G4 Cube, won't boot, can't eject DVD

hello, o great mac gurus of the cyberworld. here is my situation. i have a G4 cube that is being extremely tempermental. the something isn't working, and the machine won't boot. i inserted the os X install DVD and tried re-installing te software. of course, it failed. now i can't get the DVD out. i tried the eject key. i tried holding down the 'E' key on startup. i tried holding down the mouse button on startup. NOTHING.
help? any suggestions on what to do next? thanks to all who read, and especially those who respond.
erik

sorry, folks... found a post that had THE answer. thanks for looking in the short minute it was posted...

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