Mac mini won't eject cd! Please help!

starla76 · Sep 14, 2006, 09:50 AM

I have a regular CD in the disc drive that won't eject. There isn't even an icon recognizing the disc. I've tried everything that Apple suggests, including holding down Command- Option-O-F and typing eject cd and holding down the mouse at start-up. I'm guessing there's no emergency eject button on a mini?
What else can i do? Thanks very much.

AnthonyKinyon · Sep 15, 2006, 04:24 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by starla76

I have a regular CD in the disc drive that won't eject. There isn't even an icon recognizing the disc. I've tried everything that Apple suggests, including holding down Command- Option-O-F and typing eject cd and holding down the mouse at start-up. I'm guessing there's no emergency eject button on a mini?
What else can i do? Thanks very much.

Sorry to hear of this. Not good.

Give this a shot and good luck!

Eraserhead · Sep 15, 2006, 04:30 PM

As the linked article suggests I'd try Holding Down the (left) mouse button at startup, that usually works for me.

mcmillan · Sep 15, 2006, 07:36 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Eraserhead

As the linked article suggests I'd try Holding Down the (left) mouse button at startup, that usually works for me.

He tried that already. I guess you should keep trying the standard methods a few more times. Otherwise take your Mac to a specialist. Good luck!

Inkling · Sep 24, 2007, 06:17 PM

Nothing digital worked with my PPC Mac mini and an audio CD that OS X would not even recognize as there, much less eject.

Since the top was off anyway to replace the hard drive, I decided to take the top off the combo CD/DVD drive. Nothing could have been simpler. I just removed four tiny Phillips screws on the sheet-metal top and two slightly larger ones on the side next to the RAM. The cover then slipped off and the CD was easily removed. Since the drive doesn't have a mechanical eject, I suspect this is the fix for a stuck CD/DVD that Matsushita engineers built into their design.

Mike Perry, author of Untangling Tolkien

devnill · Sep 25, 2007, 03:58 PM

Try Terminal located under Applications->Utilities->Terminal
Then from the command line try

drutils status

This should show you the disk information.
Then try

drutils eject

If this does not work then reboot and retry.

lOUDsCREAMEr · Sep 26, 2007, 01:49 AM

my mac mini 2.0 (superdrive) no longer eats disc!!
im bringing it to applecare this sat

yoyodl · Jan 30, 2008, 04:45 AM

This may not be the most tech savvy way to do it, but this is how I've solved the problem of a CD that won't eject on my mac mini. Mind you I have multiple macs at home so that's why I have the option.... here goes: set up the mac with the stuck cd to start up in firewire target mode, when the cd appears on the desktop of your "helper" mac simply eject the cd from that mac's desktop..it should spit it right out. Hope that helps.

Ugg · Jan 30, 2008, 12:02 PM

Have you tried to restart?

Soodi · Feb 4, 2008, 02:37 PM

tried all sorts of things, but your suggestion worked! i love the internets!

yoyodl · Feb 5, 2008, 12:29 AM

Glad it was of help to you.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Soodi

tried all sorts of things, but your suggestion worked! i love the internets!

Ronix · Feb 5, 2008, 12:45 AM

Soodi.. I know you got the CD out, but another way to eject a stubborn disc is by holding down the space bar while the computer is starting up. This is just for anyone else that is having troubles.

Sep 14, 2006, 09:50 AM	#1
starla76 macrumors newbie Join Date: Oct 2005	Mac mini won't eject cd! Please help! I have a regular CD in the disc drive that won't eject. There isn't even an icon recognizing the disc. I've tried everything that Apple suggests, including holding down Command- Option-O-F and typing eject cd and holding down the mouse at start-up. I'm guessing there's no emergency eject button on a mini? What else can i do? Thanks very much.

Sep 24, 2007, 06:17 PM	#5
Inkling macrumors newbie Join Date: Jul 2006	Remove a CD mechanically Nothing digital worked with my PPC Mac mini and an audio CD that OS X would not even recognize as there, much less eject. Since the top was off anyway to replace the hard drive, I decided to take the top off the combo CD/DVD drive. Nothing could have been simpler. I just removed four tiny Phillips screws on the sheet-metal top and two slightly larger ones on the side next to the RAM. The cover then slipped off and the CD was easily removed. Since the drive doesn't have a mechanical eject, I suspect this is the fix for a stuck CD/DVD that Matsushita engineers built into their design. Mike Perry, author of Untangling Tolkien

Sep 25, 2007, 03:58 PM	#6
devnill macrumors newbie Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: London town	Unix command line? Try Terminal located under Applications->Utilities->Terminal Then from the command line try drutils status This should show you the disk information. Then try drutils eject If this does not work then reboot and retry.

Jan 30, 2008, 04:45 AM	#8
yoyodl macrumors newbie Join Date: Jan 2008	my solution to the problem..it gets the CD out... This may not be the most tech savvy way to do it, but this is how I've solved the problem of a CD that won't eject on my mac mini. Mind you I have multiple macs at home so that's why I have the option.... here goes: set up the mac with the stuck cd to start up in firewire target mode, when the cd appears on the desktop of your "helper" mac simply eject the cd from that mac's desktop..it should spit it right out. Hope that helps.

Jan 30, 2008, 12:02 PM	#9
Ugg macrumors 68000 Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Penryn	Have you tried to restart? __________________ Check out <Peter's family tree!

Sep 15, 2006, 04:30 PM	#3
Eraserhead Contributor Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Oxford, UK	As the linked article suggests I'd try Holding Down the (left) mouse button at startup, that usually works for me.

Sep 26, 2007, 01:49 AM	#7
lOUDsCREAMEr macrumors regular Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Safari desert	my mac mini 2.0 (superdrive) no longer eats disc!! im bringing it to applecare this sat

Feb 4, 2008, 02:37 PM	#10
Soodi macrumors newbie Join Date: Feb 2008	thank you, yoyodl! tried all sorts of things, but your suggestion worked! i love the internets!

Feb 5, 2008, 12:45 AM	#12
Ronix macrumors member Join Date: Jan 2008	Soodi.. I know you got the CD out, but another way to eject a stubborn disc is by holding down the space bar while the computer is starting up. This is just for anyone else that is having troubles.

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