Help! Mac trouble!

[TheMightyFavog]

How do I eject a DVD from my G5 that will not read?

[HarukaTheTrophyWife]

1. Normally, you should be able to hit the disk eject on the keyboard...

Also, you can drag the icon of the DVD from the desktop into the trash and that will eject the disk.

[TheMightyFavog]

2. no icon came up

I forgot about the eject button.

The machine read it as a blank dvd after a few minutes and gave me a menu. Upon further examination of the disc (A copy of Roning that I rented from the video store) The disc had a damn crack noear the center. :mad:

[Der Blaue Engel]

3. If the usual methods don't work

there should be a tiny pinhole in one corner of the disk tray, or next to it. Stick an unbent paperclip into it and gently push until the catch releases.

[TheMightyFavog]

4. Hmmm... I don't see one on my G5 iMac...

Maybe its on the back? :shrug:

[Der Blaue Engel]

5. Do you have a disk tray or just a slot that sucks the DVD in?

If it's just a slot, I guess there isn't a pinhole; I just looked at my iMac and realized it doesn't have one (I normally use my iBook). However, I tried inserting the paperclip at the far right of the slot and it immediately spit the disk out at me, so I assume the catch is right there. The pinhole method is a documented method from Apple and will not harm your computer, but I can't say for sure about poking the clip into the slot even though it appears to have worked for me with no ill effects.

Also, try Command-E. That's the keystroke for eject. (Of course, if it doesn't recognize that it has anything to eject, that won't work.) I think there is also a key combination you can hold down while rebooting the computer that will eject the disk, but I can't remember what it is offhand. I'll Google and see if I can find it.

Good luck!

[Der Blaue Engel]

7. Eject a CD on boot:

Hold mouse button down immediately after powering on.

Here's where I found this: http://www.danrodney.com/mac/index.html

[REP]

6. F12

Or open iTunes and use the Eject Disc control there.