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#Key commands to open disk utility for mac powerbook how to#

If you don’t have a USB mouse, or if the above doesn’t work, reset the SMC. There are complete instructions on how to do that in a PowerMax article called “ Two Great Go-To Fixes for a Temperamental Mac” that covers different model machines, but the process for an iMac is as follows:

Click on the eject button in your menu bar.

Press the eject button on your keyboard.

Left-click the CD/DVD icon on your destop.

You can also try to eject the disc by one of the following methods: At that point, you can release the mouse button, log in, and insert a disk in the drive.

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You should hear the optical drive perform one full eject cycle. Keep the mouse button held down until you reach the login window. Once the machine is powered off, hold the left mouse button down and re-power your iMac. Shut down your iMac by choosing “Shut Down” from the Apple Menu in the upper left corner of your desktop. If you have a USB mouse connected to your computer, try to reset the optical drive’s eject mechanism first. There are still ways you can get out that stuck disc. If you have a newer iMac or MacBook (Pro/Air/etc), you will have a slot optical drive. You may want to seek the help of a professional for that process.

#Key commands to open disk utility for mac powerbook manual#

If this fails to eject, you will have to open the case of the G4 iMac to gain access to the manual eject pinhole on the face of the optical drive. The disc drive should eject any disc that is present, and “ok” appears behind your command when the action is complete.

Press Return, then wait a few seconds.

Release the keys when you see a white screen that says “Welcome to Open Firmware.”.

Note: The Command key has the Apple and () icons on it.

Immediately after the startup sound, press and hold the key combination Command-Option-O-F.

Here is a link to Apple’s instructions on how to eject a disc when other options don’t work. If you cannot get a CD or DVD to eject by the regular methods, PowerPC-based Mac users can use an Open Firmware emergency eject command. What do I do? Is there a paperclip hole or table knife trick? I pulled down the white door and it looks like maybe the door on the CD/DVD drive didn’t close all the way.

I inserted a CD into the drive after having a DVD in drive with no problem. ASK MAX: I CAN’T GET MY G4 IMAC TO EJECT A CD…