Inserted a disc fine, did what I needed to do, hit eject..it makes the sound..comes to the edge, but won't come all the way out..not even enough to grab it, before it sucks it back in again..its like the grey "felt" stuff at the edge is keeping it from coming out. What can I do!? This mac is a pain in the arse anyway..now this!?
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Powerbook G4 won't eject disc!!
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You might try this. Hold your Mac so that the drive slot faces down (or as down as you can get it. Press the eject button. It may also be easier to just press the eject button then angle the Mac down right after you press it.
My 1.67Ghz PowerBook was dropped on it's right corner by the guy who sold it to me on eBay. I have to eject disks this way because of the damage to the corner. If I left it flat it would do what you are describing.
IDK if that will work, but worth a shot.
My 1.67Ghz PowerBook was dropped on it's right corner by the guy who sold it to me on eBay. I have to eject disks this way because of the damage to the corner. If I left it flat it would do what you are describing.
IDK if that will work, but worth a shot.
But thanks....
Worse case scenario.. you could get an external superdrive via USB. With the right open firmware commands u can boot from it. Many of us here have booted PPC macs off USB with no problems.
I had a G4 Cube that had this same problem, everything worked fine except for the short-stroked eject.
I use to wait with a pair of tweezers right at the ejection slot, much like a cat watching a mouse-hole, as soon as the CD showed itself I'd pounce.
Worked almost every time.
BTW I coated the tips of the tweezers with a layer of rubber cement, pliobond if memory serves me, both to aid if gripping and help prevent scratching the disc.