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| DVD Won't Enter, Won't Exit Greetings, all. Long time no see. I have an iMac G5 c. Dec. 2004. A few minutes ago, I inserted a DVD, but it seems not to have mounted in the drive. The disk is just barely too far inside the machine to reach. It's not visible from the outside at all. I've gently tried to insert a second disk, hoping to push the first one all the way in, but it won't budge. I tried restarting the computer with the eject key depressed, and heard the drive trying to eject something, but, again, the disk didn't seem to move. Any ideas, short of reaching in there with a pair of tweezers and trying to pull the thing out? Thanks so much. -- Charles "Stretch" Ledford STRETCH PHOTOGRAPHY "North America and the Entire World" http://NOstretchSPAMphotography.com      |
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| Re: DVD Won't Enter, Won't Exit Charles "Stretch" Ledford wrote: > Greetings, all. Long time no see. > > I have an iMac G5 c. Dec. 2004. A few minutes ago, I inserted a DVD, > but it seems not to have mounted in the drive. The disk is just barely > too far inside the machine to reach. It's not visible from the outside > at all. I've gently tried to insert a second disk, hoping to push the > first one all the way in, but it won't budge. > > I tried restarting the computer with the eject key depressed, and heard > the drive trying to eject something, but, again, the disk didn't seem to > move. > > Any ideas, short of reaching in there with a pair of tweezers and trying > to pull the thing out? > > Thanks so much. > A lot of iMac G5s have the DVD drive slightly out of alignment with the slot on the case. Some seem to think this is caused by warpage because the iMac G5 runs way too hot. Personally, I think it's just poor quality control. A quick search of the web will confirm this common problem. The solution? Grab the edge of the disk with a pair of tweezers and pull it out. Gotta love that Apple quality. lol! |
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| Re: DVD Won't Enter, Won't Exit Charles "Stretch" Ledford wrote: > Greetings, all. Long time no see. > > I have an iMac G5 c. Dec. 2004. A few minutes ago, I inserted a DVD, > but it seems not to have mounted in the drive. The disk is just barely > too far inside the machine to reach. It's not visible from the outside > at all. I've gently tried to insert a second disk, hoping to push the > first one all the way in, but it won't budge. > > I tried restarting the computer with the eject key depressed, and heard > the drive trying to eject something, but, again, the disk didn't seem to > move. > > Any ideas, short of reaching in there with a pair of tweezers and trying > to pull the thing out? > > Thanks so much. > A lot of iMac G5s have the DVD drive slightly out of alignment with the slot on the case. Some seem to think this is caused by warpage because the iMac G5 runs way too hot. Personally, I think it's just poor quality control. A quick search of the web will confirm this common problem. The solution? Grab the edge of the disk with a pair of tweezers and pull it out. Gotta love that Apple quality. lol! |
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| Re: DVD Won't Enter, Won't Exit On Tue, 18 Apr 2006 00:47:07 GMT, "Charles \"Stretch\" Ledford" <NstretchO@SPstretchphotographyAM.com> wrote: >Greetings, all. Long time no see. > >I have an iMac G5 c. Dec. 2004. A few minutes ago, I inserted a DVD, >but it seems not to have mounted in the drive. The disk is just barely >too far inside the machine to reach. It's not visible from the outside >at all. I've gently tried to insert a second disk, hoping to push the >first one all the way in, but it won't budge. > >I tried restarting the computer with the eject key depressed, and heard >the drive trying to eject something, but, again, the disk didn't seem to >move. > >Any ideas, short of reaching in there with a pair of tweezers and trying >to pull the thing out? > >Thanks so much. At this point you're probably going to have to remove the drive and open it up to get both disks out without screwing up something. -- I am so old that I can remember when other people's achievements were considered to be an inspiration, rather than a grievance. Thomas Sowell |
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| Re: DVD Won't Enter, Won't Exit On Tue, 18 Apr 2006 00:47:07 GMT, "Charles \"Stretch\" Ledford" <NstretchO@SPstretchphotographyAM.com> wrote: >Greetings, all. Long time no see. > >I have an iMac G5 c. Dec. 2004. A few minutes ago, I inserted a DVD, >but it seems not to have mounted in the drive. The disk is just barely >too far inside the machine to reach. It's not visible from the outside >at all. I've gently tried to insert a second disk, hoping to push the >first one all the way in, but it won't budge. > >I tried restarting the computer with the eject key depressed, and heard >the drive trying to eject something, but, again, the disk didn't seem to >move. > >Any ideas, short of reaching in there with a pair of tweezers and trying >to pull the thing out? > >Thanks so much. At this point you're probably going to have to remove the drive and open it up to get both disks out without screwing up something. -- I am so old that I can remember when other people's achievements were considered to be an inspiration, rather than a grievance. Thomas Sowell |
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| Re: DVD Won't Enter, Won't Exit Try to get gravity to help - tip the Mac on its side, with the slot down, and eject and shake gently - might do the trick. David Charles \"Stretch\" Ledford wrote: > Greetings, all. Long time no see. > > I have an iMac G5 c. Dec. 2004. A few minutes ago, I inserted a DVD, > but it seems not to have mounted in the drive. The disk is just barely > too far inside the machine to reach. It's not visible from the outside > at all. I've gently tried to insert a second disk, hoping to push the > first one all the way in, but it won't budge. > > I tried restarting the computer with the eject key depressed, and heard > the drive trying to eject something, but, again, the disk didn't seem to > move. > > Any ideas, short of reaching in there with a pair of tweezers and trying > to pull the thing out? > > Thanks so much. > > -- > Charles "Stretch" Ledford > STRETCH PHOTOGRAPHY > "North America and the Entire World" > http://NOstretchSPAMphotography.com |
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| Re: DVD Won't Enter, Won't Exit Try to get gravity to help - tip the Mac on its side, with the slot down, and eject and shake gently - might do the trick. David Charles \"Stretch\" Ledford wrote: > Greetings, all. Long time no see. > > I have an iMac G5 c. Dec. 2004. A few minutes ago, I inserted a DVD, > but it seems not to have mounted in the drive. The disk is just barely > too far inside the machine to reach. It's not visible from the outside > at all. I've gently tried to insert a second disk, hoping to push the > first one all the way in, but it won't budge. > > I tried restarting the computer with the eject key depressed, and heard > the drive trying to eject something, but, again, the disk didn't seem to > move. > > Any ideas, short of reaching in there with a pair of tweezers and trying > to pull the thing out? > > Thanks so much. > > -- > Charles "Stretch" Ledford > STRETCH PHOTOGRAPHY > "North America and the Entire World" > http://NOstretchSPAMphotography.com |
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| Re: DVD Won't Enter, Won't Exit In article <NstretchO-F4883E.20570017042006@news.east.earthlink.net>, "Charles \"Stretch\" Ledford" <NstretchO@SPstretchphotographyAM.com> wrote: > http://NOstretchSPAMphotography.com Nice Photography. -- Regards, JP "The measure of a man is what he will do while expecting that he will get nothing in return!" |
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| Re: DVD Won't Enter, Won't Exit In article <NstretchO-F4883E.20570017042006@news.east.earthlink.net>, "Charles \"Stretch\" Ledford" <NstretchO@SPstretchphotographyAM.com> wrote: > http://NOstretchSPAMphotography.com Nice Photography. -- Regards, JP "The measure of a man is what he will do while expecting that he will get nothing in return!" |
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| Re: DVD Won't Enter, Won't Exit In article <NstretchO-F4883E.20570017042006@news.east.earthlink.net>, "Charles \"Stretch\" Ledford" <NstretchO@SPstretchphotographyAM.com> wrote: > Greetings, all. Long time no see. > > I have an iMac G5 c. Dec. 2004. A few minutes ago, I inserted a DVD, > but it seems not to have mounted in the drive. The disk is just barely > too far inside the machine to reach. It's not visible from the outside > at all. I've gently tried to insert a second disk, hoping to push the > first one all the way in, but it won't budge. > > I tried restarting the computer with the eject key depressed, and heard > the drive trying to eject something, but, again, the disk didn't seem to > move. > > Any ideas, short of reaching in there with a pair of tweezers and trying > to pull the thing out? > > Thanks so much. You haven't said where you are, but a trip to the Genius Bar at an Apple store would probably rectify the problem and avoid damaging the computer. The G5 iMac is quite easy to disassemble. Several screws on the back and it comes apart and the drives and components are modular. You might be able to get the drive out and remove the disks with out damage. Have you also tried holding down the mouse as you startup the iMac? If you've hit apple+e to eject, doing the mouse thing shouldn't do any damage that hasn't already been done. If all this doesn't work, I'd try gently pulling on one disk, then the other with the power off. One should come out, then you could eject the other on startup with the mouse held down. -- Regards, JP "The measure of a man is what he will do while expecting that he will get nothing in return!" |
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| Re: DVD Won't Enter, Won't Exit In article <NstretchO-F4883E.20570017042006@news.east.earthlink.net>, "Charles \"Stretch\" Ledford" <NstretchO@SPstretchphotographyAM.com> wrote: > Greetings, all. Long time no see. > > I have an iMac G5 c. Dec. 2004. A few minutes ago, I inserted a DVD, > but it seems not to have mounted in the drive. The disk is just barely > too far inside the machine to reach. It's not visible from the outside > at all. I've gently tried to insert a second disk, hoping to push the > first one all the way in, but it won't budge. > > I tried restarting the computer with the eject key depressed, and heard > the drive trying to eject something, but, again, the disk didn't seem to > move. > > Any ideas, short of reaching in there with a pair of tweezers and trying > to pull the thing out? > > Thanks so much. You haven't said where you are, but a trip to the Genius Bar at an Apple store would probably rectify the problem and avoid damaging the computer. The G5 iMac is quite easy to disassemble. Several screws on the back and it comes apart and the drives and components are modular. You might be able to get the drive out and remove the disks with out damage. Have you also tried holding down the mouse as you startup the iMac? If you've hit apple+e to eject, doing the mouse thing shouldn't do any damage that hasn't already been done. If all this doesn't work, I'd try gently pulling on one disk, then the other with the power off. One should come out, then you could eject the other on startup with the mouse held down. -- Regards, JP "The measure of a man is what he will do while expecting that he will get nothing in return!" |
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| Re: DVD Won't Enter, Won't Exit In article <jpolaski-A3ED36.23232817042006@netnews.comcast.net>, Jim Polaski <jpolaski@NOSPMync.net> wrote: > In article <NstretchO-F4883E.20570017042006@news.east.earthlink.net>, > "Charles \"Stretch\" Ledford" <NstretchO@SPstretchphotographyAM.com> > wrote: > > > Greetings, all. Long time no see. > > > > I have an iMac G5 c. Dec. 2004. A few minutes ago, I inserted a DVD, > > but it seems not to have mounted in the drive. The disk is just barely > > too far inside the machine to reach. It's not visible from the outside > > at all. I've gently tried to insert a second disk, hoping to push the > > first one all the way in, but it won't budge. > > > > I tried restarting the computer with the eject key depressed, and heard > > the drive trying to eject something, but, again, the disk didn't seem to > > move. > > > > Any ideas, short of reaching in there with a pair of tweezers and trying > > to pull the thing out? > > > > Thanks so much. > > You haven't said where you are, but a trip to the Genius Bar at an Apple > store would probably rectify the problem and avoid damaging the computer. > Thanks, Jim... I already have an appt. this morning. I'll letcha know how it goes... Peace- -- Charles "Stretch" Ledford STRETCH PHOTOGRAPHY "North America and the Entire World" http://NOstretchSPAMphotography.com |
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| Re: DVD Won't Enter, Won't Exit In article <jpolaski-A3ED36.23232817042006@netnews.comcast.net>, Jim Polaski <jpolaski@NOSPMync.net> wrote: > In article <NstretchO-F4883E.20570017042006@news.east.earthlink.net>, > "Charles \"Stretch\" Ledford" <NstretchO@SPstretchphotographyAM.com> > wrote: > > > Greetings, all. Long time no see. > > > > I have an iMac G5 c. Dec. 2004. A few minutes ago, I inserted a DVD, > > but it seems not to have mounted in the drive. The disk is just barely > > too far inside the machine to reach. It's not visible from the outside > > at all. I've gently tried to insert a second disk, hoping to push the > > first one all the way in, but it won't budge. > > > > I tried restarting the computer with the eject key depressed, and heard > > the drive trying to eject something, but, again, the disk didn't seem to > > move. > > > > Any ideas, short of reaching in there with a pair of tweezers and trying > > to pull the thing out? > > > > Thanks so much. > > You haven't said where you are, but a trip to the Genius Bar at an Apple > store would probably rectify the problem and avoid damaging the computer. > Thanks, Jim... I already have an appt. this morning. I'll letcha know how it goes... Peace- -- Charles "Stretch" Ledford STRETCH PHOTOGRAPHY "North America and the Entire World" http://NOstretchSPAMphotography.com |
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