Modify action of eject button?

The internal drive on my G4 iMac died, so I bought an external one this afternoon. Does anybody know of a way I can modify the eject button on my keyboard to open and close the external drive instead of the internal one? That would be so cool.

Hi, daniel.
Rather than modifying the key's function, try the following:
1. Press Option-Eject and see if this causes the external's tray to open/close.
2. Install the Eject menu extra. Open the Computer > Macintosh HD > System > Library > CoreServices > Menu Extras folder and double-click on the Eject.menu file.
This will place an Eject menu extra on the right side of the menu bar. Its symbol is the standard "Eject" symbol, a triangle over a line. Click this to open any of the optical drives on your Mac by selecting the drive from the Eject menu extra's menu.
3. You might give Ardiem a try. I've not used it, but it seems tailored to your needs if the other methods above don't help.
Good luck!
Dr. Smoke
Author: Troubleshooting Mac® OS X

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