Apple mac wont eject cd

Oh, and I could find no trace of a software solution, like an AppleScript to make the iMac ignore the drive. If someone knows one that works, that would certainly save some effort and potential hardware damage. Apple itself publishes a how-to on slot-loading iMac drive failures. This involves inserting a paperclip, then sliding it as the disc is ejected in an attempt to free it. Inserting a thin piece of cardboard into the optical slot as the disc is spinning can force it to stop and may then trigger the drive to eject the disc. The "try anything" school of thought and a few websites suggested that jamming a second disc into the slot and trying the standard eject methods may be enough to make the drive barf out both discs.

A number of people managed to pull the disc out by inserting two credit cards working one on either side of the jammed disc and using them like pincers to yank it out. This guy even put up a YouTube video showing the technique in action. Didn't work for me. Still no luck, even after several hours and repeated sessions of fighting with this thing. I was about to pack it in, take the iMac apart and physically remove the drive.

But stubbornness and an unwillingness to admit defeat called for a little MacGyvering. The approach I settled on was to use a thin, metal putty knife with a patch of heavy duty adhesive two-sided tape. I worked the knife into the drive, pressed it against the disc until it adhered, then tried ejecting the disc, simultaneously releasing the pressure on the putty knife and pulling it out.

It took multiple attempts and by the end I was not being particularly gentle, but I was finally rewarded by not just the click of the eject mechanism engaging, but the sound of the disc popping out, still firmly attached to the putty knife by a blob of gooey tape. Was it a damaged disc, or is the drive shot? I have no idea and I don't plan to find out. Fool me once… That drive is now sealed shut, which is one less thing to worry about given the machine is going to the kids' playroom anyway.

The DVD itself is gummy and scratched as might be expected give the removal efforts , but I did notice it was extremely flexible. It wasn't cracked, but it bent almost like cardboard, even a day later. I suspect the months it spent stuck in the drive heated it up and baked the plastic, but maybe that was the problem in the first place. I'll never know unless one of the kids rips the duct tape off the drive slot and jams another in. So, nearly seven years between posts, two optical drive-related iMac issues are resolved. The next one I buy apparently won't have an optical drive, so don't expect to check in around for a continuation on this theme.

Not the tools I usually keep in my computer repair kit, but sometimes you just have to improvise. Photo by Brad Moon. In case you are ever faced with this annoying situation, here is what I tried in order of escalating frustration: Force eject a stuck DVD the Apple way. Image copyright Apple. View Comments.

How to Eject a Stuck CD or DVD From Your Mac

Sponsored Content Powered By Outbrain. More Stories. The Monitor. Angela Watercutter Angela Watercutter. I turned off the macbook, then held down the eject button and turned the power back on. I finally got the damn disk out! It was stopping the CD from going in or going out.

I know this really sounds like a true hardware issue, but once we physically moved the piece out of the way by gently sliding a card underneath it and moving it toward the screen the CD came right out…. I tried most of the suggestions except the cardboard… where do you stick the cardboard…. This page solved it! Keyboard perpendicular to the table. Pressed the eject button. Thank you so much for the advice!

Just held down the trackpad on the new aluminium mb relieved now, and people with the bootcamp problem hold down ctrl and choose macintosh. Thank you guys for the help, Clicking the trackpad on startup ejected my windows disk which hung up in there in an unsuccessful attempt at using bootcamp. Thanks a million!!! I had this exact problem the other day. The way i did was shut down the macbook.

This was an extensive explanation and it helped me get out the nasty DVD through the card method , thanks man.

How to Eject a Stuck CD or DVD From Your Mac

Just wanted to chime in that this worked for me! I have an Intel based Macbook. Usually if I take a q-tip moistened with a little running alcohol and run it along the opening it will help. Also, I generally do have to tip my laptop on its side to let gravity do its job. Every time I would hit the eject button, the image would flash like it was going to eject then….

No noises, even. The disk was no longer even spinning, there was just no response at all. Anyway, I turned it off, let it sit for about a minute and turned it back on — pressing the trackpad button the entire time.

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It tried to eject after about 45 seconds, but was sucked back in. Once OS X was starting to load, I tried just hitting the eject button with laptop on its side and the stupid thing finally spit out. Oh yeah, my computer was on for at least min. Kinda took a while!! Thank you so much for different ideas. I was also in same problem that my cd was stuck in my mac book. Finally it came out. Friends it is worth to read all. The battery cardboard trick worked! Thank you!!! Thanks so much for the advice. However, the major ingredient some sort of long chain alcohol along with the polymers in solution caused a film on the disk and enabled my computer to read the disk.

I just stuck a piece of cardboard in the disk drive and waited for the disk to stop rotating and then repeatedly pressed the ejection button on the keyboard. Finally a box appeared on my screen that asked which task I want to perform and I selected to eject. It worked like magic! The cardboard trick worked for me too, except I used a visiting card. Also, my problem was more complicated as my Keyboard and Trackpad are non-functional.

I selected the dvd drive on the right hand panel and the Utility showed an eject button on the top panel. And that worked!

Thanks for the cardboard trick. Looking at the front of my MacBook Pro I saw that the upper part of the case was a little bent downwards which prevented the DVD from ejecting. Problem is that the case has to be repaired replaced? This worked for me!!! I still had a problem but, I went with another persons advice and stuck a card in the slot so the disk would not turn thus not being read.

After a few times of doing this and also holding down the eject key another window popped up in iTunes asked if I wanted to eject disc. I clicked yes and Walla disc was ejected. What a nightmare this has been. Thanks to Dani for the help… Howard. Thank you so much. Got a CD stuck just now and your method saved me getting even more annoyed with myself and even more tears, so thank you. I have the Aluminum MacBook. I forgot to eject the disc after finishing some software installing that required a restart.

It would only read from the disc. Clicking down on the track pad during boot worked for me. Victoria and Monica if you two visit this site again to see our comments well hey you two sound cute! This info really helped thank you so much. As a Mac tech, all good and useful ideas. Open a terminal window and use Disk Recorder Util:. The 45 degree angle worked like a charm. Eventually got it out by turning on computer, tilting it and pressing eject. Bingo it worked. Thank you for saving my weekend. Kudos to you!!! Holy crap, that worked. Thanks for the tips.

I tried all of your methods several times, then after i put a thick card in and tilted it and pushed eject, took out the card-out popped the CD- Many thanks. First, quit all applications that are using files on the disc. Then try one of these alternate methods:.

If your drive has an emergency eject hole, put the computer to sleep and insert a large, straightened paper clip in the small emergency eject hole of the drive the location varies, depending on the drive. Push firmly until the disc ejects. Use Open Firmware to eject the disc if all other methods fail this may not work on all computers. To use this method, you have to start up and briefly use the computer using Open Firmware, not the standard Mac OS X desktop.

To eject a disc using Open Firmware: Restart the computer. When you hear the startup sound, press and hold the Command-Option-O-F keys. The Command key has an Apple on it. Press Return, then wait a few seconds. My leopard CD was stuck inside and all it did was install the software upgrade. I cannot boot. Many thanks from a switcher. CS 5 days ago.

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