Date: Wed, 1 Mar 2023 07:37:19 -0800 From: paul beard <paulbeard@gmail.com> To: Ian Smith <smithi@nimnet.asn.au> Cc: Tim Daneliuk <tundra@tundraware.com>, questions@freebsd.org, Trev Roydhouse <trev@sentry.org> Subject: Re: When the going gets weird - Mac Mini Message-ID: <CAMtcK2r2r4PikFMRrxKXmLYK6=oamr2RWof1t7JauKtCd9JJtw@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <32F8C50E-7475-434F-B144-12088B9EE9F8@nimnet.asn.au> References: <1d7b3472-d266-b018-8e37-deb4c8331f37@tundraware.com> <1feb6dbc-380a-6e8b-f58d-b7f728d7f2f0@tundraware.com> <32F8C50E-7475-434F-B144-12088B9EE9F8@nimnet.asn.au>
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--0000000000007f3c1005f5d87dd4 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable On Tue, Feb 28, 2023 at 11:02=E2=80=AFPM Ian Smith <smithi@nimnet.asn.au> w= rote: > > > It's been too quiet here anyway <&^}=3D > > I guess it's beyond Apple to have almost invisible holes in their gear. > From most Thinkpad manuals: > > "If the tray still does not open, make sure that the computer is running, > and insert the end of a straightened paper clip into the emergency eject > hole. The tray will open." > > cheers, Ian > > Apple kit used to have the eject hole but it disappeared year ago=E2=80=A6n= ot sure if the suppliers stopped making drives with that facility or if Apple redesigned the cases to obscure it. I think w/in MacOS you can force eject disks w software (diskutll eject might do it). --=20 Paul Beard / www.paulbeard.org/ --0000000000007f3c1005f5d87dd4 Content-Type: text/html; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <div dir=3D"ltr"><div dir=3D"ltr"><br></div><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote">= <div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_attr">On Tue, Feb 28, 2023 at 11:02=E2=80= =AFPM Ian Smith <<a href=3D"mailto:smithi@nimnet.asn.au">smithi@nimnet.a= sn.au</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"ma= rgin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left-width:1px;border-left-style:solid;border= -left-color:rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><br> <br> It's been too quiet here anyway <&^}=3D<br> <br> I guess it's beyond Apple to have almost invisible holes in their gear.= =C2=A0 From most Thinkpad manuals:<br> <br> "If the tray still does not open, make sure that the computer is runni= ng, and insert the end of a straightened paper clip into the emergency ejec= t hole. The tray will open."<br> <br> cheers, Ian<br> <br> </blockquote></div><div><br></div>Apple kit used to have the eject hole but= it disappeared year ago=E2=80=A6not sure if the suppliers stopped making d= rives with that facility or if Apple redesigned the cases to obscure it. I = think w/in MacOS you can force eject disks w software (diskutll=C2=A0eject = might do it).=C2=A0<br clear=3D"all"><div><br></div>-- <br><div dir=3D"ltr"= class=3D"gmail_signature">Paul Beard / <a href=3D"http://www.paulbeard.org= /" target=3D"_blank">www.paulbeard.org/</a><br></div></div> --0000000000007f3c1005f5d87dd4--
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