete http://en.kioskea.net/telecharger/telecharger-1238-imovie-hd Severin Crisp On 03/10/2009, at 5:40 PM, Rae Davison wrote: How do i download imovie 6 from the apple web site? My search continues to go to imovie HD 6.2 and i need imovie HD 6 first before I can download any updates. I am currently running on imovie 9. Rae. -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au Assoc Professor R Severin Crisp, FIP, CPhys, FAIP 15 Thomas St, Mount Clarence, Albany, 6330, Western Australia. Phone (08) 9842 1950 (Int'l +61 8 9842 1950) email mailto:sevcr...@westnet.com.au -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au
Re: Imovie HD 6
Rae, Once iLife '09 was released Apple pulled the free download of iMovie HD for iLife '08 users. The only chance you have now of downloading iMovie HD is from a Torrent or RapidShare. Whether it will install as you already have a newer version of iMovie installed (iMovie '09), is another matter. The link for the RapidShare file is here ... but be aware of the legalities of downloading installing it. http://rapidshare.com/files/190889553/iMovieHD6.dmg.zip Cheers, Ronni 17 MacBook Pro Intel Core 2 Duo 2.4 GHz / 4GB / 800MHz / 500GB OS X 10.6.1 Snow Leopard On 03/10/2009, at 7:51 PM, Rae Davison wrote: It won't download. Stops when you click on Server and goes to a mac page Rae Davison On 03/10/2009, at 5:51 PM, Severin Crisp wrote: Rae, a Google search took me here, to download 6.0.4 complete http://en.kioskea.net/telecharger/telecharger-1238-imovie-hd Severin Crisp On 03/10/2009, at 5:40 PM, Rae Davison wrote: How do i download imovie 6 from the apple web site? My search continues to go to imovie HD 6.2 and i need imovie HD 6 first before I can download any updates. I am currently running on imovie 9. Rae. Cheers, Ronni 17 MacBook Pro Intel Core 2 Duo 2.4 GHz / 4GB / 800MHz / 500GB OS X 10.6.1 Snow Leopard -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au
Eject disk
Hi everyone I inserted a CD from a talking book from the library tonight, just to finish off the final 10 minutes from my drive from Perth. All that was fine except now that I've finished it, it won't eject! I've tried all the suggestions from help to no avail. I can hear the laptop trying to eject the disk but it doesn't come out. Any further suggestions? There's a hole along side the area where the disk is inserted, is that a paper clip hole? It's a MacBook Pro 15 running Snow Leopard. Regards Peter -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au
Re: Eject disk
Thanks David, but I tried that already, No luck Peter On 03/10/2009, at 11:12 PM, David Moyle wrote: Evening Peter Unfortunately no Apple laptops have the paperclip button to force the eject of the optical drive. (Well they haven't in the last three/ four years) Turn the laptop off and when turning it on hold down the mouse button. This should force an eject which may or may not work. You said you could hear it trying to eject so it maybe stuck in there which may require further work.. Reply back with any luck. Cheers, David Moyle Systems Technician Apple, Windows, Cisco -- Western Australia Mb: 0427 888 257 On 03/10/2009, at 10:57 PM, Peter Curtis wrote: Hi everyone I inserted a CD from a talking book from the library tonight, just to finish off the final 10 minutes from my drive from Perth. All that was fine except now that I've finished it, it won't eject! I've tried all the suggestions from help to no avail. I can hear the laptop trying to eject the disk but it doesn't come out. Any further suggestions? There's a hole along side the area where the disk is inserted, is that a paper clip hole? It's a MacBook Pro 15 running Snow Leopard. Regards Peter -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au
Re: Eject disk
Worse part is I'm in Kalgoorlie and won't be back in Perth for a month to be able to see a service centre. We have a supplier, but I know more than he does (and that's not much) He wonders why I deal in Perth On 03/10/2009, at 11:12 PM, David Moyle wrote: Evening Peter Unfortunately no Apple laptops have the paperclip button to force the eject of the optical drive. (Well they haven't in the last three/ four years) Turn the laptop off and when turning it on hold down the mouse button. This should force an eject which may or may not work. You said you could hear it trying to eject so it maybe stuck in there which may require further work.. Reply back with any luck. Cheers, David Moyle Systems Technician Apple, Windows, Cisco -- Western Australia Mb: 0427 888 257 On 03/10/2009, at 10:57 PM, Peter Curtis wrote: Hi everyone I inserted a CD from a talking book from the library tonight, just to finish off the final 10 minutes from my drive from Perth. All that was fine except now that I've finished it, it won't eject! I've tried all the suggestions from help to no avail. I can hear the laptop trying to eject the disk but it doesn't come out. Any further suggestions? There's a hole along side the area where the disk is inserted, is that a paper clip hole? It's a MacBook Pro 15 running Snow Leopard. Regards Peter -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au
Re: Eject disk
Hi Peter Try opening up Disk Utility (Applications/Utilities folder). On the Left Hand Side, you should then see the model of your Optical drive. Click on that then click the Eject button. See if it force ejects it that way. If you have Toast, you can also try ejecting it from there as well. Or start to trick it to that you're going to burn something then it may eject it from there as well. Last ditch attempt it to shut it all down for about 30minutes-1hour, then once you turn it on again immediately hold down the mouse button to try and eject it that way. Fingers crossed. Kind Regards Daniel On 3/10/09 11:51 PM, Peter Curtis pcur...@aapt.net.au wrote: Worse part is I'm in Kalgoorlie and won't be back in Perth for a month to be able to see a service centre. We have a supplier, but I know more than he does (and that's not much) He wonders why I deal in Perth On 03/10/2009, at 11:12 PM, David Moyle wrote: Evening Peter Unfortunately no Apple laptops have the paperclip button to force the eject of the optical drive. (Well they haven't in the last three/ four years) Turn the laptop off and when turning it on hold down the mouse button. This should force an eject which may or may not work. You said you could hear it trying to eject so it maybe stuck in there which may require further work.. Reply back with any luck. Cheers, David Moyle Systems Technician Apple, Windows, Cisco -- Western Australia Mb: 0427 888 257 On 03/10/2009, at 10:57 PM, Peter Curtis wrote: Hi everyone I inserted a CD from a talking book from the library tonight, just to finish off the final 10 minutes from my drive from Perth. All that was fine except now that I've finished it, it won't eject! I've tried all the suggestions from help to no avail. I can hear the laptop trying to eject the disk but it doesn't come out. Any further suggestions? There's a hole along side the area where the disk is inserted, is that a paper clip hole? It's a MacBook Pro 15 running Snow Leopard. Regards Peter -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au --- Daniel Kerr MacWizardry Phone: 0414 795 960 Email: daniel @ macwizardry . com . au Web: http://www.macwizardry.com.au **For everything Macintosh** -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au
Re: Eject disk
Hi Daniel Tried the first one. Couldn't open Toast (probably a SL issue as I've only got Toast 6. I'll try the third one over night as I'm off to bed now. I'll let you know in the morning. Many thanks Peter On 03/10/2009, at 11:58 PM, Daniel Kerr wrote: Hi Peter Try opening up Disk Utility (Applications/Utilities folder). On the Left Hand Side, you should then see the model of your Optical drive. Click on that then click the Eject button. See if it force ejects it that way. If you have Toast, you can also try ejecting it from there as well. Or start to trick it to that you're going to burn something then it may eject it from there as well. Last ditch attempt it to shut it all down for about 30minutes-1hour, then once you turn it on again immediately hold down the mouse button to try and eject it that way. Fingers crossed. Kind Regards Daniel On 3/10/09 11:51 PM, Peter Curtis pcur...@aapt.net.au wrote: Worse part is I'm in Kalgoorlie and won't be back in Perth for a month to be able to see a service centre. We have a supplier, but I know more than he does (and that's not much) He wonders why I deal in Perth On 03/10/2009, at 11:12 PM, David Moyle wrote: Evening Peter Unfortunately no Apple laptops have the paperclip button to force the eject of the optical drive. (Well they haven't in the last three/ four years) Turn the laptop off and when turning it on hold down the mouse button. This should force an eject which may or may not work. You said you could hear it trying to eject so it maybe stuck in there which may require further work.. Reply back with any luck. Cheers, David Moyle Systems Technician Apple, Windows, Cisco -- Western Australia Mb: 0427 888 257 On 03/10/2009, at 10:57 PM, Peter Curtis wrote: Hi everyone I inserted a CD from a talking book from the library tonight, just to finish off the final 10 minutes from my drive from Perth. All that was fine except now that I've finished it, it won't eject! I've tried all the suggestions from help to no avail. I can hear the laptop trying to eject the disk but it doesn't come out. Any further suggestions? There's a hole along side the area where the disk is inserted, is that a paper clip hole? It's a MacBook Pro 15 running Snow Leopard. Regards Peter -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au --- Daniel Kerr MacWizardry Phone: 0414 795 960 Email: daniel @ macwizardry . com . au Web: http://www.macwizardry.com.au **For everything Macintosh** -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au
Stuck CD
Hi Daniel No, it's still stuck in the laptop. I left the computer off all night to perhaps cool off and tried again this morning. I can hear the mechanism trying to eject the disk a couple of times but it doesn't appear, it then stops trying to eject it. Anybody any other suggestions to try? It's going to be interesting telling the library they'll have to wait for their CD's, and why. Regards Peter -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au
Re: Stuck CD
Hi Peter, Have you tried opening Terminal app and typing drutil eject (without the quotes).? See if that will eject the CD. Cheers, Ronni 17 MacBook Pro Intel Core 2 Duo 2.4 GHz / 4GB / 800MHz / 500GB OS X 10.6.1 Snow Leopard On 04/10/2009, at 8:06 AM, Peter Curtis wrote: Hi Daniel No, it's still stuck in the laptop. I left the computer off all night to perhaps cool off and tried again this morning. I can hear the mechanism trying to eject the disk a couple of times but it doesn't appear, it then stops trying to eject it. Anybody any other suggestions to try? It's going to be interesting telling the library they'll have to wait for their CD's, and why. Regards Peter -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au
Re: Stuck CD
Hi Peter, The CD may just be getting stuck on the side of the drive - I've removed a stuck disc like this before with some thin tweezers and I was able to to push the disc in the correct direction as it was trying to eject. In the end, I had to replace the drive as the mechanism was broken - I used an external drive on the machine until it was replaced. Gav On 04/10/2009, at 8:06 AM, Peter Curtis wrote: Hi Daniel No, it's still stuck in the laptop. I left the computer off all night to perhaps cool off and tried again this morning. I can hear the mechanism trying to eject the disk a couple of times but it doesn't appear, it then stops trying to eject it. Anybody any other suggestions to try? It's going to be interesting telling the library they'll have to wait for their CD's, and why. Regards Peter -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au
Re: Stuck CD
This is an issue with the original MacBook Pro, particularly with certain DVDs. Apple choses to ignore this problem. If you are lucky it might eject if you are holding the computer with the disc opening pointing downward and let gravity assist in ejecting the disc. Even encourage it with a slight downwards motion at the right time. Persist in this manner, you may be lucky. That said I have had to pull my MacBook apart twice because of stuck discs. Regards, Eugene On 04/10/2009, at 8:06 AM, Peter Curtis wrote: Hi Daniel No, it's still stuck in the laptop. I left the computer off all night to perhaps cool off and tried again this morning. I can hear the mechanism trying to eject the disk a couple of times but it doesn't appear, it then stops trying to eject it. Anybody any other suggestions to try? It's going to be interesting telling the library they'll have to wait for their CD's, and why. Regards Peter -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au
Re: Stuck CD
Hi again Peter, If all our suggestions so far have failed to eject the stuck CD. Disrupt the spin: If you listen carefully, you can probably hear your optical drive powering up down over and over again. As long as the disc spins, it’s not coming out. 1. Find a very thin piece of cardboard or even a business card. 2. Restart your Mac and hold down the mouse/trackpad button as you poke the cardboard inside the SuperDrive slot. The goal is to slip it above the CD or DVD — towards the left side of the drive — and gently jiggle it around to put pressure on the disc. 3. You might have to continue this for up to a minute or so, but it often works when all other methods fail. There are images further instructions here: http://www.silvermac.com/2006/dvd-stuck-in-macbook-pro/ http://www.macobserver.com/tmo/article/ejecting_a_really_stuck_dvd_from_a_mac/ Cheers, Ronni 17 MacBook Pro Intel Core 2 Duo 2.4 GHz / 4GB / 800MHz / 500GB OS X 10.6.1 Snow Leopard On 04/10/2009, at 8:31 AM, Ronda Brown wrote: Hi Peter, Have you tried opening Terminal app and typing drutil eject (without the quotes).? See if that will eject the CD. Cheers, Ronni 17 MacBook Pro Intel Core 2 Duo 2.4 GHz / 4GB / 800MHz / 500GB OS X 10.6.1 Snow Leopard On 04/10/2009, at 8:06 AM, Peter Curtis wrote: Hi Daniel No, it's still stuck in the laptop. I left the computer off all night to perhaps cool off and tried again this morning. I can hear the mechanism trying to eject the disk a couple of times but it doesn't appear, it then stops trying to eject it. Anybody any other suggestions to try? It's going to be interesting telling the library they'll have to wait for their CD's, and why. Regards Peter -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au
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Having just got back online! Hi Ronda I did that and nothing happened I'll go onto the next thing suggested and keep you posted Thanks Peter On 04/10/2009, at 8:31 AM, Ronda Brown wrote: Hi Peter, Have you tried opening Terminal app and typing drutil eject (without the quotes).? See if that will eject the CD. Cheers, Ronni 17 MacBook Pro Intel Core 2 Duo 2.4 GHz / 4GB / 800MHz / 500GB OS X 10.6.1 Snow Leopard On 04/10/2009, at 8:06 AM, Peter Curtis wrote: Hi Daniel No, it's still stuck in the laptop. I left the computer off all night to perhaps cool off and tried again this morning. I can hear the mechanism trying to eject the disk a couple of times but it doesn't appear, it then stops trying to eject it. Anybody any other suggestions to try? It's going to be interesting telling the library they'll have to wait for their CD's, and why. Regards Peter -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au
Re: Stuck CD
H Gav I'm not game to try this Thanks Peter On 04/10/2009, at 8:30 AM, Gavin Criddle wrote: Hi Peter, The CD may just be getting stuck on the side of the drive - I've removed a stuck disc like this before with some thin tweezers and I was able to to push the disc in the correct direction as it was trying to eject. In the end, I had to replace the drive as the mechanism was broken - I used an external drive on the machine until it was replaced. Gav On 04/10/2009, at 8:06 AM, Peter Curtis wrote: Hi Daniel No, it's still stuck in the laptop. I left the computer off all night to perhaps cool off and tried again this morning. I can hear the mechanism trying to eject the disk a couple of times but it doesn't appear, it then stops trying to eject it. Anybody any other suggestions to try? It's going to be interesting telling the library they'll have to wait for their CD's, and why. Regards Peter -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au
Re: Stuck CD
Hi Eugene Tried this with no success Thanks Peter On 04/10/2009, at 8:38 AM, Eugene wrote: This is an issue with the original MacBook Pro, particularly with certain DVDs. Apple choses to ignore this problem. If you are lucky it might eject if you are holding the computer with the disc opening pointing downward and let gravity assist in ejecting the disc. Even encourage it with a slight downwards motion at the right time. Persist in this manner, you may be lucky. That said I have had to pull my MacBook apart twice because of stuck discs. Regards, Eugene On 04/10/2009, at 8:06 AM, Peter Curtis wrote: Hi Daniel No, it's still stuck in the laptop. I left the computer off all night to perhaps cool off and tried again this morning. I can hear the mechanism trying to eject the disk a couple of times but it doesn't appear, it then stops trying to eject it. Anybody any other suggestions to try? It's going to be interesting telling the library they'll have to wait for their CD's, and why. Regards Peter -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au
Re: Stuck CD
Hi Ronda Whilst I can hear the computer trying to eject the disk (when I restart and hold down the trackpad button) the disk doesn't appear to be spinning at all. I tried what you said and what they said on the site you suggested http://www.silvermac etc. with no result, assuming I did what you (and they) said correctly. Thanks Peter p.s. I've restarted a few times and sometimes, as the person said on silvermac said, the computer won't start at all. On 04/10/2009, at 8:51 AM, Ronda Brown wrote: Hi again Peter, If all our suggestions so far have failed to eject the stuck CD. Disrupt the spin: If you listen carefully, you can probably hear your optical drive powering up down over and over again. As long as the disc spins, it’s not coming out. 1. Find a very thin piece of cardboard or even a business card. 2. Restart your Mac and hold down the mouse/trackpad button as you poke the cardboard inside the SuperDrive slot. The goal is to slip it above the CD or DVD — towards the left side of the drive — and gently jiggle it around to put pressure on the disc. 3. You might have to continue this for up to a minute or so, but it often works when all other methods fail. There are images further instructions here: http://www.silvermac.com/2006/dvd-stuck-in-macbook-pro/ http://www.macobserver.com/tmo/article/ejecting_a_really_stuck_dvd_from_a_mac/ Cheers, Ronni 17 MacBook Pro Intel Core 2 Duo 2.4 GHz / 4GB / 800MHz / 500GB OS X 10.6.1 Snow Leopard On 04/10/2009, at 8:31 AM, Ronda Brown wrote: Hi Peter, Have you tried opening Terminal app and typing drutil eject (without the quotes).? See if that will eject the CD. Cheers, Ronni 17 MacBook Pro Intel Core 2 Duo 2.4 GHz / 4GB / 800MHz / 500GB OS X 10.6.1 Snow Leopard On 04/10/2009, at 8:06 AM, Peter Curtis wrote: Hi Daniel No, it's still stuck in the laptop. I left the computer off all night to perhaps cool off and tried again this morning. I can hear the mechanism trying to eject the disk a couple of times but it doesn't appear, it then stops trying to eject it. Anybody any other suggestions to try? It's going to be interesting telling the library they'll have to wait for their CD's, and why. Regards Peter -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au
Re: Stuck CD
H Peter, Have you tried to attached an external mouse … if not connect an external mouse and restart the system and hold down the mouse button during the restart. This method has worked for me on a number of occasions. Good luck Peder On 04/10/2009, at 9:36 AM, Peter Curtis wrote: H Gav I'm not game to try this Thanks Peter On 04/10/2009, at 8:30 AM, Gavin Criddle wrote: Hi Peter, The CD may just be getting stuck on the side of the drive - I've removed a stuck disc like this before with some thin tweezers and I was able to to push the disc in the correct direction as it was trying to eject. In the end, I had to replace the drive as the mechanism was broken - I used an external drive on the machine until it was replaced. Gav On 04/10/2009, at 8:06 AM, Peter Curtis wrote: Hi Daniel No, it's still stuck in the laptop. I left the computer off all night to perhaps cool off and tried again this morning. I can hear the mechanism trying to eject the disk a couple of times but it doesn't appear, it then stops trying to eject it. Anybody any other suggestions to try? It's going to be interesting telling the library they'll have to wait for their CD's, and why. Regards Peter -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au
Re: Stuck CD
Hi Peter, On 04/10/2009, at 9:57 AM, Peter Curtis wrote: Hi Ronda Whilst I can hear the computer trying to eject the disk (when I restart and hold down the trackpad button) the disk doesn't appear to be spinning at all. When the card is in above the CD as you are starting up the computer, it is forcing the disk to STOP spinning, so it can be ejected. It won't eject while it is spinning. I inserted a small piece of thin battery pack cardboard just above the disc and twisted it (the cardboard) a little so the disk can’t spin when starting up. I turned the computer on and held down the trackpad button. I could hear the sound of the optical drive inside, not the spinning sound but rather sound of something moving ever so slightly. I heard it only two times and the third sound was a well known one - the offending DVD came out. Cheers, Ronni I tried what you said and what they said on the site you suggested http://www.silvermac etc. with no result, assuming I did what you (and they) said correctly. Thanks Peter p.s. I've restarted a few times and sometimes, as the person said on silvermac said, the computer won't start at all. On 04/10/2009, at 8:51 AM, Ronda Brown wrote: Hi again Peter, If all our suggestions so far have failed to eject the stuck CD. Disrupt the spin: If you listen carefully, you can probably hear your optical drive powering up down over and over again. As long as the disc spins, it’s not coming out. 1. Find a very thin piece of cardboard or even a business card. 2. Restart your Mac and hold down the mouse/trackpad button as you poke the cardboard inside the SuperDrive slot. The goal is to slip it above the CD or DVD — towards the left side of the drive — and gently jiggle it around to put pressure on the disc. 3. You might have to continue this for up to a minute or so, but it often works when all other methods fail. There are images further instructions here: http://www.silvermac.com/2006/dvd-stuck-in-macbook-pro/ http://www.macobserver.com/tmo/article/ejecting_a_really_stuck_dvd_from_a_mac/ Cheers, Ronni 17 MacBook Pro Intel Core 2 Duo 2.4 GHz / 4GB / 800MHz / 500GB OS X 10.6.1 Snow Leopard On 04/10/2009, at 8:31 AM, Ronda Brown wrote: Hi Peter, Have you tried opening Terminal app and typing drutil eject (without the quotes).? See if that will eject the CD. Cheers, Ronni 17 MacBook Pro Intel Core 2 Duo 2.4 GHz / 4GB / 800MHz / 500GB OS X 10.6.1 Snow Leopard On 04/10/2009, at 8:06 AM, Peter Curtis wrote: Hi Daniel No, it's still stuck in the laptop. I left the computer off all night to perhaps cool off and tried again this morning. I can hear the mechanism trying to eject the disk a couple of times but it doesn't appear, it then stops trying to eject it. Anybody any other suggestions to try? It's going to be interesting telling the library they'll have to wait for their CD's, and why. Regards Peter Cheers, Ronni 17 MacBook Pro Intel Core 2 Duo 2.4 GHz / 4GB / 800MHz / 500GB OS X 10.6.1 Snow Leopard -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au
Re: Stuck CD
Hi Peder Tried that too, no success Thanks Peter On 04/10/2009, at 9:57 AM, Peder Kristensen wrote: H Peter, Have you tried to attached an external mouse … if not connect an external mouse and restart the system and hold down the mouse button during the restart. This method has worked for me on a number of occasions. Good luck Peder On 04/10/2009, at 9:36 AM, Peter Curtis wrote: H Gav I'm not game to try this Thanks Peter On 04/10/2009, at 8:30 AM, Gavin Criddle wrote: Hi Peter, The CD may just be getting stuck on the side of the drive - I've removed a stuck disc like this before with some thin tweezers and I was able to to push the disc in the correct direction as it was trying to eject. In the end, I had to replace the drive as the mechanism was broken - I used an external drive on the machine until it was replaced. Gav On 04/10/2009, at 8:06 AM, Peter Curtis wrote: Hi Daniel No, it's still stuck in the laptop. I left the computer off all night to perhaps cool off and tried again this morning. I can hear the mechanism trying to eject the disk a couple of times but it doesn't appear, it then stops trying to eject it. Anybody any other suggestions to try? It's going to be interesting telling the library they'll have to wait for their CD's, and why. Regards Peter -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au
Stuck CD
Hi Ronda I do think the disk is spinning, just not full speed!. I can faintly hear it. Is this going to be a problem if I have to wait til I go to Perth in three weeks time? Is it practical to take the computer apart? (with great trepidation) Regards Peter -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au
Re: Stuck CD
Hi Peter, With the card in the drive, startup while holding the trackpad button. The CD shouldn't be able to spin, if it doesn't eject after a short time, try moving the card to the left side of the superdrive and see if it can force the CD to eject. Cheers, Ronni On 04/10/2009, at 10:10 AM, Ronda Brown wrote: Hi Peter, On 04/10/2009, at 9:57 AM, Peter Curtis wrote: Hi Ronda Whilst I can hear the computer trying to eject the disk (when I restart and hold down the trackpad button) the disk doesn't appear to be spinning at all. When the card is in above the CD as you are starting up the computer, it is forcing the disk to STOP spinning, so it can be ejected. It won't eject while it is spinning. I inserted a small piece of thin battery pack cardboard just above the disc and twisted it (the cardboard) a little so the disk can’t spin when starting up. I turned the computer on and held down the trackpad button. I could hear the sound of the optical drive inside, not the spinning sound but rather sound of something moving ever so slightly. I heard it only two times and the third sound was a well known one - the offending DVD came out. Cheers, Ronni I tried what you said and what they said on the site you suggested http://www.silvermac etc. with no result, assuming I did what you (and they) said correctly. Thanks Peter p.s. I've restarted a few times and sometimes, as the person said on silvermac said, the computer won't start at all. On 04/10/2009, at 8:51 AM, Ronda Brown wrote: Hi again Peter, If all our suggestions so far have failed to eject the stuck CD. Disrupt the spin: If you listen carefully, you can probably hear your optical drive powering up down over and over again. As long as the disc spins, it’s not coming out. 1. Find a very thin piece of cardboard or even a business card. 2. Restart your Mac and hold down the mouse/trackpad button as you poke the cardboard inside the SuperDrive slot. The goal is to slip it above the CD or DVD — towards the left side of the drive — and gently jiggle it around to put pressure on the disc. 3. You might have to continue this for up to a minute or so, but it often works when all other methods fail. There are images further instructions here: http://www.silvermac.com/2006/dvd-stuck-in-macbook-pro/ http://www.macobserver.com/tmo/article/ejecting_a_really_stuck_dvd_from_a_mac/ Cheers, Ronni 17 MacBook Pro Intel Core 2 Duo 2.4 GHz / 4GB / 800MHz / 500GB OS X 10.6.1 Snow Leopard On 04/10/2009, at 8:31 AM, Ronda Brown wrote: Hi Peter, Have you tried opening Terminal app and typing drutil eject (without the quotes).? See if that will eject the CD. Cheers, Ronni 17 MacBook Pro Intel Core 2 Duo 2.4 GHz / 4GB / 800MHz / 500GB OS X 10.6.1 Snow Leopard On 04/10/2009, at 8:06 AM, Peter Curtis wrote: Hi Daniel No, it's still stuck in the laptop. I left the computer off all night to perhaps cool off and tried again this morning. I can hear the mechanism trying to eject the disk a couple of times but it doesn't appear, it then stops trying to eject it. Anybody any other suggestions to try? It's going to be interesting telling the library they'll have to wait for their CD's, and why. Regards Peter Cheers, Ronni 17 MacBook Pro Intel Core 2 Duo 2.4 GHz / 4GB / 800MHz / 500GB OS X 10.6.1 Snow Leopard -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au
Re: Stuck CD
Hi Ronda I tried all that. When I restart with the trackpad button down I hear the disk ejection mechanism trying to work but it appears the disk is physically stuck. (I think) The eject mechanism is working, the disk just doesn't come out. Regards Peter On 04/10/2009, at 10:10 AM, Ronda Brown wrote: Hi Peter, On 04/10/2009, at 9:57 AM, Peter Curtis wrote: Hi Ronda Whilst I can hear the computer trying to eject the disk (when I restart and hold down the trackpad button) the disk doesn't appear to be spinning at all. When the card is in above the CD as you are starting up the computer, it is forcing the disk to STOP spinning, so it can be ejected. It won't eject while it is spinning. I inserted a small piece of thin battery pack cardboard just above the disc and twisted it (the cardboard) a little so the disk can’t spin when starting up. I turned the computer on and held down the trackpad button. I could hear the sound of the optical drive inside, not the spinning sound but rather sound of something moving ever so slightly. I heard it only two times and the third sound was a well known one - the offending DVD came out. Cheers, Ronni I tried what you said and what they said on the site you suggested http://www.silvermac etc. with no result, assuming I did what you (and they) said correctly. Thanks Peter p.s. I've restarted a few times and sometimes, as the person said on silvermac said, the computer won't start at all. On 04/10/2009, at 8:51 AM, Ronda Brown wrote: Hi again Peter, If all our suggestions so far have failed to eject the stuck CD. Disrupt the spin: If you listen carefully, you can probably hear your optical drive powering up down over and over again. As long as the disc spins, it’s not coming out. 1. Find a very thin piece of cardboard or even a business card. 2. Restart your Mac and hold down the mouse/trackpad button as you poke the cardboard inside the SuperDrive slot. The goal is to slip it above the CD or DVD — towards the left side of the drive — and gently jiggle it around to put pressure on the disc. 3. You might have to continue this for up to a minute or so, but it often works when all other methods fail. There are images further instructions here: http://www.silvermac.com/2006/dvd-stuck-in-macbook-pro/ http://www.macobserver.com/tmo/article/ejecting_a_really_stuck_dvd_from_a_mac/ Cheers, Ronni 17 MacBook Pro Intel Core 2 Duo 2.4 GHz / 4GB / 800MHz / 500GB OS X 10.6.1 Snow Leopard On 04/10/2009, at 8:31 AM, Ronda Brown wrote: Hi Peter, Have you tried opening Terminal app and typing drutil eject (without the quotes).? See if that will eject the CD. Cheers, Ronni 17 MacBook Pro Intel Core 2 Duo 2.4 GHz / 4GB / 800MHz / 500GB OS X 10.6.1 Snow Leopard On 04/10/2009, at 8:06 AM, Peter Curtis wrote: Hi Daniel No, it's still stuck in the laptop. I left the computer off all night to perhaps cool off and tried again this morning. I can hear the mechanism trying to eject the disk a couple of times but it doesn't appear, it then stops trying to eject it. Anybody any other suggestions to try? It's going to be interesting telling the library they'll have to wait for their CD's, and why. Regards Peter Cheers, Ronni 17 MacBook Pro Intel Core 2 Duo 2.4 GHz / 4GB / 800MHz / 500GB OS X 10.6.1 Snow Leopard -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au
Re: Stuck CD
HEY IT'S OUT Many thanks to everyone who gave me suggestions. I persevered with what Ronda suggested and just tried and tried and tried and then, all of a sudden it ejected. Once again, many thanks everyone. It's taken a load off my mind. Regards Peter On 04/10/2009, at 10:28 AM, Peter Curtis wrote: Hi Ronda I tried all that. When I restart with the trackpad button down I hear the disk ejection mechanism trying to work but it appears the disk is physically stuck. (I think) The eject mechanism is working, the disk just doesn't come out. Regards Peter On 04/10/2009, at 10:10 AM, Ronda Brown wrote: Hi Peter, On 04/10/2009, at 9:57 AM, Peter Curtis wrote: Hi Ronda Whilst I can hear the computer trying to eject the disk (when I restart and hold down the trackpad button) the disk doesn't appear to be spinning at all. When the card is in above the CD as you are starting up the computer, it is forcing the disk to STOP spinning, so it can be ejected. It won't eject while it is spinning. I inserted a small piece of thin battery pack cardboard just above the disc and twisted it (the cardboard) a little so the disk can’t spin when starting up. I turned the computer on and held down the trackpad button. I could hear the sound of the optical drive inside, not the spinning sound but rather sound of something moving ever so slightly. I heard it only two times and the third sound was a well known one - the offending DVD came out. Cheers, Ronni I tried what you said and what they said on the site you suggested http://www.silvermac etc. with no result, assuming I did what you (and they) said correctly. Thanks Peter p.s. I've restarted a few times and sometimes, as the person said on silvermac said, the computer won't start at all. On 04/10/2009, at 8:51 AM, Ronda Brown wrote: Hi again Peter, If all our suggestions so far have failed to eject the stuck CD. Disrupt the spin: If you listen carefully, you can probably hear your optical drive powering up down over and over again. As long as the disc spins, it’s not coming out. 1. Find a very thin piece of cardboard or even a business card. 2. Restart your Mac and hold down the mouse/trackpad button as you poke the cardboard inside the SuperDrive slot. The goal is to slip it above the CD or DVD — towards the left side of the drive — and gently jiggle it around to put pressure on the disc. 3. You might have to continue this for up to a minute or so, but it often works when all other methods fail. There are images further instructions here: http://www.silvermac.com/2006/dvd-stuck-in-macbook-pro/ http://www.macobserver.com/tmo/article/ejecting_a_really_stuck_dvd_from_a_mac/ Cheers, Ronni 17 MacBook Pro Intel Core 2 Duo 2.4 GHz / 4GB / 800MHz / 500GB OS X 10.6.1 Snow Leopard On 04/10/2009, at 8:31 AM, Ronda Brown wrote: Hi Peter, Have you tried opening Terminal app and typing drutil eject (without the quotes).? See if that will eject the CD. Cheers, Ronni 17 MacBook Pro Intel Core 2 Duo 2.4 GHz / 4GB / 800MHz / 500GB OS X 10.6.1 Snow Leopard On 04/10/2009, at 8:06 AM, Peter Curtis wrote: Hi Daniel No, it's still stuck in the laptop. I left the computer off all night to perhaps cool off and tried again this morning. I can hear the mechanism trying to eject the disk a couple of times but it doesn't appear, it then stops trying to eject it. Anybody any other suggestions to try? It's going to be interesting telling the library they'll have to wait for their CD's, and why. Regards Peter Cheers, Ronni 17 MacBook Pro Intel Core 2 Duo 2.4 GHz / 4GB / 800MHz / 500GB OS X 10.6.1 Snow Leopard -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au
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Hi Peter, Good news. Yep, it takes a bit of fiddling with the card position and time to eventually force the CD to eject. Glad it worked for you. I wouldn't put that CD back in the drive, but before coming down to Perth check the drive again with a CD/DVD to see that the Drive is functioning correctly. There is known issue with some of the MacBook Pro's SuperDrives. If it needs checking out, I would suggest Daniel of MacWizardry to have a look at it. Cheers, Ronni On 04/10/2009, at 12:01 PM, Peter Curtis wrote: HEY IT'S OUT Many thanks to everyone who gave me suggestions. I persevered with what Ronda suggested and just tried and tried and tried and then, all of a sudden it ejected. Once again, many thanks everyone. It's taken a load off my mind. Regards Peter On 04/10/2009, at 10:28 AM, Peter Curtis wrote: Hi Ronda I tried all that. When I restart with the trackpad button down I hear the disk ejection mechanism trying to work but it appears the disk is physically stuck. (I think) The eject mechanism is working, the disk just doesn't come out. Regards Peter On 04/10/2009, at 10:10 AM, Ronda Brown wrote: Hi Peter, On 04/10/2009, at 9:57 AM, Peter Curtis wrote: Hi Ronda Whilst I can hear the computer trying to eject the disk (when I restart and hold down the trackpad button) the disk doesn't appear to be spinning at all. When the card is in above the CD as you are starting up the computer, it is forcing the disk to STOP spinning, so it can be ejected. It won't eject while it is spinning. I inserted a small piece of thin battery pack cardboard just above the disc and twisted it (the cardboard) a little so the disk can’t spin when starting up. I turned the computer on and held down the trackpad button. I could hear the sound of the optical drive inside, not the spinning sound but rather sound of something moving ever so slightly. I heard it only two times and the third sound was a well known one - the offending DVD came out. Cheers, Ronni I tried what you said and what they said on the site you suggested http://www.silvermac etc. with no result, assuming I did what you (and they) said correctly. Thanks Peter p.s. I've restarted a few times and sometimes, as the person said on silvermac said, the computer won't start at all. On 04/10/2009, at 8:51 AM, Ronda Brown wrote: Hi again Peter, If all our suggestions so far have failed to eject the stuck CD. Disrupt the spin: If you listen carefully, you can probably hear your optical drive powering up down over and over again. As long as the disc spins, it’s not coming out. 1. Find a very thin piece of cardboard or even a business card. 2. Restart your Mac and hold down the mouse/trackpad button as you poke the cardboard inside the SuperDrive slot. The goal is to slip it above the CD or DVD — towards the left side of the drive — and gently jiggle it around to put pressure on the disc. 3. You might have to continue this for up to a minute or so, but it often works when all other methods fail. There are images further instructions here: http://www.silvermac.com/2006/dvd-stuck-in-macbook-pro/ http://www.macobserver.com/tmo/article/ejecting_a_really_stuck_dvd_from_a_mac/ Cheers, Ronni 17 MacBook Pro Intel Core 2 Duo 2.4 GHz / 4GB / 800MHz / 500GB OS X 10.6.1 Snow Leopard On 04/10/2009, at 8:31 AM, Ronda Brown wrote: Hi Peter, Have you tried opening Terminal app and typing drutil eject (without the quotes).? See if that will eject the CD. Cheers, Ronni 17 MacBook Pro Intel Core 2 Duo 2.4 GHz / 4GB / 800MHz / 500GB OS X 10.6.1 Snow Leopard On 04/10/2009, at 8:06 AM, Peter Curtis wrote: Hi Daniel No, it's still stuck in the laptop. I left the computer off all night to perhaps cool off and tried again this morning. I can hear the mechanism trying to eject the disk a couple of times but it doesn't appear, it then stops trying to eject it. Anybody any other suggestions to try? It's going to be interesting telling the library they'll have to wait for their CD's, and why. Regards Peter Cheers, Ronni 17 MacBook Pro Intel Core 2 Duo 2.4 GHz / 4GB / 800MHz / 500GB OS X 10.6.1 Snow Leopard Cheers, Ronni 17 MacBook Pro Intel Core 2 Duo 2.4 GHz / 4GB / 800MHz / 500GB OS X 10.6.1 Snow Leopard -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au
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That's great news Peter, have you inserted another CD to determine if the CD or machine was at fault? If the CD ejects you are OK if it sticks you have to get it repaired anyway. Regards, Adrian adrianske...@me.com On 04/10/2009, at 12:01 PM, Peter Curtis wrote: HEY IT'S OUT Many thanks to everyone who gave me suggestions. I persevered with what Ronda suggested and just tried and tried and tried and then, all of a sudden it ejected. Once again, many thanks everyone. It's taken a load off my mind. Regards Peter On 04/10/2009, at 10:28 AM, Peter Curtis wrote: Hi Ronda I tried all that. When I restart with the trackpad button down I hear the disk ejection mechanism trying to work but it appears the disk is physically stuck. (I think) The eject mechanism is working, the disk just doesn't come out. Regards Peter On 04/10/2009, at 10:10 AM, Ronda Brown wrote: Hi Peter, On 04/10/2009, at 9:57 AM, Peter Curtis wrote: Hi Ronda Whilst I can hear the computer trying to eject the disk (when I restart and hold down the trackpad button) the disk doesn't appear to be spinning at all. When the card is in above the CD as you are starting up the computer, it is forcing the disk to STOP spinning, so it can be ejected. It won't eject while it is spinning. I inserted a small piece of thin battery pack cardboard just above the disc and twisted it (the cardboard) a little so the disk can’t spin when starting up. I turned the computer on and held down the trackpad button. I could hear the sound of the optical drive inside, not the spinning sound but rather sound of something moving ever so slightly. I heard it only two times and the third sound was a well known one - the offending DVD came out. Cheers, Ronni I tried what you said and what they said on the site you suggested http://www.silvermac etc. with no result, assuming I did what you (and they) said correctly. Thanks Peter p.s. I've restarted a few times and sometimes, as the person said on silvermac said, the computer won't start at all. On 04/10/2009, at 8:51 AM, Ronda Brown wrote: Hi again Peter, If all our suggestions so far have failed to eject the stuck CD. Disrupt the spin: If you listen carefully, you can probably hear your optical drive powering up down over and over again. As long as the disc spins, it’s not coming out. 1. Find a very thin piece of cardboard or even a business card. 2. Restart your Mac and hold down the mouse/trackpad button as you poke the cardboard inside the SuperDrive slot. The goal is to slip it above the CD or DVD — towards the left side of the drive — and gently jiggle it around to put pressure on the disc. 3. You might have to continue this for up to a minute or so, but it often works when all other methods fail. There are images further instructions here: http://www.silvermac.com/2006/dvd-stuck-in-macbook-pro/ http://www.macobserver.com/tmo/article/ejecting_a_really_stuck_dvd_from_a_mac/ Cheers, Ronni 17 MacBook Pro Intel Core 2 Duo 2.4 GHz / 4GB / 800MHz / 500GB OS X 10.6.1 Snow Leopard On 04/10/2009, at 8:31 AM, Ronda Brown wrote: Hi Peter, Have you tried opening Terminal app and typing drutil eject (without the quotes).? See if that will eject the CD. Cheers, Ronni 17 MacBook Pro Intel Core 2 Duo 2.4 GHz / 4GB / 800MHz / 500GB OS X 10.6.1 Snow Leopard On 04/10/2009, at 8:06 AM, Peter Curtis wrote: Hi Daniel No, it's still stuck in the laptop. I left the computer off all night to perhaps cool off and tried again this morning. I can hear the mechanism trying to eject the disk a couple of times but it doesn't appear, it then stops trying to eject it. Anybody any other suggestions to try? It's going to be interesting telling the library they'll have to wait for their CD's, and why. Regards Peter Cheers, Ronni 17 MacBook Pro Intel Core 2 Duo 2.4 GHz / 4GB / 800MHz / 500GB OS X 10.6.1 Snow Leopard -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au
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Hi Adrian I'll try that just before I come down to Perth next time. Thanks Peter On 04/10/2009, at 1:26 PM, Adrian Skehan wrote: That's great news Peter, have you inserted another CD to determine if the CD or machine was at fault? If the CD ejects you are OK if it sticks you have to get it repaired anyway. Regards, Adrian adrianske...@me.com On 04/10/2009, at 12:01 PM, Peter Curtis wrote: HEY IT'S OUT Many thanks to everyone who gave me suggestions. I persevered with what Ronda suggested and just tried and tried and tried and then, all of a sudden it ejected. Once again, many thanks everyone. It's taken a load off my mind. Regards Peter On 04/10/2009, at 10:28 AM, Peter Curtis wrote: Hi Ronda I tried all that. When I restart with the trackpad button down I hear the disk ejection mechanism trying to work but it appears the disk is physically stuck. (I think) The eject mechanism is working, the disk just doesn't come out. Regards Peter On 04/10/2009, at 10:10 AM, Ronda Brown wrote: Hi Peter, On 04/10/2009, at 9:57 AM, Peter Curtis wrote: Hi Ronda Whilst I can hear the computer trying to eject the disk (when I restart and hold down the trackpad button) the disk doesn't appear to be spinning at all. When the card is in above the CD as you are starting up the computer, it is forcing the disk to STOP spinning, so it can be ejected. It won't eject while it is spinning. I inserted a small piece of thin battery pack cardboard just above the disc and twisted it (the cardboard) a little so the disk can’t spin when starting up. I turned the computer on and held down the trackpad button. I could hear the sound of the optical drive inside, not the spinning sound but rather sound of something moving ever so slightly. I heard it only two times and the third sound was a well known one - the offending DVD came out. Cheers, Ronni I tried what you said and what they said on the site you suggested http://www.silvermac etc. with no result, assuming I did what you (and they) said correctly. Thanks Peter p.s. I've restarted a few times and sometimes, as the person said on silvermac said, the computer won't start at all. On 04/10/2009, at 8:51 AM, Ronda Brown wrote: Hi again Peter, If all our suggestions so far have failed to eject the stuck CD. Disrupt the spin: If you listen carefully, you can probably hear your optical drive powering up down over and over again. As long as the disc spins, it’s not coming out. 1. Find a very thin piece of cardboard or even a business card. 2. Restart your Mac and hold down the mouse/trackpad button as you poke the cardboard inside the SuperDrive slot. The goal is to slip it above the CD or DVD — towards the left side of the drive — and gently jiggle it around to put pressure on the disc. 3. You might have to continue this for up to a minute or so, but it often works when all other methods fail. There are images further instructions here: http://www.silvermac.com/2006/dvd-stuck-in-macbook-pro/ http://www.macobserver.com/tmo/article/ejecting_a_really_stuck_dvd_from_a_mac/ Cheers, Ronni 17 MacBook Pro Intel Core 2 Duo 2.4 GHz / 4GB / 800MHz / 500GB OS X 10.6.1 Snow Leopard On 04/10/2009, at 8:31 AM, Ronda Brown wrote: Hi Peter, Have you tried opening Terminal app and typing drutil eject (without the quotes).? See if that will eject the CD. Cheers, Ronni 17 MacBook Pro Intel Core 2 Duo 2.4 GHz / 4GB / 800MHz / 500GB OS X 10.6.1 Snow Leopard On 04/10/2009, at 8:06 AM, Peter Curtis wrote: Hi Daniel No, it's still stuck in the laptop. I left the computer off all night to perhaps cool off and tried again this morning. I can hear the mechanism trying to eject the disk a couple of times but it doesn't appear, it then stops trying to eject it. Anybody any other suggestions to try? It's going to be interesting telling the library they'll have to wait for their CD's, and why. Regards Peter Cheers, Ronni 17 MacBook Pro Intel Core 2 Duo 2.4 GHz / 4GB / 800MHz / 500GB OS X 10.6.1 Snow Leopard -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml
