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Ok, how the HELL do you eject a cd from a Mac

Ron_Tomkins

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.... when the Machine doesn't read the cd?


I just put a music cd in and for some reason it doesn't seem to read it. It doesn't show on applications nor Itunes. Therefore, I also can't eject it cause there's no icon to drag to the trash can.

How in living HELL do I eject this thing from my computer now???

(And please, PC users, refrain from the "switch to PC" jokes. I'm not in a good mood right now)
 
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I take it you don't have the Mac Pro keyboard then. I've been told by our Mac support team that, if you have OS 10.1 or later that you should hold in the F12 key.

There are also apps that give you an eject button in the Finder.
 
Three methods (no reboot required):

1. Press and hold the "eject" button (top right).
2. Bring the Finder into foreground, hit Command-E (or File:Eject).
3. Start Disk Utility, select the optical drive, click eject (or Command-E, or File:Eject).

(There are more...)
 
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You throw it against the wall, get your CD, and then buy a PC. :)
 
Another good one:

"drutil eject tray" in Terminal (if your system is so far compromised that this doesn't work, the reboot/mousebutton is probably the easiest...)
 
Also: A lot of programs, including iTunes, show the eject icon and allow eject even when the disc is not displayed in the Finder or on the desktop.

iTunes has an "Eject disc" command permanently enabled in the "Controls" menu. Keyboard shortcut, as expected, Command-E.
 
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To all the "Get a PC" morons: There are PCs out there with a slot-loading optical drive...

Considering that I had more problem (way more) with disc reading problems in Windows... (guess it still remembers it was once DOS).
 
Another method, which I don't think has been mentioned: pull the door back, and press the eject button on the front of the optical drive. Or if it's really stuck, stick a straightened paper clip in the small hole at the front of the drive.
 
By all means, elgarak, I've used Macs to an extent and liked them a lot better than PC's in a lot of ways. I'll still stick with the PC due to the fact that there's far more games for it, but I'm hoping to get my hands on a Mac laptop once:).
 
jimtron said:
Another method, which I don't think has been mentioned: pull the door back, and press the eject button on the front of the optical drive. Or if it's really stuck, stick a straightened paper clip in the small hole at the front of the drive.
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None of the current lines of Macs has any of the things you mentioned. It's a pure slot-loading drive.
 
elgarak said:
To all the "Get a PC" morons: There are PCs out there with a slot-loading optical drive...

Considering that I had more problem (way more) with disc reading problems in Windows... (guess it still remembers it was once DOS).
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Yep... we're all morons with the more popular and useful system, silly us. :D
 
Safe-Keeper said:
By all means, elgarak, I've used Macs to an extent and liked them a lot better than PC's in a lot of ways. I'll still stick with the PC due to the fact that there's far more games for it, but I'm hoping to get my hands on a Mac laptop once:).
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If I can restrain myself from "Get a Mac" comments, so can you ;)!

(I just used some harsher language only since Ron was already frustrated and mentioned it in the OP)
 
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Just remember what the legendary Whitney Houston said about this.

Mac is Wack!
 
Thank you for your methods. I eventually rebooted and it did show the CD icon. It does read it. It just, for some insane reason, didn't read it the first time I put the cd in. I will consider these other options (excluding the "throw it against the wall" option) for next time if things get ugly.
 
elgarak said:
None of the current lines of Macs has any of the things you mentioned. It's a pure slot-loading drive.
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When you say "it's" what are you referring to? The OP didn't mention the model, did it? Whether it was an old or new Mac, a Mac Pro or iMac?

My Mac Pro is in the current line, and has a door that can be pulled back revealing an optical drive with an eject button and paper clip hole. See the top bay in the photo currently at this page:

http://www.apple.com/macpro/
 
Ron_Tomkins said:
.... when the Machine doesn't read the cd?


I just put a music cd in and for some reason it doesn't seem to read it. It doesn't show on applications nor Itunes. Therefore, I also can't eject it cause there's no icon to drag to the trash can.
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What, no button on the physical drive?

That is truly bad design. Appalling.
 
CFLarsen said:
What, no button on the physical drive?

That is truly bad design. Appalling.
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Ron didn't say there was no button on the physical drive, AFAIK.

I have a Mac Pro, which has an eject button on the front of the optical drive. Also, AFAIK, all Macs with slot-loading optical drives have physical eject buttons on the keyboards.

Sometimes with Macs is there a problem ejecting CDs? Every once and a while, sure. Does this happen more with Macs than with PCs? I doubt it. I don't mean to get into a Mac vs. PC debate, because I think it basically comes down to a matter of taste. But I don't think slot-loading Macs are poorly designed. The aluminum iMacs are lovely to look at, and work quite well. Neither Macs nor PCs are problem-free.
 
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