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bsvgs · 05-23-2009, 03:27 PM

Hi --

Could sure use your help! I gave an iMac w/ OS9 on it to a friend who's never used a Mac before. It was having problems, so he wiped out the HD completely. Now, it will only boot from the CD-rom drive. The problem is, the restore disc in there seems to be corrupted, since it won't restore OS9. (Even w/ extensions off, it'll only boot from the CD drive since that's the only operating system it finds.)

So, with the machine off, how can he eject the CD in order to try a different restore one? (I had another one.) The iMac doesn't seem to have the little hole to use an opened paperclip in.

I'm at a loss. It's been a while since I used this machine. Please help!

Thanks,
Nica

05-23-2009, 03:27 PM	#1 (permalink)
bsvgs Registered User Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 4 OS: OS9	force ejecting CD on powered-down iMac Hi -- Could sure use your help! I gave an iMac w/ OS9 on it to a friend who's never used a Mac before. It was having problems, so he wiped out the HD completely. Now, it will only boot from the CD-rom drive. The problem is, the restore disc in there seems to be corrupted, since it won't restore OS9. (Even w/ extensions off, it'll only boot from the CD drive since that's the only operating system it finds.) So, with the machine off, how can he eject the CD in order to try a different restore one? (I had another one.) The iMac doesn't seem to have the little hole to use an opened paperclip in. I'm at a loss. It's been a while since I used this machine. Please help! Thanks, Nica