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October 27th, 2007, 08:00 AM
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| Leopard DVD stuck I have just received Leopard in the post. I put the DVD in my iBook G4 (2004) CD/DVD drive and nothing appeared on the desktop. Now I can't reject the DVD. I have tried F12, holding down the mouse and track-pad. I have repaired permissions, reset PRAM and PMU. The Leopard DVD is truly stuck. Help!
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#2
October 27th, 2007, 08:08 AM
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| Boot to open firmware (apple-alt-o-f) type: eject cd mac-boot
__________________ MacBook Pro + Mac mini | Newton 2000 | @Work : Dell D620 & 2x20" + a lot of Macs | Workstation, VC & Fusion Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn't do than by the ones you did do. ~ Samuel Clemens | Rants | Photos |
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October 27th, 2007, 08:58 AM
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#4
October 27th, 2007, 10:48 AM
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 hm.. mechanically stuck then. Ouch.
__________________ MacBook Pro + Mac mini | Newton 2000 | @Work : Dell D620 & 2x20" + a lot of Macs | Workstation, VC & Fusion Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn't do than by the ones you did do. ~ Samuel Clemens | Rants | Photos |
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#5
October 28th, 2007, 06:42 AM
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I think I know what caused the fault. I had to increase my memory on the iBook in order to use Leopard. I had a 512MB memory upgrade which should have been easy to install. I followed Apple's instructions to the letter, but as I was undoing one of the screws, my hand slipped and the screwdriver hit the internal soft metal casing, causing it to dent. I think I probably damaged the underlying ribbon to the DVD drive unit. The nearest Apple repair store is a 150 mile round trip, but I suppose I have no choice.
__________________ Intel Mac Mini 1.83 1GB 10.5.4 PowerMac G4 833Hz 768MB 10.3.9 Education is when you read the fine print - experience is what you get when you don't. Pete Seeger |
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#7
October 28th, 2007, 10:43 AM
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| It is possible to eject the disk manually if you are comfortable opening your computer.
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October 28th, 2007, 02:12 PM
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Do you know a way?
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