CD stuck in DVD drive

My Equium has died and I have a very important CD in the drie which will not eject. Can anyone tell me how I can get it out without having to get ´physical´ with the machine.
Are there any instructions anywere on removing the drive from the laptop?
Thanks

Sometimes the disk could get stuck in some process so you should be able to get the disk out by turning off the notebook, then turn it on again and press the eject button after turning it on again, this can be done as the Windows OS loads or at anytime.
If the disk still doesn't come out, then the disk must be in a bad posision on thr disk tray or there is a hardware issue with the DVD-ROM drive.
If you turn of the notebook, take out the DVD-ROM drive by holiding the eject sliders as you take it out and there may be a way to open it with screws etc. You can take it to a computer shop for them to look at the drive for you - they can find a way of getting disk out and assess if there is problem with it and can replace the drive or tell you the disk wasn't sitting on the tray properly.

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You may have to take the computer to the Apple store or an Apple Authorized Service Provider
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Hi
I have a disc stuck in my drive. When I eject its stats to come out, sounds like it gets wedged, then goes back in again. Is this as serious as I fear and is there an easy way to get the disc out without resorting to striping out the drive.
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Adrian

Which "model" & "generation" G5 iMac do you have?
Need this info so that the knowledgeable users can provide you with the proper troubleshooting solution(s).
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=301724-en How to identify your iMac
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?path=Mac/10.4/en/mh355.html Getting information about your computer
You can have this info displayed on the bottom of every post by going to 'My Settings' which is located in the column on the right under your name, and filling in the information asked for.
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In the meantime, see the following:
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http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=106752 Macintosh: How to Eject a Disc When Other Options Do Not Work
Launch Disk Utility (Finder>Go>Utilities), select the ‘stuck disc’ in the volume list on the left & then either click the "Eject Button, Press Command+E or choose File>Eject Disk.
Also check out the following thread:
Yet Another CD Can't Eject - All posted methods tried
Another help source (if you haven't already done so).
Go to your OS Help Menu. In the search field type dvd
Click on all the troubleshooting topics & Support Articles that pertain to your issue.
You can also do the same in Disk Utility. Open same up.
At the bottom left of the window, click on the purple button w/the "?" in the middle.
This will bring up the Help Menu.

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Hi, I inserted a dvd into the dvd drive and I had headphones on so I couldn't tell but I don't think it made any noise at all when I put it in, meaning it didn't pull it in like it normally does. It just kind of slid in and got too far so that I can't pull it out. I have tried everything. Hitting eject shows the eject symbol on the screen but does nothing. It does not show and dvd on the desktop and it isn't making any noise at all. I have restarted and tried holding the mouse button down on startup which did not work and tried getting it out with a thin card as suggested in other places. Any suggestions?

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I don't know how helpful this is, but I just luckily got out of a similar situation. I tried all advice on this page, nothing worked. The CD was still stuck in the drive, and despite the fact that I could hear it running during start-up, it did not show up on the desktop and the dvd-drive was no longer recognized by the system.
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I made a stupid mistake. I took a CD that had its label flaking off and a bit of it broke off in my DVD drive. It will still accept and eject CD's, but no longer reads information from them. It makes a slow whirring noise when a disc is in and never reaches maximum speed. Any ideas on how to get this thing out without having to send to Apple? I have some compressed air, but I was wanting to see people's advice before doing anything.
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Since it is probably still visible, I'd take the longest sharp sewing needle you can muster and tease it out.
Try it once or twice and if there's no luck, take it to the Geniuses at the Bar. After all, it is still under warranty.
Should this occur again later down the road when there's no warranty, the quickest solution is to drop the bottom pan, dismount the drive and reach inside to take the debris out. Far easier when the drive is in your hand. IFixIt.com has detailed pictorials of what needs to be done to get the drive out and put it back in safely.

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I put one of those 1/2 size mini-CD's into my drive. yeah. It's stuck and the computer can't even see it or feel it apparently. It's not grabbing onto anything so it can't eject it. What do I do?!?!

Welcome to Apple Discussions, TrishEB.
1. Have you tried restarting the PowerBook and then keep the trackpad button pressed?
2. Alternatively, you can try restarting and then keep the following keys pressed: apple-alt-O-F
When you see a white screen with some black text, type: eject-cd
and then press return.
3. Another option is to use a pair of precision tweezers and very gently use it to try and grab the edge of the CD so that you can pull it out. There may be a chance that the CD has not gone too far into the drive, thus enabling you to reach it with the tweezers.
4. If you are feeling even more adventurous, and none of the above work, you might consider using a very thin strip of card/paper with a little piece of double-sided tape on one side.
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I have a dvd stuck in the drive and as I can not boot is there a way of removing the dvd ?

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Hi everybody,
I currently have a DVD stuck in my disc drive. I fell asleep yesterday night watching the DVD using the "DVD Player" application that is the default for playing a DVD. When I woke up, DVD Player wouldn't quit and I had to force quit the program. I didn't use the DVD Player for the rest of the day, but in the evening, I tried to reopen DVD Player to finish the DVD. It said: "There was an initialization error. A valid DVD drive could not be found. [-70012]" I tried to eject the disc by pressing the "eject" button on the keyboard, but that did absolutely nothing. Now the DVD is stuck in the drive, not showing up on my computer, and I am not able to eject it. What can I do to get it out?
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I have had this recurring problem for two years. My CD/DVD drive will not spit out certain CDs DVDs. They get stuck when I try to eject; then they start running again. They always eventually come out, but it is extremely irritating. I've taken it to the Apple store, but they told me that it is a flawed disc. Anyone else have this problem and does anyone know how I can manually eject discs when this occurs next?
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how can i get a disc that is stuck in my drive out?

Restart. Hold down the mouse or trackpad button at the chime until the disc ejects. If that doesn't work, it's physically stuck.

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