Comments on: Ejecting A Stubborn CD

By: Shawn

Shawn — Mon, 11 Sep 2006 18:01:01 +0000

I had a DVD that would not eject, and none of the above tips would work

Whad did work was booting the Mac into “Target Mode” (by holding the “T” key at bootup until the firewire symbol appears on the screen)

Once I was in target mode the DVD ejected successfully.

By: espd

espd — Fri, 18 Mar 2005 20:11:29 +0000

Here’s another easy fix to try first, before shutting down and so forth. Just fire up iTunes and hit the Eject CD button on the interface. This will often eject a stubborn CD or DVD. It has always worked for me, even when the Finder does not see the disc.

By: The Wolf

The Wolf — Thu, 17 Mar 2005 06:17:04 +0000

I have killed a CD drive using a paper clip like that…

By: John

John — Tue, 15 Mar 2005 20:24:58 +0000

The trick is one day it will not open, keep that in mind.

By: John

John — Tue, 15 Mar 2005 19:02:26 +0000

Hate to say it but…

The only solution for that one is to replace the CD-Rom Drive. Atempting to repair the tray gears is time intensive and likely to break the CD-Rom further.