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Bootable CD stuck in a mac

Asked by maingateinc in Apple Hardware, Apple Operating Systems, Apple Software

Tags: mac, macs suck, cd stuck in mac, boot cd mac, mac boot, i hate macs

Experts:
Someone at our office made a supposedly bootable CD and put it in their mac. The mac now boots to a gray screen. You hear the POST "chime" but it hangs at a gray screen. I'm sure it's because of this CD stuck in there. What we've tried:
Switched out memory
Tested hard drive
Booted computer holding down the mouse button
Eject button on keyboard
Trying to Command+Option+O+F to boot into the shell

We cannot get it to do anything other than boot into this gray screen and hang, and we can't get the cd out.

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Bootable CD stuck in a mac

Asked by maingateinc in Apple Hardware, Apple Operating Systems, Apple Software

Tags: mac, macs suck, cd stuck in mac, boot cd mac, mac boot, i hate macs

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