How can I start from a CD if I can't get the CD tray to open?

My PowerMac won't start. I want to insert a bootable CD into it, but I can't get the CD tray to open. Pressing the CD button on the keyboard does nothing.
I remember on the old iMacs with a CD tray, you could push a paper clip into a hole to get the CD tray to open. Is there anything like that on a PowerMac? Or any other tip that I can use so I can open the CD tray?

Hi, Dunestrider -
Try this -
Restart or boot, immediately press the Option key and keep it held down. That should bring up Startup Manager, a bright blue screen with icons for available boot volumes.
If the CD drive is empty at this time, press Command-. (Command-periodkey) - this is an instruction to the Mac to open the tray. Then insert your disk and wait a bit for it to spin up and get read.
Old style Startup Manager - then click the circular arrow on the left - this instructs the Mac to rescan buses. Your bootable CD should then appear onscreen. Click it and then click the straight arrow.
New style Startup Manager -
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1310
- you will probably need to restart after the disk is in, holding down the C key to force a boot using the CD as the boot volume.

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