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One possible way to eject troublesome CDs or DVDs
How about:
One possible way to eject troublesome CDs or DVDs
This seems to be a problem on (all?) MacBooks. Maybe the motor in the CD drive is weak, and cannot spin up heavy discs will a thick sticker label. Maybe the tolerance in the drive is too small and the label rubs while it's trying to spin. In any case, the drive would spin up and mount the disc, but after spinning for a minute or two, the disc would spin down and unmount itself, but could not eject (though you could hear the motor trying).
One possible way to eject troublesome CDs or DVDs
Yup. Same thing happened the first day I got my 12" Powerbook, and rebooting while holding down the mouse-button did the trick. After that I was a lot more careful what I stuck in there!
One possible way to eject troublesome CDs or DVDs
Just out of curiosity: does rebooting and holding down the mouse button actually trigger an action different from the Eject button?
One possible way to eject troublesome CDs or DVDs
If it is a mechanical problem, no there is no reason to reboot. If there is a problem with software, (like the Mac freezing so the eject button doesn't work) then the reboot solution could help by ejecting before the Mac has a chance to become unstable and freeze. |
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