Date: Wed, 1 Mar 2023 11:38:34 -0500 From: Paul Mather <paul@gromit.dlib.vt.edu> To: paul beard <paulbeard@gmail.com> Cc: Ian Smith <smithi@nimnet.asn.au>, Tim Daneliuk <tundra@tundraware.com>, User Questions <questions@freebsd.org>, Trev Roydhouse <trev@sentry.org> Subject: Re: When the going gets weird - Mac Mini Message-ID: <915C0D91-97D5-49B4-8F23-A69CDEF1A51F@gromit.dlib.vt.edu> In-Reply-To: <CAMtcK2r2r4PikFMRrxKXmLYK6=oamr2RWof1t7JauKtCd9JJtw@mail.gmail.com> References: <1d7b3472-d266-b018-8e37-deb4c8331f37@tundraware.com> <1feb6dbc-380a-6e8b-f58d-b7f728d7f2f0@tundraware.com> <32F8C50E-7475-434F-B144-12088B9EE9F8@nimnet.asn.au> <CAMtcK2r2r4PikFMRrxKXmLYK6=oamr2RWof1t7JauKtCd9JJtw@mail.gmail.com>
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--Apple-Mail=_3C2CB09B-7A52-4A76-ADC2-90AB095E89D1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 On Mar 1, 2023, at 10:37 AM, paul beard <paulbeard@gmail.com> wrote: > On Tue, Feb 28, 2023 at 11:02=E2=80=AFPM Ian Smith = <smithi@nimnet.asn.au <mailto:smithi@nimnet.asn.au>> wrote: >>=20 >>=20 >> It's been too quiet here anyway <&^}=3D >>=20 >> I guess it's beyond Apple to have almost invisible holes in their = gear. =46rom most Thinkpad manuals: >>=20 >> "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." >>=20 >> cheers, Ian >>=20 >=20 >=20 > Apple kit used to have the eject hole but it disappeared year = ago=E2=80=A6not 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= It used to be that if you held down the mouse button when the system was = starting up then it would force-eject the disc in the optical drive. It = looks like this is still true: https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201255 (For newer Apple Silicon Macs it looks like you need to boot into = Recovery Mode and from there you can access Disk Utility, which will let = you eject the disc.) Cheers, Paul. --Apple-Mail=_3C2CB09B-7A52-4A76-ADC2-90AB095E89D1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/html; charset=utf-8 <html><head><meta http-equiv=3D"content-type" content=3D"text/html; = charset=3Dutf-8"></head><body style=3D"overflow-wrap: break-word; = -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;">On Mar 1, = 2023, at 10:37 AM, paul beard <paulbeard@gmail.com> = wrote:<br><div><br><blockquote type=3D"cite">On Tue, Feb 28, 2023 at = 11:02=E2=80=AFPM Ian Smith <<a = href=3D"mailto:smithi@nimnet.asn.au">smithi@nimnet.asn.au</a>> = wrote:<br><div><div dir=3D"ltr"><div class=3D"gmail_quote"><blockquote = class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin: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. =46rom most Thinkpad manuals:<br> <br> "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."<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 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). </div></div></blockquote><br></div><div><br></div><div>It used = to be that if you held down the mouse button when the system was = starting up then it would force-eject the disc in the optical drive. = It looks like this is still true: <a = href=3D"https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201255">https://support.apple.co= m/en-us/HT201255</a></div><div><br></div><div>(For newer Apple Silicon = Macs it looks like you need to boot into Recovery Mode and from there = you can access Disk Utility, which will let you eject the = disc.)</div><div><br></div><div>Cheers,</div><div><br></div><div>Paul.</di= v><br></body></html>= --Apple-Mail=_3C2CB09B-7A52-4A76-ADC2-90AB095E89D1--
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