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One solution to jammed discs in laptop Macs
Authored by: robdern on Aug 02, '07 11:08:29AM

Major pain dept.: The disk drive of Titanium G4 PowerBook has always jammed for almost all CD's or DVD's. I could worry it out with a knife, risking the CD.
Here's the correct foolproof sequence:
Press Command-e. Quickly tilt the PB onto its front edge with the slot sticking out over the tabletop. As the drive strains to eject the disk, quickly bump the edge of the PB on the table at just the right moment while intoning the magic words, "COME ON OUT YOU %&#@*&, GET THE &%$#% OUTTA THERE!." A half inch of the disk comes out, but suddenly it will hesitate. In a flash grab hold of the edge with your fingertips and squawk, "GOTCHA, YOU %$&#-er!" If you miss any part of the sequence, esp. the flash part, it goes back in and remounts.
"Mom, what's wrong with Daddy?"
"Nothing, sweetie, he's just ejecting a disk from his laptop."



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