Apple 6360 manual Ejecting a CD-ROM disc, If a CD-ROM disc icon appears on your screen

Ejecting a CD-ROM disc

Follow these instructions to open the tray and eject a CD-ROM disc from your computer. If you have problems ejecting a CD-ROM disc, see “Problems Using the CD-ROM Drive” in the section, “Solutions to CD-ROM Problems” in Chapter 6.

IMPORTANT You may not be able to eject a disc if it is being shared. To turn off file sharing, use the Sharing Setup control panel.

1Open the tray.

There are several ways to open the tray of your CD-ROM drive.

If a CD-ROM disc icon appears on your screen:

m Select the disc icon on your screen and drag it to the Trash. (You won’t lose information on the CD-ROM disc by dragging its icon to the Trash.)

IMPORTANT Don’t select the disc icon and then choose Eject Disk from the Special menu. If you do this, the computer keeps the CD-ROM disc in its memory and continually asks you to reinsert it.

m Click the disc icon, then choose the Put Away command in the File menu.

m If the AppleCD Audio Player window is active, choose Eject CD from the File menu, or simultaneously press the x and E keys. (AppleCD Audio

Player is a program that allows you to control your CD-ROM player and is available in the Apple [K] menu.)

If no CD-ROM disc icon appears on your screen:

m Press the Open/Close button for your CD-ROM drive.

2Take the CD-ROM disc out of the tray.

Store your disc in a safe place, away from heat, dust, and moisture.

3Push the tray in, or press the Open/Close button, to close the tray.

To avoid possible damage to the tray and the CD-ROM drive, keep the tray closed when you are not using it.

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