Help iMac Superdrive won't spit out CD
My new iMac won't spit out the CD. I've tried eject and restarting while holding down the mouse button, and nothing seems to work. It works fine with other CD's but it's eaten this one and it won't come out. Every few seconds, it spins up as if it's about to access it, but then theres an abrupt noise and then it spins back down. Though my computer still works, the CD doesn't show up on the desktop, and the noises are annoying. And I need my drive back. What should I do? Is there a way to force open the drive?
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When I open DVD Player, it says that it doesn't even recognize a DVD drive. Neither does iTunes recognize a burner since the CD's been stuck.
Thanks for any advice you can give.
Can you do the 'paper clip' thing to eject it manually? Is there a little hole near the drive to eject it at all?
<strong>My new iMac won't spit out the CD. I've tried eject and restarting while holding down the mouse button, and nothing seems to work. It works fine with other CD's but it's eaten this one and it won't come out. Every few seconds, it spins up as if it's about to access it, but then theres an abrupt noise and then it spins back down. Though my computer still works, the CD doesn't show up on the desktop, and the noises are annoying. And I need my drive back. What should I do? Is there a way to force open the drive?</strong><hr></blockquote>
Take it back to the store where you bought it and throw it through the window!
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<strong>Take your new overpriced imac and go get your money back, then go out and buy yourself a Dell! Then put the difference in price in your pocket! Can you imagine paying that much money for that overpriced novilty item and not have the piece of junk work!!!! <img src="graemlins/oyvey.gif" border="0" alt="[No]" /> <img src="graemlins/oyvey.gif" border="0" alt="[No]" /> </strong><hr></blockquote>
rbald, most trolls have the dignity to not lower themselves to a dell, in fact many trolls build their own pc's, maybe you should try that... at least to drag you away from this board for a while...
<strong>Take your new overpriced imac and go get your money back, then go out and buy yourself a Dell! Then put the difference in price in your pocket! Can you imagine paying that much money for that overpriced novilty item and not have the piece of junk work!!!! <img src="graemlins/oyvey.gif" border="0" alt="[No]" /> <img src="graemlins/oyvey.gif" border="0" alt="[No]" /> </strong><hr></blockquote>
hey troll, why don't you take all the money you've saved buying a dell and use it to get your head surgically removed from your ass?
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rbald, most trolls have the dignity to not lower themselves to a dell, in fact many trolls build their own pc's, maybe you should try that... at least to drag you away from this board for a while...</strong><hr></blockquote>
Yea but you've got to realize you guys have macs and macs are only built by Apple! So i'am just trying to appeal to the buy a computer syndrome! So i used Dell as an example! See you people can't build a mac! You have to buy it! The PC masses can build their own computers you guys can't build your own Macs!You have to take what Jobs gives ya!!!!
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Yea but you've got to realize you guys have macs and macs are only built by Apple! So i'am just trying to appeal to the buy a computer syndrome! So i used Dell as an example! See you people can't build a mac! You have to buy it! The PC masses can build their own computers you guys can't build your own Macs!You have to take what Jobs gives ya!!!!
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So instead of getting a crap computer you get to waste your time building a crap computer? That sounds like fun. You still have to use what Billy Gates gives you fool.
As far as the computer problem I'd call Apple. It's possible you just placed the CD in the wrong way. I've gotten CDs stuck in my stereo before so it can happen. Good luck.
[ 02-05-2002: Message edited by: imacSE ]</p>
PS. rbald is a screwed up.
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A valid point, but one which we have all thought about. We would rather have a superior OS than build our own computer and deal with the monopolistic M$.
Why are you here?
as for macs, yes Macos is the superior Os, and taking pre-built computers which cost a bit more(for the most part) is a small price to pay to get to use macos, I seriously would not use windows on my main machine even if it was a pimped out athlon based system with a huge HD loads of RAM etc etc etc