Try grabbing the CD as it is ejected with a pair of tweezers. SOmetimes you can even angle the machine, which sometimes helps. Good luck, I think with a little patients, you can snag and extract it. On Jul 8, 2009, at 3:21 AM, ben mustill-rose wrote:
> > I think this is going to be more of a hardware issue since the drive > is actually trying but failing to eject. > Is the computer covered under apple care? > My adventureus side wants to tell you to try ejecting it when the > optical drive is facing downwards - ie: the mbp is stood sideways > vertically. You may find that even though the disk is not fully > ejected you will be able to get enough of a grasp on it to be rather > stubbon when pulling it out. > > Having said this, if the machine is still covered, its probably best > for its user to spend some qualitty time with her boyfriend untill the > machine can be scene to incase you inadvertently make the issue worse. > > On 08/07/2009, Barry Hadder <bhad...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> Alex, >> >> Try force quit and relaunch finder. >> >> Or, try ejecting the cd as the computer is booting. >> >> >> If that doesn't work, open terminal and type lsof -n|grep /Volumes/ >> volumename. After the grep you could also just copy the ikon of the >> drive in question from the desktop and paste it into the terminal >> window. This will tell you what if any programms are using the disk. >> >> Or try this: in terminal type hdiutil eject -force /Volumes/ >> volumename >> >> And if that doesn't work: reboot into command mode. I can't remember >> off hand how to do that but I think emediately after the start sound >> press command-option-o-f but I would look that up if I were you. >> Then >> type eject cd ret reboot-mac ret. >> >> And if that doesn't work: <throwing up hands> >> >> On Jul 7, 2009, at 11:52 PM, Michael Babcock wrote: >> >>> >>> very sorry, i thought the subject was "macbook pro prices"... sorry >>> again. >>> mike >>> >>> On Jul 7, 2009, at 8:44 PM, Michael Babcock wrote: >>> >>>> >>>> um, right, what are you asking? Just curious are you looking for >>>> pricing information for the new macbook pro's? >>>> On Jul 7, 2009, at 8:10 PM, Alex Jurgensen wrote: >>>> >>>>> >>>>> Hi, >>>>> >>>>> My Girlfriend's Macbook Pro was chugging along nicely until today. >>>>> We >>>>> put in a Library disk with one of those raised Barcode labels on >>>>> it >>>>> and now the disk won't come out. The MBP tries to eject it, it >>>>> gets >>>>> stuck, and goes back in. Note: It doesn't come far enough out that >>>>> we >>>>> can catch it before it goes back in. >>>>> >>>>> As her boyfriend, I have my hands tied at the moment seeing as >>>>> how I >>>>> can't get a tech support agent from our support centre out here >>>>> until >>>>> Saturday, and this is a critical problem as her Mac won't boot. >>>>> >>>>> I should add, we are both legally blind VO users. >>>>> >>>>> Thanks in advace and I appreciate any help. >>>>> >>>>> Regards, >>>>> Alex, >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>> >>>> >>>> Michael Babcock >>>> GW Hosting, Your Dedicated Home On The Web >>>> Phone: +1-888-272-3555, ext 54121 >>>> email: michael.babc...@gwhosting.net >>>> administrative e-mail: ad...@gwhosting.net >>>> url: http://gwhosting.net >>>> >>>> >>>>> >>> >>> Michael Babcock >>> GW Hosting, Your Dedicated Home On The Web >>> Phone: +1-888-272-3555, ext 54121 >>> email: michael.babc...@gwhosting.net >>> administrative e-mail: ad...@gwhosting.net >>> url: http://gwhosting.net >>> >>> >>>> >> >> >>> >> > > > -- > Kind regards, BEN. > > email: bmustillr...@gmail.com > msn: benmustillr...@hotmail.com > web: http://www.bmr.me.uk (under construction) > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
