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Eject a stuck CD/DVD from a MacBook Pro SuperDrive
Authored by: Danger on Aug 01, '10 04:13:18PM

I inserted a half size instruction CD that came with a bluetooth device I bought. It got stuck in my MacBook pro. I found that Macs don't accept those small disks. Nothing I did would get it out. I took it to the Apple store figuring that they would have an easy way to remove it. The Apple Genius told me they would have to take my machine in, take it apart and install a new drive. I told him "no thanks" that I would get the disk out myself. He said that if I tried, I would void the warranty and I could easily mess up the internals that would cost me $1,200 to fix. I told him I would chance it. So, when I got home, I took a large paperclip, straightened it out, leaving one loop, slightly bent the straight end of the clip to about the depth of a CD. I wrapped the paperclip end in electrical tape to keep from scratching anything (no $1,200 bill for me) and trimmed it. I inserted the paperclip with the bent tip horizontal to where I thought the center of the CD would be. I then turned the paperclip so that the bent tip pointed down. I gently pulled out the paper clip and it brought the CD right out with it. Everything works perfectly. I watched a DVD movie on my MacBook Pro last night.



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Eject a stuck CD/DVD from a MacBook Pro SuperDrive
Authored by: dramaguru on Aug 17, '10 10:24:40PM

Well, I'm at the end of my rope. I've tried everyone's suggestions, except the paper clip tip, which I'm a little afraid of, frankly.

My problem is the same as the original problem. There's a disc stuck in it. but my Macbook Pro (bought brand new mid-2009, Intel Core, disc slot on the right, full trackpad) will not boot past the light blue screen. When I restart, I get the grey screen with the Apple logo and the rotating circle, then I get a blue screen with sometimes a very small white square at the top left corner, then sometimes a second rotating circle, then a lighter blue screen with absolutely nothing on it. After that, nothing, except sometimes the screen goes dim after a while to save the screen.

I've put my ear to the disc drive, and frankly can't hear anything that sounds like an attempt to read the disc. Now and then there's a little click, or a very short whirr, but nothing that sounds like the normal attempt at reading the damn disc.

I've tried all of the solutions I've found through google - the credit cards and business cards, the holding down of various keys while restarting (O-F, D, eject, etc.), I even tried turning the laptop upside down. I'm at the end of my rope. I've wasted so much time I don't have, and I'd be incredibly grateful for any help.



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