I have a disk in my Powerbook 4 that I need to eject. But I cannot get it to start up properly to do it. The technician told me of a way if I could get the power on, but I forgot.
Any ideas?
I don’t have an eject button…help.
According to the Apple boot keys list, you should be able to press and hold F12 to eject the disc before boot (press power and immediately press and hold F12 until the disc pops out).
If that doesn’t work then turn he computer off and back on, right after the startup sound press and hold Command-O-F. After the "Welcome to Open Firmware" screen at the prompt type "eject cd" and press return. After the disc ejects type "mac-boot" and press return. Boot will continue.
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Sunday, November 22nd, 2009 at 6:36 pm
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November 22nd, 2009 at 11:50 pm
start the powerup sequence…push the power button then eject
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November 23rd, 2009 at 12:31 am
you can actually open a cdrom drive without powering up the machine. look for a paper clip and straighten it out. if you take a look at the cdrom drive there is this small pin hole. just insert the paper clip on that hole and lightly push on it and it will open up the drive.
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November 23rd, 2009 at 1:00 am
According to the Apple boot keys list, you should be able to press and hold F12 to eject the disc before boot (press power and immediately press and hold F12 until the disc pops out).
If that doesn’t work then turn he computer off and back on, right after the startup sound press and hold Command-O-F. After the "Welcome to Open Firmware" screen at the prompt type "eject cd" and press return. After the disc ejects type "mac-boot" and press return. Boot will continue.
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