CD in stuck in the computer and I can't get it out using the eject button. How do I get it to come out?

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How do you force eject a disc from a macbook pro?

Five ways to eject a stuck CD or DVD from the optical drive
Ejecting the stuck disc can usually be done in one of the following ways:
1. Restart the computer and after the chime press and hold down the left mouse button until the disc ejects.
2. Press the Eject button on your keyboard.
3. Click on the Eject button in the menubar.
4. Press COMMAND-E.
5. If none of the above work try this: Open the Terminal application in your Utilities folder. At the prompt enter or paste the following:
/usr/bin/drutil eject
If this fails then try this:
Boot the computer into Single-user Mode. At the prompt enter the same command as used above. To restart the computer enter "reboot" at the prompt without quotes.
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Cdrom drive can not eject / Cdrom is stuck

How To Eject CD from CD-ROM drive if it is Stuck :

If you have a CD into CD-ROM drive and it is stuck and you are trying to eject tray of CDROM by pressing the eject button or windows eject command but CD won't eject as there is no command to eject a stuck compact disc from the CDROM drive then this article is for you.

Step 1: Switch off the computer.

Step 2. On the front of the CD-ROM drive you may find a small hole called Emergency Eject hole below the tray of CD-ROM drive . Take a long pin around 3 inch, (also known as CD ejector) it must be hard enough, insert this pin inside the hole and push a little. The CD tray will slightly move to out.

Step 3: Now you may manually pull the tray and you are done. You have successfully ejected the stucked CD.

Step 4: Switch on the computer and you may work as usual.

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on May 12, 2010 • Computers & Internet

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CD stuck in imac

Have you tried holding the mouse or trackpad button down immediately after powering on. This forces the CD drive to eject during boot up.
See this page for all sorts of useful Mac tips.

http://www.danrodney.com/mac/

Aug 24, 2012 • Apple iMac Z0GF0005F Desktop

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Bose 3 cd playerdisc error will not eject

Try to use an old CD...and insert it under the stuck CD...push in slightly while using the eject button...on may models this will release the stuck CD...Hope this helps.

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My daughter put a small disc for her music in my mac computer how do i get it out

Five ways to eject a stuck CD or DVD from the optical drive
Ejecting the stuck disc can usually be done in one of the following ways:
1. Restart the computer and after the chime press and hold down the left mouse button until the disc ejects.
2. Press the Eject button on your keyboard.
3. Click on the Eject button in the menubar.
4. Press COMMAND-E.
5. If none of the above work try this: Open the Terminal application in your Utilities folder. At the prompt enter or paste the following:
/usr/bin/drutil eject
If this fails then try this:
Boot the computer into Single-user Mode. At the prompt enter the same command as used above. To restart the computer enter "reboot" at the prompt without quotes.Alternatively follow the following instructions: How do remove stuck Mini CD from the SuperDrive on Macbook Pro

Dec 29, 2010 • Apple iMac OS 9.1

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Loaded a cd to upgrade firmware, firmware would not load. eject button would not eject. read manual, says to push eject at the same time you plug in the electric cord,still would not eject. Any...

Please try in this way.

Disconnect power.
Connect power back, and keep REPEATEDLY pressing the eject button while you connect. If still no ject press power on button while you keep hitting the ehect button. You need to press eject on the unit, do not use the remote.

If that does not work, then the unit must be taken apart.

Dec 09, 2010 • Cameras

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I have a sony computer, the model where every thing is built in behind the screen. a CD is stuck inside and i cannot remove. anyone have any knowledge on what to do to remove same?

The CD, DVD or BD drive tray may not open when trying to eject a disc. This can occur if there is a mechanical failure, or if there is a disk stuck in the drive.
Please follow the following steps to resolve this issue:

Because some applications can prevent the drive tray from opening, close all open applications.
NOTE: If the Roxio DirectCD software is running, eject the CD using the Roxio DirectCD software.
Attempt to eject the drive tray using the eject command of the operating system.
Restart the computer to the BIOS by continuously tapping the F2 key on startup and, while in the computer BIOS, press the EJECT button on the computer.
NOTE: If the drive tray ejects in BIOS, but not in the operating system, reinstall the CD, DVD drive.

Sep 16, 2010 • Sony VAIO VGC-RB40 PC Desktop

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A dvd is stuck in the drive. It resists all attempts at removal including the ''eject cd'' command in Open Firmware. Can I manually remove it?

The iMac (Slot loading) computer's disc eject mechanism is electrical instead of mechanical. To eject a CD-ROM disc at startup that contains system software, press the mouse button until the computer ejects the disc. If the disc does not contain system software, wait for the iMac to start up and drag the disc icon to the Trash.

If either of these steps fails to eject the disc, push the drive's manual eject button with a small, blunt object like a paper clip. This button is located to the right of the CD/DVD slot as shown in Figure 1. The computer must be turned on to eject a disc in this manner.

Figure 1 Manual eject button

Once the disc is ejected, it extends just beyond its center hole so you can remove it from the drive. If the disc fails to eject, while holding in the paper clip, use another CD to gently push against the inserted CD. This gentle pressure may help to release the inserted CD.

Important: After ejecting the disc with the manual eject button, you must restart the iMac in order for the CD-ROM or DVD-ROM drive to work.
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Oct 10, 2009 • Apple iMac G4 Desktop

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My cd is stuck in macbook and is not being read by my computer it only makes a funny sound when i reload it

A CD or DVD disc can become stuck in your Macintosh. It may not be appearing on your desktop or could be causing the computer to lock up if the computer cannot recognize it properly.
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First try the normal methods to remove the disc. Drag its icon to the Trash can in the Dock or select 'Eject' from the File menu.
If you are running a virtual machine, e.g. VMFusion, ensure that the CD is disconnected from the virtual machine. This will sometimes allow the CD to now show up in Mac OS X.
Shut down the computer and start up whilst holding down the mouse button. This may take some time, but keep your finger on the mouse button right up until the disc comes out or the log-in screen has appeared.
If you have Toast Titanium installed on your computer, choose EJECT DISC from the menubar.
Sometimes you can successfully use the eject disc button in iTunes even if the disc is not visible to the Finder
Open Disk Utility and choose the disc you wish to eject in the left-hand pane, then click on the Eject button.
Some Macintoshes have a paperclip hole that you can insert a straightened paperclip into, manually triggering the eject mechanism.
Open Terminal and type "drutil tray eject" to eject the disc/tray, and "drutil tray close" to close the tray.
Restart the computer while holding down Command-Option-O-F, to enter the Open Firmware prompt. Type "eject cd" without the quotes, and press return. The disk ought to eject. To start into OS X, type "mac-boot" without the quotes. Press return, and the computer will continue with the startup. (This will not work on an Intel Mac. There is no Open Firmware on Intel Macs. )
If your computer has an eject button on the keyboard, restart the computer holding down the Option key. When the startup disk selection screen appears, let go of the option key and press the keyboard's eject button.

Sep 30, 2009 • Apple iBook G3 Clamshell (M2453B) Mac...

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CD driver stuck

In the front side of the dvd drive you will see a small hole ...so to eject that cd put one niddle in that hole and .
Now press the button at just after that apply a force on niddle .suddenly you will notice that cd will come outside ,if not try more times and you will learn to eject the cd when you are unable to do it by pressing the eject button...
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Hello,

firstly, i advice you turn your computer off. Unplug the power cord from the outlet. Find a large paperclip and straighten one end of it.
Locate the small hole on the front of your CD ROM drive on your computer. If you don't find a small hole, check to see if there is a small grove below the CD ROM drive door.
Insert the paperclip into the hole so you can release the CD ROM drive door catch. When you feel some resistance, keep pushing until the door opens.
Remove the paperclip and use your hand to physically pull the door out all of the way, if necessary.
Remove the CD when the CD ROM drive opens.

Take care.

Anonymous Jul 20, 2010

Hello,

There is a small
hole, usually near the eject button of your laptop. Unbend a paper clip and carefully
push the paper clip into the hole, try to keep it straight. drive
should pop right out.

Take care.

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Hi,
its too simple. you dont need to worry.. Check the front side of the CD ROM. you will find there one small hole. Now just take a thing, which is around the 4 to 6 inch (min is 4") long and can pass through that hole (for eg. take medium size U pin, and remove all bends and make it straight or long needle) Now insert this equipment in that hole and press. your ROM will eject...
Hope this has helped you ... Thanks....

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Only way is to remove the drive and take front off it and Force the drive out
you may need to replace drive afterwards
But u can get the current disk out by forcing the drive out there just on pullys and don't damage drive if pulled out.

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Anonymous Jul 20, 2010

Do you know that we are talking about a laptop. I wouldn't have any idea how to take out a drive.

If you don't know how to do this, please just let me know.

Thanks.

Myrna
Anonymous Jul 20, 2010

Laptop drives you can pull them out
there is nothing fixing them to the laptop frame/case..
It just slots in and out.
Anonymous Jul 20, 2010

Next to eject button there will be a small hole
use a Pin in that hole to Manually eject the drive

Most laptop CD Drives have this feature.

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If the eject button wont work, try to open your tower, remove the necessary screws attached to the covers. Take the cd drive out of the tower. Try to gently press on the middle part of the drive. I know you have tried the pin hole but know that if you feel a bit resistance, keep pushing using the pin until the door opens then manually pull the tray out. If it still wont work, prying would be the last resort.

Anonymous Jul 19, 2010

The stuck CD is in my Dell 1500 Studio Lap Top. Please don't tell me to go to Dell for help.

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