There is a DVD stuck in my drive on my iMac, the computer doesn't recognize it's there, how do it get it out?
There is a DVD stuck in my drive on my iMac, the computer doesn't recognize it. How do I get it out? I was trying to burn some photos onto it. Some error camer up, and then I coudn't get it out.
Hello, try holding the Mouse button down while booting up.
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I had this problem with a DVD + R and after trying everything I realized there is an eject button. -
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It doesn't recognize me
I just experienced this exact same issue with my early 2011 15" macbook pro. Since like a month after purchasing it I had issues with the screen randomly going dark on me. I sent it in for repair inder waranty they replaced the gpu and logic board but I continued to have the same issues with the screen randomly going black sometimes I would need to reboot it in order to get the screen to go back on but it happened so infrequently and I used the computer for school so disnt find the time to resend it in to apple. Just last night the screen started to display the blue screen with black verticle lines on it. I called apple and explained to them the issues that had been ongoing since I purchased the laptop but they said because I was now outside of warantee that any repairs at thia point wouldn't be covered. Fml so glad I spent 2200 on this future proof macbook pro what a joke my sister purchased a toshiba laptop for 300 4 years ago and it still running like a champ. I loved my macbook but at the price I paid I expect it to last longer than 2 years before leaving me high and dry. *** apple??
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power off your machine. hold down your left mouse button. power on your machine. This should eject the cd.
Eject cd
Here is a web page on twelve ways to eject the cd.
http://www.osxfaq.com/dailytips/01-2003/01-16.ws
You indicate you are running on a g5, but 10.6 doesn't run on on a G5.
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Immediately after the startup sound, press and hold the key combination Command-Option-o-f. Enter commands:
eject cd
mac-boot
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=106752 -
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Try these options:
Credit Kappy.
Look at these discussions:
https://discussions.apple.com/message/6369213#6369213
https://discussions.apple.com/docs/DOC-4032
Ciao.
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iTunes for Windows: Optical drive is no longer recognized, or "Disc burner or software not found" alert after install
http://support.apple.com/kb/TS2308
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