Launch apples disk utility application, select the. Please answer all questions asked of you, as well as post your imac specs here in this thread. Feb 25, 2018 once the drivers are installed properly in windows, the apple superdrive should accept discs, read, write, and eject them as expected, just like it does on the mac. Push and hold eject, on a usb keyboard while powering on the mac. To check to see if yours does, look near the face of the cddvd drive and you should see a small hole. The disk may take a few seconds to eject if you were using it immediately before pressing the eject button. If your cd dvdrom drive has a physical eject button, you can usually press it to open the tray. How to eject usb devices and memory cards in macos laptop mag. Cd drive wont eject disk in latest build of windows 10 tech. If thats the case, when you press the eject button, do you press and hold and wait until the eject symbol appears onscreen. Go to the desktop and control click right click on the cddvd icon and choose eject. If neither of the above work to eject the cd, macrumors has additional information on how to force eject a stuck cd or dvd.
Right clicking that icon will popup the menu to eject disks. D a revised, improved howto video on how to force eject your macs dvd drive with tips and icons. The keyboard i would be using is a hp elite keyboard. You can also drag the cddvd icon to the trash can which will turn into an eject button. Download usb disk ejector for windows 10 quick and easy software step 2. Has anything been done to the imac in terms of upgrades. How to eject a cd from your mac using a pc keyboard or usb.
However, the additional unused ff19 keys compensate for that. But it is a working, connected key, as it operates as f5 when the fn key is held down, so the keyboard driver must be seeing the keypress. How to eject a cd or dvd from an apple mac 7 steps. Fully use your apple keyboard in windows with apple wireless. Eject is a small command line utility that can be used to insert and eject the cd rom tray from command prompt. As for the special keys, if logitec doesnt have a mac driver for that particular model which wouldnt surprise metheir driver is awful even for the stuff it does support, im not. Boot the mac while holding option key then eject the disk. Next, you can try to to force eject the cddvd tray. Hold down f12 as you restart the computer until the cd ejects itself. In both situations driver, no driver its not possible to use that key in autohotkey. For the really stuck disc, there are some terminal commands you can use to force eject it. After you insert a disc into your pcs disc drive, you eventually want to get that disc back out. Find your disc in the left sidebar and click the eject button up top, or rightclick on the disc and select the eject command.
On any keyboard, including those originally designed for use with a windows pc, press and hold the f12 key until the cd or dvd is ejected from the drive. It is the easiest and simplest method of ejecting the dvd tray. It can also let you fix the windowsalt keys so they are in the correct place, if that bothers you. Click apply ok to close the window, and then press the shortcut key to eject a cddvd. How to add or remove eject icon from the macos menu bar. On windows this key has no effect until i install the special keyboarddriver.
In any window of the finder, just click on the eject button, to the right of the name of the flash drive or external hd, in the sidebar. The most common way of ejecting a disc on a mac either a cd or a dvd is to drag it into the trash or press the eject button commonly found in the upper right corner of the keyboard. Launch apples disk utility application, select the stuck cd dvd and hit the eject button. At some point, theres a chance that a cd, dvd or bluray disc is going to get stuck in your mac or external optical drive. If the cd trayslot is working correctly, the disk should slide right out. Some apple keyboards have an eject key, usually located in the upper right corner of the keyboard. To auto start bootcamp cd eject, depending on your windows version, you either add a shortcut it to the startup folder used by the windows version youre using, or you apply the following to your registry recommended. Press the eject key to eject the cd or dvd from the drive. I click enter on my keyboard when it gets to to setup windows xp now, press enter i hit enter nothing happens. Open a terminal window and type in drutil tray eject. Bottom of list is devices, check the box for show cds, dvds on desktop. What happens if you hold down the eject key on the keyboard or hold down f12 for a few seconds. How to open your optical drive using a keyboard shortcut. You might also have an external solution with a cddvdbluray drive.
For doing this, you just need to locate the eject button which is most likely to be present on your dvd tray or towards either of its sides. Fortunately, there are some simple steps that can be taken to force eject a disc thats stuck. Does anyone find it odd or difficult to use a windows keyboard on mac. How to manually eject a disc from imac music by kevin macleod disclaimer. Aug 27, 2019 in the search box on the taskbar, enter device manager, then select device manager. Jan 22, 2017 how to eject cd or dvd from imac using usb keyboard or windows keyboard. Eject is a small command line utility that can be used to insert and eject the cdrom tray from command prompt.
Support for apple keyboard ejectkey posted in suggestions. Surprisingly the macbook by apple doesnt have a pin hole where you can use a pin to forcefully eject the disc that is stuck in the superdrive. Click the finder icon in the dock to open a finder window, then in the finder sidebar, click the eject button next to the discs name. If windows doesnt find a new driver, you can try looking for one on. Are their drivers for the apple keyboard in windows 7. The jreshow receives free products to create these videos from companies, startups, and distributers all around the world. Press the eject key to eject the cd or dvd from the drive on any keyboard, including those originally designed for use with a windows pc, press and hold the f12 key until the cd or dvd is ejected from the drive. Oct 31, 2009 hi guys, so heres a weird related problem. If the drive will not open using traditional methods, you can use the manual release hole on or near the door to.
The solution is simple to eject the cd or dvd drive via the desktop context menu or keyboard shortcut, how to. If youre attempting to eject from an external disk drive instead, press and hold the f12 key until the disk pops out. I suppose that icon could be linked to a keyboard shorcut, but the problem is that the unused key i want to use cannot be used for keyboard shortcuts, i think, as it doesnt produce any character, normally. There are a couple of caveats, namely i have yet to find anything that lets you make use of the fn and eject keys. Select a category to see names of devices, then rightclick or press and hold the one youd like to update. Drag the cddvd icon to the trash, reboot the mac and hold down the mouse button, or the eject button on your keyboard. You can also drag the cd dvd icon to the trash can which will turn into an eject button.
How to eject a cd that doesnt show up on the desktop on a. Create a shortcut or hotkey to eject the cddvd drive. This is really a very simply little program, written in delphi, with the following features. The apple keyboard has a special key to eject cdsdvds. Its a great shortcut to have on the windows desktop. Unlike windows pcs, macs dont allow you to remove cds simply by opening a mediadrive door or ejecting a disc from a slotloading drive. Go to the desktop and control click right click on the cd dvd icon and choose eject.
Click on it to see which optical drive it detects and you can then click on the desired disc to eject it. Note your cd drive letter and type it instead of h. Once bootcamp cd eject has started, a small icon will be visible in the systray of your windows setup bottom, far right, next to the windows clock. Cd drive wont eject disk in latest build of windows 10. Sep 28, 2006 in osx, i can use the eject button on the keyboard to both eject and reinsert the cd tray.
How to eject a cd on a mac mini with pc keyboard and mouse. It detects if the tray is open, and if there is a disk inside the cddvdbluray player or not. Mar 06, 2020 some older microsoft devices are no longer supported in the latest microsoft mouse and keyboard center. Fully use your apple keyboard in windows with apple. Eject buttons are usually right beside the drive door. Sep 17, 2018 this will immediately add the eject icon to your menu bar. I plan on getting a mini when the new ones come out, and i wondered if it was difficult to use a windows keyboard at all. In windows on your mac, use any of the following methods to eject a cd or dvd. This key is in the topright corner of your macs keyboard. As your mac is starting up, hold down the primary mouse or trackpad button until the disc is ejected. As mentioned, this works even if you dont currently have an optical drive connected, in which case clicking on the eject icon will report no drives.
It installed succesfully, also i see bootcamp icon in system tray. Either doubleclick the computer icon on the desktop, or open the start menu and choose computer. Apple bluetooth keyboard wont connect windows 7 help forums. Once you are able to locate that button, just press it and your dvd. Now when i first installed 7, my apple bluetooth keyboard worked fine. Once you are able to locate that button, just press it and your dvd tray will be ejected. Select the disc you want to eject, then choose file eject disc. How to eject cd or dvd from imac using usb keyboard or windows keyboard. If your computer has an eject key on the keyboard, restart the computer again, this time holding the eject key. Of course you could also just get a different external dvdrw cdrw drive too at less cost, as many of the other solutions either work immediately with plugandplay in windows and mac os, but the superdrive situation is helpful. When i right click my cd drive on my computer the pop up menu comes up i click the eject option and nothing happen disk wont eject the only way i can eject the disk is to shutdown the computer reboot into the bios screen exit that screen and hit the eject button when the computer ask to boot from a disk once windows boots up i can not eject any disk from the cd drive my drivers for my disk. In fact, macs wont eject discs while theyre in use by an. Which devices are supported by microsoft mouse and keyboard. If the cd does not eject, place the computer in sleep mode, then press the media eject key again.
Use a toothpick, bent paperclip, or needle to push the button. Once bootcamp creates the partition and starts to load the windows 7 or 8 installer, power off the mac by holding the power button for ten seconds. Select search automatically for updated driver software. Here are 10 methods proven to eject any stuck cd or dvd without wasting your money and time in sending your macbook to apple repair center. If youve mounted an iso file, the letter for that drive displays in the. How can i eject a disc from my imac g5 when the computer. In file explorer, rightclick the disc icon, then choose eject. If you want to insert cd without pressing hard button, you can also try using the following command line, c. I just dont like pushing drives back in if i dont have to i guess i figure me forcing them in is harder on them i dont know. The easiest way is to run bootcamp with a windows 7 or 8 installation disk. Hey bts, was reading your posts, i know you hav the solutions and im curious about this, your problem was not being able to eject the cd for lack of an eject button, during the setup process. Once the drivers are installed properly in windows, the apple superdrive should accept discs, read, write, and eject them as expected, just like it does on the mac.
Ejecting a disc from a pc running windows is a pretty simple process. Place the executable in a location you like, for example c. Apple keyboard driver for windows boot camp insanelymac forum. Try restarting and its still the same hanging to the apple logo. To eject a flash drive or hd, just rightclick on the icon and, in the context menu, click eject. You can usually open the tray by pressing the eject button on the drive or keyboard, as well as by selecting the eject option in the windows file explorer. You might also have a look at doublecommandits supposed to do keyboard shortcut remapping, which might help you out one way or another with a windows keyboard. The wireless keyboard can be used with systems that do still have an optical drive, and if you had an external usb superdrive for your macbook pro, it would function for that your power operations have always been on the eject key using modifier keys.
Create a shortcut to eject the cddvd drive rightclick on the desktop or elsewhere and choose new \ shortcut. How to eject cd or dvd from imac using usb keyboard or. This is the reason for the mac not seeing a disk whatsoever and for the cd drive making the periodic noise. Connect the keyboard directly to the mac not via a hub etc. Upgraded from vista, which ran fine, onto a new partition. Download the utility and extract all the files in your windows directory so that you may be able to use it from command prompt easily. When i right click my cd drive on my computer the pop up menu comes up i click the eject option and nothing happen disk wont eject the only way i can eject the disk is to shutdown the computer reboot into the bios screen exit that screen and hit the eject button when the computer ask to boot from a disk once windows boots up i can not eject. By default, external disks are mounted on the desktop. Look for key with an upwardpointing triangle with a horizontal line underneath. Rightclick on the door control eject icon in the system tray, select the drive option at the top of the popup menu, and then select the drive you want to open using door control from the submenu.
It auto detects cddvdbluray drives and adds their drive letters to the menu, so you can eject from there. Mar, 2007 in case you havent found a solution, i recommend downloading sharpkeys. Driver for mac keyboard in windows 7 parallels forums. Has the eject function youre trying to use ever worked in the past. Press the eject button press the media eject button on the keyboard, located in the top row of keys. I am using the standard mac keyboard that came with my new mac pro and it works reasonably well inside windows 7 via parallels, however there are a few points that arent usable such as the cd eject key not functioning and not having access to the numbers panel. Some pcs have eject keys on the keyboard, usually near volume controls. To eject a disc from your mac, do any of the following.
So i either need a way to finish the install or back out. F12 is both dashboard and eject, the only difference is if you use fn or not. Please dont forget to subscribe to my channel and like this video if it helped you. Eject discs in windows with boot camp on mac apple support. Or use a usb mouse and hold the mouse button or left mouse button while powering on the mac. Mar 02, 2020 this wikihow teaches you how to eject a cd dvdrom tray on your windows pc. This button has no text but features an icon that looks like an up arrow with a single line underneath. You can simply double click on the usb drive to eject it or click on more to create a keyboard shortcuthotkey as shown in the image below. Usb mouse hold down the left mouse button as you restart the computer until the cd ejects itself. Hi, with bootcamp there are now some users installing windows on their macs. In windows, i can only use it to eject, but then have to manually push the tray back in. Eject the cd or dvd drive via the desktop context menu or.
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