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PowerBook G4 holding disc hostage.
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What can I do to get it out? It started getting picky about what discs it would take, spitting certain ones out immediately. This particular disc was not aproblem until the machine refused to take it back.
How difficult is it to replace the drive and/or remove and repair this one? Does anyone know of a site where I can find a step-by-step on the process?
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Reboot and hold the trackpad button down. That should eject the disk.
Steve
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I read the thread on a MacBook with the same problem. No dice.
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tried it again. Still no luck.
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Do it again while holding the PB upside down.
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In my old Ti-400 (PB G4) I had to open the laptop several times to get the optical drive working again. The optical drive was fine, but somehow the connector to the board had may vibrated loose. All I did was press the ribbon cable connector firmly back into the board, reassemble the case, and it started working again.
I did this several times. Worked each time. Your problem may be different, but this is simple enough to try, given how easy it is to take the back off.
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Join Date: Mar 2009
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I still have a disk stuck in my old PowerBook G4 titanium. I should probably try to get it out!
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Chris K.
White MacBook and iPod Nano 3rd Generation
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Don't hold me accountable for jokes-I have a lousy sense of humor!
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Try holding down the trackpad, or the eject key, upon bootup for a really long time. Like, for a minute or more.
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As Simon said,
Hold the Powerbook UPSIDE DOWN.. I had the same problem recently, and
I had to boot in an upside down mode, while holding the eject key..
Worked for me!
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