cd wont eject from macbook

[mac17]

i have a c2d mb and i stuck a cd in the drive to see what it was, at first it didnt appear then i got a beach ball for like 5 mins then the cd appears but the beach balls still on and i cant eject it or turn off the computer normally so i held down the power and restarted it and the same thing happend what could i do?

 

[GimmeSlack12]

Do another restart and hold down the mouse button (trackpad button). Hold it after the Startup Chime until the disk ejects.

 

[mac17]

ok thanks ill try that now

 

[mac17]

it worked thanks for the quick responce!

 

[mac17]

also, is there another way to see if something is connected to your computer or a disc is in, other than the one that appears on the desktop?

 

[phungy]

Do another restart and hold down the mouse button (trackpad button). Hold it after the Startup Chime until the disk ejects.

Didn't know that, useful too! Learn a new thing everyday

 

[Father Jack]

Do another restart and hold down the mouse button (trackpad button). Hold it after the Startup Chime until the disk ejects.

Thank you for that very useful tip

FJ

 

[kyleaa]

also, is there another way to see if something is connected to your computer or a disc is in, other than the one that appears on the desktop?

Launching DiskUtility will generally tell you that. Sometimes a drive can show up as connected but never mount, so it wont appear on the desktop, you can mount it in DiskUtility.

 

[GimmeSlack12]

also, is there another way to see if something is connected to your computer or a disc is in, other than the one that appears on the desktop?

System Profiler will tell you everything you want to know. It is in your Applications>Utilities folder (or go to Apple Menu>About this Mac>More Info).

 

[bousozoku]

Do another restart and hold down the mouse button (trackpad button). Hold it after the Startup Chime until the disk ejects.

As well, holding the F12 or eject keys will do the same.