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14 ways to eject a stuck CD/DVD disc
Ejecting a disc from either type of drive is usually straightforward and there is either a button on the drive itself, the computer, the keyboard, or it is a function within the operating system and you click a button or menu on the screen. The thing is that no matter whether you physically press a button on the drive or click a button or menu on the screen, the process of ejecting a disc is purely under software control. It has to be this was because you could be running a program that requires a disc to be in the drive. A typical example is a game and you must insert the disc before you start it and then you can only eject it after you have finished playing it. If you could eject it while in the middle of playing a game the computer might crash. It's not just games, of course, and you cold be playing music, ripping CDs, watching DVDs and so on. The eject function is disabled when the operating system is using a disc. Sometimes a disc will not eject and when this happens it is usually because the system thinks that the disk is still in use (it could be that the system thinks there is no disc in the drive too). This is where the difference between tray-loading and slot-loading drives becomes apparent. A tray-loading drive has a tiny hole on the front and if you switch off the computer, straighten a paperclip, and poke it into the hole it will release the catch on the spring-loaded tray mechanism. The tray pops out and you can remove the disc. You can't do this with a slot-loading drive and the only way to eject a disc is through a software command when the computer is powered up. Unfortunately, Macs have slot-loading CD/DVD-Rom drive mechanisms and sometimes the Mac simply refuses to eject a disc that is in the drive. So let's look at the varius techniques for ejecting a disc and hopefully one of these should help to solve a stuck disc problem. Top tips for the Apple mac and OS XClick here for dozens more hints and tips... UPDATED! Snow Leopard...Part 1: System Preferences - Personal sectionPart 2: System Preferences - Hardware section Part 3: System Preferences - Internet & Wireless section Part 4: System Preferences - System section Articles
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CD/DVD-Rom drives can be placed into two broad categories and there are the ones with a slide-out tray disc loading mechanism and the others that have a slot loading facility. Of course, it doesn't make any difference to the disc-playing functions and features of the drive and both types are equally capable devices. However, the difference becomes apparent when there is a problem and the computer refuses to eject a disc.