Er, I'm way past all that. :) ... The old paperclip trick does the same thing as hitting Eject in the finder - the rollers spin their hardest but the CD only comes out a few millimeters. I'm now at the point of opening the drive, and it seems either the rollers are too worn to provide good friction, or the springs before the rollers are too hard to compress. I think I'm going to be able to fix it.
----- Original Message ----- From: "Dennis B. Swaney" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "iMac List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: "Joel Rosenblum" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, September 10, 2002 12:07 AM Subject: Re: slot-loading CD player won't eject CDs > > Joel, you have two options: > 1. Hold down the mouse button at startup and the CD should eject. > 2. Use a paper clip in the manual eject in the right corner of the slot. > > Sincerely, > Dennis > > At 16:58 -0400 9/9/02, Joel Rosenblum wrote: > >I have an iMac 350 and the slot loading CD drive no longer ejects CDs. > >It's like the rollers are just slippery or something because they aren't > >strong enough to shove the thing out. CDs are able to be read still, so > >it's a good drive, just this damn slot loading technology that > >apparently wasn't perfected before landing in my lap. Anyone else have > >this problem and know of a cheap solution? Can I fix this myself by > >taking the drive apart? > -- The iMac List is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | - Epson Stylus Color 580 Printers - new at $69 | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> iMac List info: <http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/imac-list%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
