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    MBP won't eject dvd!

    Discussion in 'Apple and Mac OS X' started by fd393, Nov 14, 2008.

  1. fd393

    fd393 Notebook Enthusiast

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    it won't eject the dvd! no matter how many times I hit the eject button. not even when I restart the computer over and over. the drive spins around but refuses to eject!!!!!!! how do I get this outta there? I have applecare but dont feel comfortable taking it to the apple store seeing how its kinda embarissing of a dvd :eek:
     
    fd393, Nov 14, 2008
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  2. diggy

    diggy Notebook Deity

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    Are you just pressing the eject button once, or are you holding it down for a few seconds? Have you tried dragging the icon for the disc to the trash to see if it will eject?
     
    diggy, Nov 14, 2008
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  3. fd393

    fd393 Notebook Enthusiast

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    I've tried literally every possible button press w/ the dvd and also drag the dvd to the trash and it just wont f****** eject. there doesn't seem to be any small hole where you put a paperclip to force it out either.
     
    fd393, Nov 14, 2008
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  4. sulkorp

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    Might be an old article, but theres some possible solutions here.

    Seems like pressing the trackpad button during startup, and leaving the computer alone for 10min after bootup, are the two most common solutions people give. (two separate solutions, not just one)
     
    sulkorp, Nov 14, 2008
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  5. cdnalsi

    cdnalsi Food for the funky people

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    Just restart your computer and hold down the click when the grey screen comes on. Your CD/DVD should eject, and then the Apple logo should appear on screen, booting up.
     
    cdnalsi, Nov 15, 2008
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    Is the a very tiny hole in the drive like most drives have? You can push a paper clip carefully & firmly into it to manually eject if it's giving you issues.
     
    I♥RAM, Nov 15, 2008
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    masterchef341 The guy from The Notebook

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    time to set up an appointment with the apple store...
     
    masterchef341, Nov 15, 2008
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  8. sulkorp

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    It's a slot loading drive, so it doesn't have this/If other slot loading drives do, the ones on macs dont.
     
    sulkorp, Nov 15, 2008
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