One of my customers yesterday complained to me that she was unable to eject the DVD disc out of her MacBook. If you don’t know what MacBook is, the MacBook is a Macintosh notebook computer by Apple. I was so confident thinking that surely all CD or DVD drives have a little pin hole on the face of the drive where you can force eject the disc out by inserting a pin. So I told her to get a paper clip, straighten and insert it to the pin hole. I was a little embarrassed when I couldn’t find a pin hole on MacBook!
The worst part about a CD or DVD stuck in a MacBook is, it keeps on trying to read the disc and can’t boot in to Mac OS. This problem makes the MacBook unusable until you remove the stuck disc. At first I tried booting up the MacBook and held the “N” key, thinking that it won’t read the disc and will try to boot up using network, but it is still reading the disc! What’s wrong with Mac?!?
Actually removing a stuck CD or DVD from MacBook is pretty easy if you know how. Before sending your MacBook to get the stuck disc out, try the steps below and it might save you time and money!
Here are a few ways on how to eject a stuck CD or DVD from MacBook.
1. If you have a mouse, or mighty mouse, reboot the MacBook, press and hold the mouse button.
2. If you don’t have a mouse, you can press and hold the trackpad/touchpad button. It’s the same method as above but this is for people who don’t have a mouse.
3. Since the disc is being read in an infinite loop, you can try using a small cardboard or even a name card and stick it in until it touches the disc to stop it from reading. Press the Eject key few times. An example of a good cardboard is a battery pack cardboard.
4. Some people had success in leaving the MacBook turned on for around 10 minutes. It will eventually boot up and the stuck CD/DVD will automatically eject.
5. One final method is to tilt the MacBook 45 degrees forward and press the eject key.
Good luck in removing a stuck disc in your MacBook! Well I got mine out ;)
Tilting the MacBook worked great! So relieved!
THERE IS A LAST WAY TOO %100 WORKS. SAVE ALL DATA ON CD FIRST IF YOU CAN.THEN USE A TWEEZER TO PULL CD GENTLY(MAKE IT FLAT ENOUGH).AT THE SAME TIME PUSH TO EJECT TOO..MOVEMENT OF CD (0,1 MM+-) WARN SOME KIND SENSORS TO PUSH CD.AND ITS OUT !
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I tried many of these options to no avail; however, I eventually flipped my Macbook upside down and simultaneously pressed the eject button and presto…out it popped!!!! Maybe it was a combination of the attempts? Just happy to finally have the disc ejected! :)
HAHA! Upside down totally works. Thank you!
Thanks – I tried several different things but eventually the disc drive ejected the DVD on its own. The computer had to be up and running for about five minutes before it took the action on its own. I was just getting ready to try the tilt method…
the method worked thank you very much………….
It worked! Half a Hallmark card in the slot with the disk, turn it off, wait a minute, turn back on and the disk automatically ejects without a command to do so! Muchas gracias con todos!
the credit card did the job.
thanks a lot!.. it worked on my macbook!.=D
cardboard trick totally worked ! you’re the best
cardboard failed but the TILTING ROCKED!!!
Life saver! The cardboard trick totally worked!!
thank you my man!! i got it out!
Thanks a lot ! The tilting method worked perfectly for me. =)
Thanks man!
Inspired by (3), I just inserted credit card into the slot and moved it for a while inside. Eject button worked properly after I’ve done so.
THANK YOU!!!! Holding the mouse click down worked brilliantly! So grateful!
Thanks so much!!!!!
U r The MAN! Thanks so much!!!!!
Thanks for this. I just tipped it forward, as suggested, and it slid out. Might have saved a timewasting trip to the Mac Shop. Simon
Holding down the mousepad worked!!! Thank you!!
The cardboard one worked!!!!
- thank you
Thankyou so much! Holding down the touch pad actually worked….who would’ve thought!
Wow man… Girl works at a movie store and gets dvd’s “early” from the public… Got it stuck in my macbook. Saved me true hell Raymond. Mad Respect.
Thanks for all the tips for future referance. I got mine out by pressing the F12 key while booting. (this was before I read your tips)
It worked! Thanks, so much!
45 degrees – genius!
thanks alot. held down the mouse button and it came right out. was panicking as ive only had my mac a day :)
Saved the day. Thanks so much.
Thanks!!! The 45 degree angle worked immediately!!!
thx the 45 degrea one work for me
you are awesome man!
tilting the macbook 45 degrees forward and DiskEject (app for forcing to eject disk) worked like a charm, so guys when you are desperate try tilting the laptop 45 degrees. (it simply works!!)
keep it up ray :)
oh my god
I GOT IT OUUUTTT!!!!
Thank you I used costa caffee reward card :)
You have to stick it pretty deep though.
It worked Thank you !!!!!
Saved my day
THANK YOU SO MUCH. Stopping the disk in action worked. You guys pwn n00bz.
Tanks a lot! the mousepad worked!
Just used a battery cardboard as suggested & it worked like a charm. Thank you thank you thank you for saving my night!
Thank you soo much!! I tried to do the duo thing of both mac and windows, and while doing windows it got stuck and i could not stop it from constantly trying to setup windows….this was the only thing that worked…thank you x 1 billion
Suggestion #4 worked just as described above. I turned on my Macbook and let the DVD spin for about 10 minutes. After that, the disc automatically ejected and the OS booted normally. Thanks for saving me a trip to the repair shop Raymond!
I stupidly inserted a mini-CD (3″ diameter) into my Macbook drive without thinking. It pushed in but the machine never noticed it was there so it wouldn’t eject. A friend told me to try using the removed metal shutter from a 3 1/2″ floppy disc. I inserted it into the slot and squeezed the upper and lower surfaces together by hand when it was most of the way in, grabbing the mini disc from above and below and pinching it between the two surfaces. After about three quick tries I pulled the CD right out.
holding down the mousepad worked perfectly thank you so much!
thank you!!
i held down my mouse and it ejected right before the log in menu popped up
Thank you! Inserting cardboard while holding down eject popped the DVD right out. Thanks again for your help! :D
This worked.. holding down the touchpad button while restarting ejected the damn thing. Thank YOU!!!!!!!
none of the suggested methods worked but comment #143 did!! thanks so much!
just try to burn something and the disk will be spat out …..
for me ……
Thanks you so much. I was about to cry, its my dads laptop, if I had broken it man I would have been busted. So thanks
Thank you so much!!! The tilting it forward 45 degrees thing totally worked!
I tried for over 2 hours to eject a disc and after reading this I restarted computer and held down touch pad. Thank you so much, prob saved me hundreds in unneeded repairs!
Thank you sooooooooo much holding trackpad button and peice of paper worked great!!!
Hey, I took it to the apple store and the guy got it out in literally 60 seconds. What happens is over time, the aluminum shell of the cd/dvd drive (plastic macbook 2008) gets bowed down and what happens is it traps the cd from getting out. What the guy did is he took two business cards (made of cardboard, not plastic) and put one on the upper brim of the cd slot and one on the lower. He then just took a mechanical pencil ( i’m sure almost anything with a cone tip works here) and inserted it between the two cards and sort of pried it open if you can visualize what i’m saying. He did it about twice (gently) and bam, cd was out.
OMG IT WORKED!!!
I used the cardboard, and it worked!!
I love you as hell. Thank you!!!
It seems like many found this usefull. So my comment might not be necessary, but a “thank you” is never unwelcome.
Thank you!
Thanks for the very very useful tips.
This helps the mac users a lot.
What if the DVD is one really small? It just happened to me and it got stuck and nothing work to release it. Please help!
THANK YOU SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO MUCH. holding down the keypad did it! i was tryin to get it out for like an hour. then i went to your website and god it felt good when that DVD came out i got to tear that piece of crap apart. thank you sooooo much again.
WOW! Thank you, holding the track pad worked for me! I tried everything and finally that worked! I was so close to throwing it out the window and having an even bigger problem! thanks again!!! :)
Oh man, I’ve been trying like everything for the past two or so hours to get it to work. The tilting one work a charm for me. Thanks! I thought I’d have to take to a shop and actually have to pay to get the problem fixed.
Thanks! I tried the cardboard in the slot and was THRILLED that my problem was solved.
thanks, the 45 degree angle thing worked!
Whew!!! This totally worked. Thank you so much
Worked like a charm! Mine wouldn’t boot up at all. I used an index card and followed your instructions. CD came out and it booted right up after that!
GREAT SUCCESS!!!!!!! THANK YOU!!!!
Nothing worked except the cardboard. Thanks for the tip!
Thanks so much!! I just saved my self a hundred dollars!! You are a God send!! I used one of my kids flash cards and tried what you said to do and it worked!
AMAZINGGG
the cardboard trick did it
THANKS YOU SO MUCCHHH!!!
Thanks for the help. I tried various ways including all the ones in the “help” section on my macbook. Restarting the computer while holding down the eject button finally got mine to come out!
this never happened to me
Pressing the touchpad button worked first time.
Many thanks!
jon
Merci pour l’info.
Hey! The first method worked! Amazing! Thanks!!!!
U just saved my macbook from being hammerd to death by me.
I love MAC but things like this makes it a bit squishy.
Infinite loop? …….laterz
Thanks so much! Just got the disc out!!!
It seems that if ANY program has the CD loaded that the eject button is not going to work. Several times now I have tracked down the “using” program and upon terminating the mount that program has on the disc I can eject with the button.
I know this is not the problem in all cases… but I’m betting many. This might be a good thing to look into if you have “chronic” problems ejecting the disc.
Wow, I was freaking out. Disc stuck but my MBP booted fine, no issue there. was trying to copy a dvd. The master had a label printed with a printer (very thick) i suspect that as culprit. used my driver license, partially in the drive door (1/4 inch), hit eject and it popped out> I was so happy. No genius bar visit for me!!!
Just tried the “45 Degree” approach. THAT worked, after many other unsuccessful attempts. Thanks for the tip!
Anything worked with mine to eject the dvd and I had to TURN the macbook pro OFF (not just restarting it) and then press the touchpad button and the button eject at the same time.
Thank you for your recommendations. They were really helpful.
Disk Utility works great. It’s in Utilities folder in Applications.
Just select the DVD driver on the left panel and then press a EJECT button on the top panel
Voila!!!! your stuck CD/DVD will simply come out.
THAT was EASY
Worked like a champ – we did both the “reboot holding down the mouse button” while simultaneously placing a 3×5 card on top of the stuck disc. Super. Vielen Dank.
Thank you so much for your advice. I looked all over the help systems and discussions and nothing worked. By holding the track bar down and simultaneously putting an envelope in the hard drive to stop the disk from spinning it ejected ending a 6 hour ordeal. We had the exact problem that you described which was that it kept trying to boot from the CD. Now we get to fix a corrupt kernel, but at least we have a fighting chance. So thank you. Very practical advice.
THANK YOU RAYMOND! Your tip on holding the trackpad button worked!! YOUR AWESOME!
great tip thank you, i’d have gone nuts w/o it since mac help didn’t help actually.
Your post really saved me money ,while helping me resolve a month long problem. Be blessed thanks again for your kindness in sharing your knowledge with me a perfect stranger.
Best post ever, thank you so much m(._.)m
I was attempting to burn a disc on iTunes. I guess this was a disk error because all other discs work fine, yet this one doesn’t? Must try on our iMac, though I don’t want to get that drive stuck too. Also hitting the keyboard right over the SuperDrive then hitting the “Eject” key worked nicely.
same problem as with “mac”: my computer does not recognize the disc (or two?? our 2-year old Einstein inserted a disc or two inside, well they could be broken or inserted wrong side up – who knows?) – tried all different advice from forums – did not help unfortunately. I guess now it is time to support a Mac Genius team….
I had the same problem but my CD wasn’t being recognized at all by they computer. So, after reading through a few forums I shut down my computer, waited a few seconds and turned it back on. As soon as I hit the power button I held down the track pad key but my macbook started making horrible noises so I let go and decided to press the eject key. Neither worked BUT I heard the CD spin up and realized my computer could read it. Once my computer was fully booted up I took a thin piece of cardboard and stuck it gently in the slot and pressed eject… out pops the disc. I hope this helps someone who had the same issue.
i got mine out! thanks!
I’ve had a disk stuck in there for over a week… I used a combination of holding down the trackpad-bar while booting AND holding the machine at a 45 degree angle (both suggested in the article)… IT WORKED… thanks!!!
BUT noww i have one cuestion can i put the dvd that was stuck, again cause i need to install the program, someone can answer me, please, thank u
KRETIN i tray your method and it worksss perfectly, the dvd eject inmidiatly, cause i tray 2 forms an it doesnt work, yours is easy and fast, for my now is the best, this is it:
from Applications/Utilities. I selected the dvd drive on the right hand panel and the Utility showed an eject button on the top panel. And that worked!.
thank u KRETIN
Thank you, thank you, thank you.
Disk ejected… Thanks for posting the tip!
Interesting and informative. But will you write about this one more?
Your tip 3 worked – thank you so much for putting your wisdom out there on the internet!
I did it! It worked, I jammed cardboard paper, and it took a few times but it worked in the end, thanks for the help!
thanks sir!
your a life saver was racking my brains for hours thanks dude!
The cardboard (I used cover of a glossy paper back book) worked very well! I also combined that trick with the 45degree angle thing.. and it worked!! FINALLY! I tried all of the eject buttons and forced eject key method, and this was the only thing that worked! THANKS!
so my mac doesnt even show it has a cd in it!! it wont eject it and i cant try to burn or run the cd bc it is blank!! any suggestions????
Thank you!!
thanks, the 45 degree trick worked!
thanx! cardboard helped.
thank u very much!
i didn’t have cardboard so i folded up an old letter and had a good poke and the disc got stuck between the layers of paper and i pulled it out, with no damage to drive hope that helps! also i had an installation disc stuck which i didn’t check was only suitable for windows and thats why it could not be read or ejected (i think!) and i tried all the other tricks above and they didn’t work. folded paper all the way!!x
It just so happens that, this inability to eject stuck removable disks is a incompetent security feature in a macbook so, the idea of Leopard as the worlds most advanced operating system mostly is false although there isn’t a better alternative to it. What you can do to eject a stuck disk is to turn off the MacBook with the superdrive and reboot it whilst holding down the alt-option key to display the Boot Camp menu from where you can press the eject button on the MacBook at the top right. The only time this don’t let you eject the disk is if it is physically stuck for example, as if it is stuck in with glue in which case then, take it to a Apple after sales service center to get the removable disk ejected. So, as a general rule though, it always works to reboot to the Boot Camp menu to eject stuck disks since, its Leopard that stuck in the disk as opposed to what you may have thought as if it was the hardware in the MacBook is not the case normally. Did it all work? if so or not still, you can comment on it below.
I was starting to get really worried, till i found this page and all your tips! I turned off the macbook, then held down the eject button and turned the power back on. I finally got the damn disk out! WOOOHOOO!
For everyone that couldn’t get one of these methods to work, what my wife figured out what to use a credit card to move a piece of the superdrive out of the way in the front (rightish) of the drive. It was stopping the CD from going in or going out. I know this really sounds like a true hardware issue, but once we physically moved the piece out of the way (by gently sliding a card underneath it and moving it toward the screen) the CD came right out….3 hours later!!
I placed a small DVD from my Handcam into my MacBook CD drive .. it won’t come out.. I tried most of the suggestions except the cardboard… where do you stick the cardboard…
Kathy
that why i don’t lie mac, its to much “secure” lol
Thank you man work Good for me…
God continually to give you idea to seek
a combo of 3, 4 & 5 did the trick for us! thanks!
This page solved it! I had a music CD that wouldn’t eject. It didn’t effect start-up.
**> I leaned the MacBook toward me 90 degrees so it was on its front edge. Keyboard perpendicular to the table. Pressed the eject button. OUT IT POPPED! I grabbed immediately so it wouldn’t hop back in.
Thank you!
THANKS!!! I inserted the cardboard and it came out in about 10 seconds! What a lifesaver!!
Thanks, Man! You saved my life!
i did number 3 it worked! haha. thanks a bunch
it didn’t work :(
Thanks — I had just about given up on getting the disc out of my black macbook.
thanks for the tip. I finally got it out, wooo hoooo.
Ahhh thank you soooooooo much for the advice! Jusst held down the trackpad on the new aluminium mb
relieved now, and ppl with the bootcamp problem hold down ctrl and choose macintosh. thanks again!
this solution page worked when all else failed.
Thanks so much! You just saved me a trip to the apple stor!
You can also try using Disk Utility.
In the utilities folder in Applications (Finder>Applications>Utilities>Disk Utility) and click on the super drive and press eject!
worked for me on a macbook!
Thank you guys for the help, Clicking the trackpad on startup ejected my windows disk which hung up in there in an unsuccessful attempt at using bootcamp.
I was too exhausted to get up to get my mouse or cardboard, so I just tried tilting my MacBook forward 45 degrees and pressing eject – “Poof!” – out it came after several stubborn days! Thanks a million!!!
ok it worked, but my computer wont read discs anymore!
holy crap that cardboard thing just worked for me. i’ve been fighting with this disc for a couple days now. thanks!
I had this exact problem the other day. The way i did was shut down the macbook. then turn it on, as soon as u have pressed the power button press and hold the C key until the disk ejects. works a charm
seriously, nothing on this page, or any other page was working..but one good pound on top of the disc drive actually shot it right out lol
This was an extensive explanation and it helped me get out the nasty DVD (through the card method), thanks man.
I just did number 5! AND IT WORKED! Thanks so much!!!
Just wanted to chime in that this worked for me! I have an Intel based Macbook. I’ve always had some problems getting DVDs to eject – they never spit out far enough so once I eject it, it goes right back inside. Usually if I take a q-tip moistened with a little running alcohol and run it along the opening it will help. Also, I generally do have to tip my laptop on its side to let gravity do its job. This time, though, it wasn’t even *trying* to eject the dvd. I had just burned something to disk, which was successful (from what I’ve read, seems like unsuccessfully burning a dvd or cd seems to cause this problem.) Every time I would hit the eject button, the image would flash like it was going to eject then….nada. No noises, even. The disk was no longer even spinning, there was just no response at all.
Anyway, I turned it off, let it sit for about a minute and turned it back on – pressing the trackpad button the entire time. It tried to eject after about 45 seconds, but was sucked back in. Once OS X was starting to load, I tried just hitting the eject button (with laptop on its side) and the stupid thing finally spit out.
Thanks so much for this post!
I have the black macbook and the ticket/battery card didn\’t work for me, it stopped it, but still couldn\’t get it out. The 45 degree angle eject tip didn\’t work either. I rebooted and held down on the touch pad and it finally got me to my desktop and stopped the DVD from spinning, so I went to iTunes to \”burn a disc\” and it told me to insert a blank one and spit out the stuck DVD!! Oh yeah, my computer was on for at least 5-10min. Kinda took a while!! HOPE THIS HELPS MY FELLOW MACBOOK USERS!!
Judging by the wealth of responses, this is a common problem with MacBooks. It has also happened to me once. My solution was to squeeze Fairy Liquid (dishwashing fluid) into the CD opening, then I left the laptop to soak overnight in a sink of warm soapy water. The next morning I gently banged the rear of the MacBook repeatedly with a large hammer until the tip of the CD slid out the front. I could then insert a long nail into the CD opening and with some angular movements force the remainder of the CD out of the MacBook. It worked like a charm! Imagine my disappointment when I powered up my MacBook and the damn thing failed to start. The must have been something else wrong with the lap top as well. Talk about bad luck! Two problems at the same time. Shaking and knocking the laptop did not seem to help so I had to take it back to the Apple store (it was only a week old). I could not believe the response of the Apple \”geniuses\”. They said they could not fix it and that it was not covered by the guarantee. Bloody cheek!! Now I am going to have to go back to my Commodore 64
Thank U so much for different ideas. I was also in same problem that my cd was stuck in my mac book. Finally it came out.Friends it is worth to read all.
Thank you so much!!
Hi all,
Even for my MBP, DVD is stuck inside. My MBP boots and respond to eject button. DVD tries to eject but it is not coming out. When I tried to insert CC to try CC trick I noticed that card is not getting inserted in the middle of disc drive. It goes in from left side and very slight from right of disc drive. Any help is appreciated.
Thanks,
Hitesh
The battery cardboard trick worked! I was getting very anxious that the DVD wasn’t going to come out. Thank you!!!
hey dude, m one of your reader. i have a favor to ask u to write more on osx :D …. will ya ?
Thanks so much for the advice. I am a chemist in training and decided to use Proactiv\’s face toner since I didn\’t have any rubbing alcohol. However, the major ingredient (some sort of long chain alcohol) along with the polymers in solution caused a film on the disk and enabled my computer to read the disk. I just stuck a piece of cardboard in the disk drive and waited for the disk to stop rotating and then repeatedly pressed the ejection button on the keyboard. Finally a box appeared on my screen that asked which task I want to perform and I selected to eject. It worked like magic!
Thanks for the tip! The cardboard trick worked for me too, except I used a visiting card. Also, my problem was more complicated as my Keyboard and Trackpad are non-functional.
Thanks for the advice! Restarting with the mouse button worked for me.
Then another DVD got stuck and I didn’t want to restart while I was in middle of a lenghty download so I think I found a new way:
Like before, I couldn’t get any apps to recognize the disk inside. Tried DVD Player, FrontRow etc. And eject button didn’t work.
But then I tried the Disk Utility from Applications/Utilities. I selected the dvd drive on the right hand panel and the Utility showed an eject button on the top panel. And that worked! Whew!
Thanks for the cardboard trick. Looking at the fornt of my MacBook Pro I saw that the upper part of the case was a little bent downwards which prevented the DVD from ejecting. Problenm is that the case has to be repaired (replaced?), at least I don’t need to walk around with a DVD in the slot.
This worked for me!!!
i know a much easier way to eject a CD or DVD thats stuck, just use a burning program, I use Toast. All I had to do was open the Toast application add a file to burn and click burn, it will then say something along the lines of \\”This disc cannot be burnt please insert a new disc\\” and it will then eject the stuck CD!
I opened iTunes and chose some songs to burn to a CD knowing I had a DVD stuck
it would ask me to eject. I still had a problem but, I went with another persons advice and stuck a card in the slot so the disk would not turn thus not being read. After a few times
of doing this and also holding down the eject key another window popped up in iTunes
asked if I wanted to eject disc. I clicked yes and Walla disc was ejected. What a nightmare
this has been. Thanks to Dani for the help… Howard
Thank you so much! Ok, so stuck a piece of cardboard, tilted the macbok and then rebooted
thank you so much man! i did it ^^
Gracias!! Lo de mantener el click pulsado me ha funcionado, estaba empezando a agobiarme
First of all thks for the tips the cardtrick worked like a charm.
But after all that i tought my problems would be over But
Everytime i try to bootup now he keeps trying to boot from the Sdrive and i instantly hear the drive trying to eject(when there isnt even a disk in there anymore). My screen stays blank nontheless and nothing happens.i tried all the commands and nothing works.
Does anybody have any ideas??
thks in advance
Thanks a lot, guy,
you just prevented me from completely disassembling m shiny new macbook aluminium because of a wrecked xp-disc i tried to bootcamp with.
Thanks!
Philipp
hey, my macbook is in the question mark flashing mode. i put in the wrong disc (just a blank cd) and it wouldn’t come out. i tried holding the eject button while starting, holding the mouse button while starting, f12, c, x, command s… everything i could find on the internet. ultimately, I got it out by holding the eject button while starting and shoving cardboard in as far as possible… hope that helps.
OMFG I’m so fucking pissed with my macbook pro… I can’t install anything or it can’t read any shit at all.. and the worst part is that the cd drive can only eject in mac and not windows… wtf???
Do you know my problem?
You are brilliant!!! Thank you for your help.
Perfect. I owe you one. My computer is back…
Thank you so much. Got a CD stuck just now and your method saved me getting even more annoyed with myself and even more tears, so thank you.
I have the Aluminum MacBook. I forgot to eject the disc after finishing some software installing that required a restart. It would only read from the disc. Clicking down on the track pad during boot worked for me. COOL!!!
wow thats a cool trick man….
Thank you soooo much!!! Sheer panic, now i can sleep peacefully.
You saved me a ton of headache.
Bless you!
ya the same thing as victoria and Monica happened to us. well thanks. p.s. Victoria and Monica if you two visit this site again to see our comments well hey you two sound cute! L8r
My DVD could’nt play it would only go in half way and when the tech guy at my dad’s work tried to put it in he got it in but with firce and it was stuck. This info really helped thank you so much.
As a Mac tech, all good and useful ideas.
Here’s another:
Open a terminal window and use Disk Recorder Util:
drutil tray eject
The 45 degree angle worked like a charm. I was also pressing N so I’m not sure which did the trick, but it’s out!!
try F12 button works for me
Hi,
Ive just got my macbook pro….and a superdrive along with it. However, when I plug the superdrive into the USB, macbook pro fails to recognize superdrive. I thought it would be plug and play but obviously that is not the case. The cd in the external drive whizzes and then gets stuck. I can take it out using one of the methods mentioned above..but then my question is ….how do I get my macbook pro to recognize superdrive. Is there a driver that is required that I need to install prior to plugging in superdrive ? Where can I get this driver from ? Any suggestions would be much appreciated.
Many thanks
M
Raymond,
You saved my day!!! Thanks for the info@!
Gr Frans
its friday night and i spent the last hour trying to get this stuck cd out of my drive. Eventuall got it out by turning on computer, tilting it and pressing eject. Bingo it worked. Thank you for saving my weekend.
thanks a lot you saved my day,i had a dvd stucked inside my macbook pro and i followed the instrution above and it works. i think it was the battery paper that did the job,any way thanks a lot you are the best.
for older macbook (not intel)
1) boot in OPEN FIRMWARE using
command-option-O-F
2) type in ‘eject cd’ without quotes
and hit enter
3) type ‘mac-boot’ without quotes
and hit enter
Kudos to you!!! I stuck ever so gently a piece of cardboard from a battery packet… touched it on the CD and pushed the eject button a couple of times while coaxing out the stuck CD… Whoo hoo it works… now I don’t have to visit the Apple people!
Holy crap, that worked. I just bought my macbook a few days ago and one of my cd’s got stuck. Thanks for the tips.
Thanks, Holding down the mouse button on my MACbook while booting worked for me
OMG-It WORKED- I took it it several people who wanted to
take my computer for repair. I tried all of your methods several times, then after i put a thick card in and tilted it and pushed eject, took out the card-out popped the CD- Many thanks.
@ Jijack
Plug in an external mouse with two buttons. Open up “My Computer” or “Computer” (depending on if you installed “Windows XP” or “Windows Vista”) and select “Eject” from the menu.
I had similar CD stuck issue and it seems to problem with CD drive, is there any apple store in chennai, banglore? pls let me know
to ‘bob’, restart your mac and hold down the options key (alt) and there will be an options page of where to boot from, make sure you chose mac. then go back into boot camp. make sure that you create a drivers disk, then make sure the partition will be big enough for what you need in windows, and follow the guidelines in boot camp. when it asks insert the windows disk and the press continue, and it will do its stuff… a blue screen will load and eventually it will ask you what partition you want to put windows onto.. make sure you select C:/ if you dont you’ll struggle.
and for those that find they cannot boot up into mac os to select eject from the menus, also restart and hold down the options key (alt) then when the images come up selct OSX or mac OSX.
gracias vieja me salvastes la vida ya no podia sacar un cd
What about when your done installing Windows in BootCamp and it asks you to eject? But the eject button won\’t work because you need the BootCamp drivers which are on the install disk which you then use when you start up Windows.
Anyone kinow how to fix your mac when it crashes after failing to install Boot Camp?
All this information is in the booklet that comes with all Macs
T_T ayudeenmmee!!! tengo un macbook pro! con menos de 1 semana! y se me quedo atascado un disco! que no deja que el equipo arranque!! he intentado todo para sacarlo! pero ya no se que hacer!! estoy desesperado! ese portatil me a costado una vida! y cuando al fin lo tengo! me pasa esto!!! saludos!!.. gab0x1@hotmail.com
my god… the first day i get my mac…
the disc got stuck…
so bad…
Thank you so much. The 45 degree+ straighten a paper clips and put it in the driver worked for me…. Thanks……
Sue
I tried the holding down the mighty mouse key and it worked. Thanks
i know a much easier way to eject a CD or DVD thats stuck, just use a burning program, I use Toast. All I had to do was open the Toast application add a file to burn and click burn, it will then say something along the lines of \”This disc cannot be burnt please insert a new disc\” and it will then eject the stuck CD!
You can also hold down the eject key while turning the system on.
I have a DVD stuck in my Macbook. It’s a 13inch one so the disc drive is on the right hand side instead of the front. The disc is stuck in there. When I hit the eject button I can hear the drive trying to eject it but it’s like something is blocking it from coming out. Any suggestions?? Help!!!!!
Ejecting a disc when all else fails
If you’ve tried all the usual methods of ejecting a CD or DVD disc from your computer’s optical drive, there are some manual methods you can try.
First, quit all applications that are using files on the disc. Then try one of these alternate methods:
Choose Apple menu > Restart and hold the mouse or trackpad button down until the disc ejects.
If your drive has an emergency eject hole, put the computer to sleep and insert a large, straightened paper clip in the small emergency eject hole of the drive (the location varies, depending on the drive). Push firmly until the disc ejects.
Use Open Firmware to eject the disc if all other methods fail (this may not work on all computers). To use this method, you have to start up and briefly use the computer using Open Firmware, not the standard Mac OS X desktop.
To eject a disc using Open Firmware:
Restart the computer.
When you hear the startup sound, press and hold the Command-Option-O-F keys. (The Command key has an Apple on it.)
Release the keys when you see a white screen that says “Welcome to Open Firmware.”
At the prompt, type:
eject cd
Press Return, then wait a few seconds. The disc drive should eject the disc, and “ok” appears on the screen when the action is complete.
Type:
mac-boot
Press Return.
Your computer starts up normally and you see the familiar Mac OS X desktop.
I’ve tried all combinations. My leopard CD was stacked inside and all it did was install the software upgrade. I cannot boot. I’ve tried all possibilities. holding the trackpad button do the job for me. Many thanks from a switcher.
- Sato
Thanks a lot! Pressing and holding the trackpad button seemed to do the trick for me.
Thanks!
Don’t get a Mac, full stop =D
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may I ask how do u make the pictures to zoom in when u click it? and default it will fit in to the post..
Didn’t know that macbook doesn’t have an emergency eject..
Thanks, I’d definitely try one of these steps next time if I would to face a problem like this =/