Re: Mac question, PC guy...

  A number of Apple support articles capsulize what's been contributed
here so far. Among these:

  http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=51008
  (Standard ways of ejecting a CD. The suggestion in step 1
  to enter "sleep mode" is unusual, however; perhaps it is
  intended to temporary disable networking?)

  http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=106752
  (If the standard methods in the article above don't work, describes
  how you can eject the CD using Open Firmware on PowerPC-based Macs.
  This fall-back won't work on the newer Intel-based Macs.)

  If a CD is physically stuck, there are also Macintosh
  model-specific tips on getting it out, which you can find by
  searching using terms such as "eject CD" at
  <http://www.apple.com/support/>.

  http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=75459
  (An extensive list of key combinations one can use when
  booting under Mac OS X, including the "C" key to start from
  system software on a CD.)

  http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=106464
  (How to resolve startup problems in Mac OS X 10.3.9 and earlier)

Aron Roberts
Information Services and Technology

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On Wed, August 30, 2006 14:34, Robert N. Amsbury wrote:
> If, for reason, there is no eject key, holding down the mouse button
> while the machine boots will also eject the CD tray.
>
> At 2:27 PM -0700 8/30/06, Jay Bryon wrote:
>>There's an eject key top right of the keyboard to open the dvd
>>drive.  The icon is a dash with an up-arrow-like triangle on top.
>>Hold down "C" while booting and it should load up fine.
>>
>>-Jay
>>
>>Ted Crum wrote:
>>>I am trying to resurrect hand-me-down iMac G5 (dome-and-panel) that was
>>>reliably reported to have a bad hard drive.
>>>
>>>I put in a nice 80GB W-D drive, bare.
>>>
>>>At power-on I get an image that alterantes between a folder with the Mac
>>>face and one with a question mark. Not surprising.
>>>
>>>The CD drive door is closed, and there is no obvious way to open it. I
>>>want to power-up with an OS disc in the drive, while holding down a
>>> magic
>>>key, with hopes of reinstalling the OS.
>>>
>>>Does it sound like I didn't get the machine back together right?
>>>
>>>
>>>Thanks,
>>>
>>>tc
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