Alex, Yay! Very happy you were able to get the CD out. That's good news also glad your library isn't as insane as I had thought : smile : Sometimes walking away and cooling off and regrouping is the best thing to do. Best Wishes Jenny
On 7/9/09, Alex Jurgensen <asquare...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Hi, > > It is $40 a CD for a 5 disk set because the other four would have > useless without #1. But Anywho, It is out. shaking the MBP seems to > have done it after all, putting it down and walking away from it was > one of the best things to do at the moment. > > Yay, > Alex, > > > On 8-Jul-09, at 11:57 PM, Jenny Kennedy wrote: > >> >> Alex, >> Everyone has already suggested what I was going to suggest. I was >> going to say put something on the end of the tweezers so they don't >> scratch the CD but that would make the whole point of using them in >> the first place kind of dumb. >> >> No offence, but that library sounds crazy! 200 dollars? Yikes! I hope >> the book or whatever it is is good. I hope as it was the library who >> put the lable on the disk which I have always been told not to do just >> because of cases like this, will either forgive you the 200 or pay for >> any damages their dumb lable has caused. >> Let us know how it comes out. >> Best wishes >> Jenny >> >> On 7/8/09, Scott Howell <s.how...@verizon.net> wrote: >>> >>> Try grabbing the CD as it is ejected with a pair of tweezers. >>> SOmetimes you can even angle the machine, which sometimes helps. >>> Good luck, I think with a little patients, you can snag and extract >>> it. >>> On Jul 8, 2009, at 3:21 AM, ben mustill-rose wrote: >>> >>>> >>>> I think this is going to be more of a hardware issue since the drive >>>> is actually trying but failing to eject. >>>> Is the computer covered under apple care? >>>> My adventureus side wants to tell you to try ejecting it when the >>>> optical drive is facing downwards - ie: the mbp is stood sideways >>>> vertically. You may find that even though the disk is not fully >>>> ejected you will be able to get enough of a grasp on it to be rather >>>> stubbon when pulling it out. >>>> >>>> Having said this, if the machine is still covered, its probably best >>>> for its user to spend some qualitty time with her boyfriend untill >>>> the >>>> machine can be scene to incase you inadvertently make the issue >>>> worse. >>>> >>>> On 08/07/2009, Barry Hadder <bhad...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>>> >>>>> Alex, >>>>> >>>>> Try force quit and relaunch finder. >>>>> >>>>> Or, try ejecting the cd as the computer is booting. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> If that doesn't work, open terminal and type lsof -n|grep /Volumes/ >>>>> volumename. After the grep you could also just copy the ikon of >>>>> the >>>>> drive in question from the desktop and paste it into the terminal >>>>> window. This will tell you what if any programms are using the >>>>> disk. >>>>> >>>>> Or try this: in terminal type hdiutil eject -force /Volumes/ >>>>> volumename >>>>> >>>>> And if that doesn't work: reboot into command mode. I can't >>>>> remember >>>>> off hand how to do that but I think emediately after the start >>>>> sound >>>>> press command-option-o-f but I would look that up if I were you. >>>>> Then >>>>> type eject cd ret reboot-mac ret. >>>>> >>>>> And if that doesn't work: <throwing up hands> >>>>> >>>>> On Jul 7, 2009, at 11:52 PM, Michael Babcock wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> very sorry, i thought the subject was "macbook pro prices"... >>>>>> sorry >>>>>> again. >>>>>> mike >>>>>> >>>>>> On Jul 7, 2009, at 8:44 PM, Michael Babcock wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> um, right, what are you asking? Just curious are you looking for >>>>>>> pricing information for the new macbook pro's? >>>>>>> On Jul 7, 2009, at 8:10 PM, Alex Jurgensen wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Hi, >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> My Girlfriend's Macbook Pro was chugging along nicely until >>>>>>>> today. >>>>>>>> We >>>>>>>> put in a Library disk with one of those raised Barcode labels on >>>>>>>> it >>>>>>>> and now the disk won't come out. The MBP tries to eject it, it >>>>>>>> gets >>>>>>>> stuck, and goes back in. Note: It doesn't come far enough out >>>>>>>> that >>>>>>>> we >>>>>>>> can catch it before it goes back in. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> As her boyfriend, I have my hands tied at the moment seeing as >>>>>>>> how I >>>>>>>> can't get a tech support agent from our support centre out here >>>>>>>> until >>>>>>>> Saturday, and this is a critical problem as her Mac won't boot. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> I should add, we are both legally blind VO users. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Thanks in advace and I appreciate any help. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Regards, >>>>>>>> Alex, >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Michael Babcock >>>>>>> GW Hosting, Your Dedicated Home On The Web >>>>>>> Phone: +1-888-272-3555, ext 54121 >>>>>>> email: michael.babc...@gwhosting.net >>>>>>> administrative e-mail: ad...@gwhosting.net >>>>>>> url: http://gwhosting.net >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> Michael Babcock >>>>>> GW Hosting, Your Dedicated Home On The Web >>>>>> Phone: +1-888-272-3555, ext 54121 >>>>>> email: michael.babc...@gwhosting.net >>>>>> administrative e-mail: ad...@gwhosting.net >>>>>> url: http://gwhosting.net >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> Kind regards, BEN. >>>> >>>> email: bmustillr...@gmail.com >>>> msn: benmustillr...@hotmail.com >>>> web: http://www.bmr.me.uk (under construction) >>>> >>>>> >>> >>> >>>> >>> >> >> > > > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. 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