Troubleshooting Ejecting a CD or DVD Disc, Part 1 - 14
Ejecting a CD or DVD Disc, Part 1 The CD/DVD eject mechanism is electrical rather than mechanical
on the iMac. If you wish to eject a bootable CD-ROM disc at
startup, simply hold down the mouse button until it ejects. If the
CD is not a bootable disc, simply wait for the iMac to boot and drag
the CD icon to the trash can.
If this fails to release the CD, there is an eject button which can be
activated by a small, blunt object such as a paper clip. The button
is located on the right side of the CD slot. Note that the power must
be on to eject a CD using this method.
Note:
Once you use the eject
button to eject a CD, you must restart the iMac in order to restore
functionality of the CD/DVD drive. If you don’t, you will not be
able to mount any subsequent discs that are inserted after you use
the emergency eject button.
If the CD/DVD discs still won’t eject after pressing the manual
eject button, remove the bottom housing, and then replace the
bottom housing ensuring that the center tab of the bottom housing
is properly aligned.