I have a G4 in which an 8 yr-old try to put a mini disc in and it's jam. Would be easy to get out? Should I buy a new drive and get someone to put it in? If so where can I do it? Or should I just buy an external CD drive? What do you guys recommend?

1/3/2008 7:00:43 PM

I'm having difficulty reading that.

1/3/2008 8:44:42 PM

Basically there is a mini disk in the stuck in the CD Drive of the G4 mac

And I'm wondering what opitions I have and which ones are the best


1) Trying to pull it out
2) Getting an External
3) Getting an Internal Drive to replace it

[Edited on January 4, 2008 at 7:15 AM. Reason : ]

1/4/2008 7:14:52 AM

what type of computer is it?

quicksilver? graphite? MDD?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Power_Mac_G4

Or is it a g4 iMac of sorts.

Slot loading CD drive?

1/4/2008 2:19:41 PM

Try the paper clip pinhole manual eject.

1/4/2008 8:21:46 PM

It's a laptop

^what's that?

1/4/2008 10:45:48 PM

You probably could just open up the laptop and pull it out. Or if you're careful, wedge something thin in and slide it out carefully. I'm sure you COULD pay someone to do it, but if you've ever taken something apart before, and are careful, you could do it yourself.

1/4/2008 10:54:02 PM

^^Most non-slot-loading optical drives have a pinhole that you can stick and unfolded paperclip into to manually eject a jammed tray. Apple used to cover them up with bezels on G3 and G4 towers, but you can pry the flap down to access it. Since you have a laptop, it is probably slot loading and this is a moot point.

1/5/2008 2:22:34 PM

the slot loaders have a manual eject, its in the stupid shroud thing (i'll never understand why people use slot loaders...) on the right side push around with a paperclip and look for a button.

1/5/2008 2:36:33 PM

ORLY? Didn't know about that.

1/5/2008 2:48:41 PM