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#1 2007-01-14 11:47 pm
- macaddictguy
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- Registered: 2004-05-04
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Can't open optical drive tray in OS 9
Recently purchased a used QSilver.
This G4 QS has that black apple keyboard with a power on/off button located just between but above the numbers pad and querty keys. There is no eject key on this qwerty.
When booted into OS X the F12 key opens the optical drive tray.
Much to my chagrin today when I booted into OS 9 the same key, F12 will not open the tray.
So I was unable to load the tray to install some applications.
The optical drive has a very very slim face covering which when open allows the tray to come out. I opened the face coverying but there is no way to get at the open tray button or the paperclip hole.
There used to be a programme I used on my performa to eject the tray ( the button on the face of the mac stopped working ) but I can't really recall the name of that programme.
Help please.
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#2 2007-01-15 1:38 am
Re: Can't open optical drive tray in OS 9
macaddictguy wrote:
There used to be a programme I used on my performa to eject the tray ( the button on the face of the mac stopped working ) but I can't really recall the name of that programme.
In the applications folder, look for a folder labeled Apple Extras, and look for a program called eject. Ideally, you'll want to map the f12 key to run that program, but double clicking should open the drive.
It's a paradox of how sharply dull I am.
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#3 2007-01-15 7:43 am
- macaddictguy
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Re: Can't open optical drive tray in OS 9
TVM : Excellent road map.
There is no such programme in that folder. Incidentally,I did use the OS 9 installer CD that came with this QS.
Anywho, this gives a good clue to look for this programme at version tracker or even macupdate.
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