I do I eject a blank CD stuck in my iMac 10.7.5? The CD does not appear on my desktop. Why not?
How do I do I eject a blank CD stuck in my iMa 10.7.5? Also, the CD does not appear on my desktop. Why not?
Here are some ways to eject it, hope this helps.
Five ways to eject a stuck CD or DVD from the optical drive
Ejecting the stuck disc can usually be done in one of the following ways:
1. Restart the computer and after the chime press and hold down the
left mouse button or track pad until the disc ejects.
2. Press the Eject button on your keyboard at power up.
3. Click on the Eject button in the menubar.
4. Press COMMAND-E.
5. If none of the above work try this: Open the Terminal application in
your Utilities folder. At the prompt enter or paste the following:
/usr/bin/drutil eject
If this fails then try this:
Boot the computer into Single-user Mode. At the prompt enter the same command as used above. To restart the computer enter "reboot" at the prompt without quotes.
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Good Morning,
For the first time, I'm trying to burn some pics to a DVD. I insert a blank DVD+R disk into the iMac's disk drive. My system doesn't seem to recognize the blank - it doesn't show up in Devices in Finder. Since it doesn't show there, I'm not able to use Finder to eject it.
Prior to inserting that blank, I had played another DVD video earlier with no problems and Finder showed that disk in Devices.
1. How do I eject that disk?
2. If Finder showed the DVD video disk in Devices earlier, why doesn't Finder see that blank disk?
I have an iMac 24 with Lion installed.
Thanks in advance! Vince.Hi, I just had a similar problem, and found that Option+Eject would eject a blank dvdrom. (OSX 10.6.8 on friend's recent, big iMac.)
Apparently, if Finder does not recognize a filesystem on media, it does not display an icon for it in the Finder sidebar (and no eject button next to it).
To reproduce: insert blank dvdrom; in about 15s a dialog comes up, asking what to do; choose Ignore. Now try to eject. Eject button does nothing. Option+Eject does eject the media. -
Apple USB DVD burner ejects any blank disk
I have MacAir with OS Maveriks 10.9.1 and external Apple's USB DVD drive. The drive keeps ejecting any blank disk when inserted. Tried several. What is the problem? Both devices are 14 months old.
Any help?Ejects after several seconds then it a dirty laser diode lens
Ejects immediately then it's a damaged loader usually
Given its age, warranty work out of the question. you may investigate the Ifixit.com videos on tearing down the ext superdrive for a lens cleaning or attempting same yourself without teardown.
I've fixed many myself, 9 times out of 10 its a dirty lens with dust. -
2 cd's stuck in intel iMac.. !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Thats what my friend in Australia said to me (I am in New Zealand so 4 hours on a plane away! so cant go look)
Itunes was copying a cd and was about to burn it evidently and asked her to insert a blank disk so she stuck it gently in the slot and it sucked it in!!! now she thinks there are 2 cd disks in there ! there are 2 CD images on the desktop 1 for the music cd and 1 for the blank disk
This is what she recons happened though I cannot see how anyone could even with a great deal of force put 2 cd's in a slot drive at once !! and she used no force the drive grabbed it and sucked it in but now there seems no way to eject it/them
I am assuming there is one disk in there and suggested the eject button and dragging and reboot hold mouse idea and none of that works . The drive makes a few noises but nothing comes out
So whats the story with intel iMacs.. is there no physical way like paper clips or others to eject it/.. I also heard you could boot to open firmware and type in something to eject it that way but it doesnt seem to respond to the commands to start in open firmware.. maybe intel Imacs dont have open firmware ?
is there some command line way at boot up to do this ?
or some other way ?
Yes she is blonde but i cant believe this is her fault..Yes thanks
it was only 1 cd
I thoguht she may have been confused with the 2 icons
evidently it was a Karaoke CD and it comes up as 2 disks
1 audio content
1 video content
I am glad no one can force 2 cd's in their iMac
thanks a bunch she was killer herself laughing -
Firefox connects to google-analytics for some sites,when i click on links in websites or emails and then gets stuck, and I can never get onto the site. Or opens a new bower behind the one i'm usind that's blank i don't even know it's there untill i close the one i'm using. How do I prevent Firefox from connecting to google-analytics? Or opening a blank bowser behind the one i'm using. I use XP with service pak 3 in English
== This happened ==
A few times a week
== a couple months agoI got the same issue.
I go on a website and all the sudden another window pops up with "results.google-analytics.com" or "search.google-analytics.com". It has often ads for other sites for example. black single dating site
how can I can I stop that from happening again?
I didn't download or do anything, just visit websites, that I visit on a regular basis.
OS: Windows XP
Firefox Version: 3.6.6 -
Ok, so here's the not so sad story. I bought an iPod Touch 2g 16g through Ebay - so forget warranties. Luckily I did not pay much. The description said it was stuck on the apple logo, so I figured it would be an easy put into recovery mode and restore problem.
Not so much.
If you plug the iPod in and charge up the battery the LCD will come to life after a while with the apple logo, then it displays the spinning wheel with the apple logo over it. That will last anywhere from 10 - 15 minutes, then the iPod will go blank for a few secs and then start up the cycle all over again.
As stated, this iPod will NOT enter either DFU or recovery mode and believe me I've tried it several times several different ways with different timings, connected via USB to a Mac, connected to a different Mac running Windows, and connected to just the charger. Nothing. Occasionally the screen might go blank while holding the power and home buttons but nothing else happens and then it starts it's usual cycle again.
Again, iPod NOT recognized by iTunes on either Mac or Windows side. Since I got off Ebay and seller didn't know much about it, I have no idea if someone tried to jailbreak this or not.
I will not put much money into this machine. So I guess my question is: does this behavior mean that the motherboard is clearly fried? Are there any software programs that might diagnose what the problem is? Could it be as simple as a fried battery?
And most importantly, is this iPod simply toast or is there anything anyone can suggest????
Really any suggestions would be greatly greatly appreciated. Seems a shame to just trash an iPod touch that might need a simple fix...
If it helps matters, I can tinker with iPods somewhat and have torn down and replaced several iPod touch 1g and 2g glass and digitizers with no problems. I'm somewhat software savvy but the whole jailbreak thing is new territory... and I can't really figure out the command in Windows or Mac terminals to list all connected devices so I have no idea if the computer even knows the iPod is there, even if iTunes doesn't. Guess that's it... ummm, please help???Nothing huh? No one's had this problem or this isn't fixable... oh well... if anybody comes up with anything I'll check in occasionally...
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*I have a DVD stuck in my iMac, can't see it on the desk top! Can I manually eject it, if so how?*
Help?
MinchroadsterHi Minchroadster
Open Disk Utility and select the DVD's image in the left column, then go up and hit the blue eject button. If for some unknown reason the DVD's image is not shown in Disk Utility, restart your Mac holding the mouse button to eject the DVD.
Dennnis -
Disc Stuck in Intel iMac... STILL After Trying Literally EVERYTHING!
It's been almost a month now and I still have a standard CD-R stuck in my disk drive. While my iMac is still useable, the disk drive cycles and taunts me every 4-5 seconds as it attempts to once again eject the disk. The battle has been fierce and I have literally tried EVERYTHING mentioned online up to the current day (5/16/2009). Here are couple key-points worth noting:
• When the computer boots up and I first log in, the disk actually shows up on the desktop as well as in iTunes. One quick tap on the eject button (or any other standard disk eject method) and the drama begins again as the disk drive comes to life and begins its relentless, endless cycle of ejection attempts.
• I have tried the plastic/laminated card method, the hold down the mouse-button and reboot method, the various key-combination methods, the terminal methods, the tipping the monitor methods, the trying to insert a second disk methods, the tweeze methods, the press the case together methods, the double-stick tape methods, and even the lay hands on it and pray method... ALL with no avail!
So, now what's left? Taking my iMac in to a professional Apple technician is not an option as I am past the warranty period and am literally broke financially!Hey Jaber,
I've had the same issue with mine as well, and tried all the suggestions to no avail.
I think it's a Drive issue , because I've read several other post in reference to this.
I could not eject mine, even though I could see the icon, and click eject it, however, it would try to eject the CD but would not come out. The drive was running al the time in sleep mode. I finally got the CD out, but you are going to have to use some tools to do it and take it apart somewhat. This is at the point where you decide to find a replacement Drive and install it yourself, (some what skilled labor involved) or do what I did, which was to to pull the 4 screws off the bottom of the imac, slide the Bezel off slightly so you can now actually see the side of the drive. In my case, there was a small metal latch (to hold the CD in while it spins?) in the middle of the drive preventing the CD from ejecting. Once I took a small screwdriver and pressed this latch back, I was able to take a pair of tweezers and pull out my CD. At this point I closed everything up, and put a piece of scotch tape across the drive slot, (so no one would accidently stick another CD in) and purchased a $69 external F/W drive. My take was this..., it was more cost & time effective to purchase a external CD/DVD drive (plug & Play) as opposed to time and effort putting in a new drive in the iMac.
Hope this helps. -
Iphone does n't restart and all i see is a blank screen (black screen). I have tried recharging the battrey but no success
I rebooted my computer and now it's working.
When in doubt, reboot, but in my frustration this afternoon it didn't occur to me.
Thank you all so much for taking the time to answer my question.
I hope this simple solution will help someone else.
enjoyride
I get frustrated with Apple too, but if you've spent any time on an Android device, you would know how lucky we are to have an Apple product. The interface is awful and there are no apps, even to get stuck.
Again thanks...
Cyndi -
My CD doesn't appear on my desktop, and I can't eject it
Dear All,
I have inserted a CD which doesn't appear on my computer at all. I have used the advice given in the section 'Ejecting a disc when all else fails' of my help manual, and I CAN NOT eject this disk, what should I do?? Does anyone at all have any ideas please?
Thank you!
ChristyHi i also had a recent problem with a stuck cd in my 12" powerbook slot loading drive. I would suggest attempting all the operating system problem solvers first that are covered in other discussions on this site, such as holding down alt + command(apple logo thingy) + F + O straight away when starting up your computer. This brings you to the open firmware where you type "eject cd."
My problem seemed more physical than a glitch in the operating system The CD would try to eject several times each time failing with a horrid grinding unhealthy sound as if something was blocking it. After a while the computer seemed to disable the act of even trying to eject the disc and the cd would not be recognize on my desktop or anywhere else.
After days of suffering and failed attempts I managed to get the disc out by getting another cd that was not important, and placing it in the mouth of the slot loading drive and carefully bending the cd gently in a wrist swiveling manor so that the slot got pushed wider. This sounds foolish behavior I know, but cds have a nice flex to them which softens contact with the soft aluminum metal. After a slight widening I tried ejecting once more and it thankfully worked. The disc that came out was incredibly scratched so I came to conclusion that the drive had been squashed a little bit down the line.
Any way hope this works and sorry about the essay.
Pete -
Blank CD not showing up on desktop
Blank CDs are not appearing on the desktop.
I've tried 5 CDs from this batch. Last week, I was able to burn the first CD , so don't think the CDs are the problem.
I restarted, ran disk repair, checked DV/DVD in systems, and everything is the same ("When you insert a Cd/DVD, ask what to do")
Any help appreciated.Wow, guys. This is crazy. I checked in apple profiler like you all suggested. It said no media.
At that point, I ejected, then re-inserted the CD and suddenly, HALLELUJA! Up popped the question, and the icon. And system profiler now says that there is a CD.
So thank you all for the help.
Hopefully this is the last we'll see of this. -
So my Macbook was not booting up so I resorted to using Disk Utility...it has been stuck on "updating boot support partitions for the volume as required" for over two days.
Has anyone else had to wait this long?
I have read that I should leave it until I get another message but I saw this reply on another site....
"Hi everybody, the message: “Updating boot support partitions for the volume as required.“ means: the Disk Utilities is telling you what it is doing: 'Disk Utilities': "(I'm) Updating boot support partitions for the volume as required (& I'm done with it)." So when you see this message, the DS (Disk Utilities) is done & you can close the application"...
Any advice/tips would be greatly appreciated!Doesn't have to be another MacBook - any Mac with FireWire (400 or 800) will do. FW 400 to 800 adapters or adapter cables should be available from any computer store.
Instructions for FWTDM -
Disconnect all other FireWire devices from both computers before you use FireWire target disk mode. Do not connect any FireWire devices until after you have disconnected the two computers from each other or have stopped using target disk mode.
To use FireWire target disk mode
1. Make sure that the target computer is turned off.
2. If you are using an Apple portable computer such as a PowerBook or MacBook as the target computer, plug in its AC power adapter.
3. Use a FireWire cable to connect the target computer to a host computer. The host computer can be powered on.
4. Start up the target computer and immediately press and hold down the T key until the FireWire icon appears. The hard disk of the target computer should become available to the host computer and will likely appear on desktop. (If the target computer is running Mac OS X v10.4 Tiger, you can also open System Preferences, choose Startup Disk, and click Target Disk Mode. Restart the computer and it will start up in Target Disk Mode.)
5. When you are finished copying files, locate the target computer's hard disk icon on the desktop of the host computer and drag it to the Trash or choose Eject (or Put Away) from the File menu.
6. Press the target computer's power button to turn it off.
7. Unplug the FireWire cable.
(extract from http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1661)
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