Minidisk Stuck

[magily11]

Hey MacRumors Forums,
I dun goofed.

I was trying to see what I could do with a minidisk and now it's stuck in the side of my MacBook Pro.
What do I do?

 

[Ivan P]

Try and tip the computer on it's side so that the disc drive is facing down while pressing eject, try poking a credit card or something in the slot (but keep hold of one end) and press eject (to try and trick the drive into thinking it's a full-size disc), or apply some double sided tape to said credit card, poke it in the slot, and hopefully it'll stick to the disc and let you slide it out.*

For future reference, slot-loading DVD drives can only handle full-sized discs

*All of these are serious suggestions I've seen on these forums. I've never tried them myself and hold no responsibility if they don't work - but other people seem to have gotten some success from them.

 

[robbieduncan]

Or you mean a mini CD (or DVD)? These are not supported. It says so quite clearly in the manual. Inserting them in the drive can cause permanent damage to the optical drive mechanism.

 

[spinnerlys]

MiniDisc

miniCD

miniDVD

If it is one of the last two, maybe this can help:
Force Eject a Stuck CD or DVD

Mini CD Stuck - Mac Forums via MRoogle

 

[magily11]

Try and tip the computer on it's side so that the disc drive is facing down while pressing eject, try poking a credit card or something in the slot (but keep hold of one end) and press eject (to try and trick the drive into thinking it's a full-size disc), or apply some double sided tape to said credit card, poke it in the slot, and hopefully it'll stick to the disc and let you slide it out.*

For future reference, slot-loading DVD drives can only handle full-sized discs

*All of these are serious suggestions I've seen on these forums. I've never tried them myself and hold no responsibility if they don't work - but other people seem to have gotten some success from them.

Thanks, I tricked it with a cheap blank disc, I managed to get it out no problem.