It's an older iMac G3. The operating system won't boot up and I can't get the CD out to install a new OS.
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2006-12-20 14:17:46 · 5 answers · asked by xoxo 4 in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Desktops
Hello badboynheat,
Okay, here's the list.
* Drag the CD icon into the trash.
* Make sure that files that are on the CD aren't open. The Mac won't let you eject while something is open.
* Hit the eject keyboard (if your Mac has a special eject key). You may need to hold this down for awhile.
* Click or highlight the disk icon and hit the F-12 key
* Click on the disk icon and select the File > Eject or hit the Command + E menu command.
* Finally, if you've lost the disk icon but the CD is still in your Mac. Restart your Macintosh and hold down the mouse button. The Mac should eject the disk on start-up.
I hope that this will be able to work for you.
--Rick
2006-12-20 14:39:50 · answer #1 · answered by rickrudge 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I wish I could really help you on this one... I have an iMac G4 and I had that problem a few times, so I had to keep pressing the eject button continuously. I also had to manually open the door to the cd and tried ripping it out. I'd call Apple support and see what they could recommend to you so you don't break your computer.
2006-12-20 14:20:40 · answer #2 · answered by omgrachie 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
attempt right here: a million. turn off the gadget and turn on at the same time as keeping the mouse button down. do no longer permit it up till the cd pops out or the login demonstrate screen comes up. OR 2. at the same time as booted pass to the console (interior the utilities folder below purposes) and style drutil tray eject OR 3. reboot the gadget at the same time as keeping down Command option O F all on the comparable time to get into open firmware (DOS style demonstrate screen) then style eject cd then style mac-boot besides OSX OR 4. if your laptop has an eject button on the keyboard, restart the laptop keeping down the alternative key. whilst the startup disk determination demonstrate screen seems, permit pass of the alternative key and press the keyboard's eject button. you may ought to do each and each of those some circumstances in the past it works, yet frequently one in each and every of them does it.
2016-10-15 08:36:44 · answer #3 · answered by thedford 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
does the CD drive has a small pin hole....?Insert a thin stick in it, to get CD out
2006-12-20 14:19:42 · answer #4 · answered by Buzzy Buddy 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hammer!!!!!!!!
2006-12-20 14:25:04 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋