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pokesquid808
19 Dec 2004, 8:16am
i was able to get my hands on a g4 with osX installed. only thing is i don't have a mac keyboard. i plugged in a normal usb keyboard but there is no cd eject button. does anyone know of a hotkey or how to bind the key to another key so that i can open my cd tray? i tried doing the f12 for 3 second trick but it doesn't work. any help would be greatly appreciated. thanks in advance
profdlp
19 Dec 2004, 11:20am
Googling said that F12 ought to do it, but you have to hold it down for a couple of seconds.

Tell me if this works. :)
TheSmJ
19 Dec 2004, 2:37pm
i tried doing the f12 for 3 second trick but it doesn't work
Dexter
19 Dec 2004, 4:37pm
I think you need the Mac keyboard for the F12 to work. You may be able to write a scripted item to do teh eject, then assign that to a hot key, like F12.

Dexter...
pokesquid808
19 Dec 2004, 10:27pm
i found out it's only osX 10.0 i see 10.3.7 is out. f12 supposedly only works for 10.1 or something like that. think i'm just gonna upgrade. stupid mac ;D
pokesquid808
19 Dec 2004, 10:28pm
to a pc :thumbsup:
profdlp
19 Dec 2004, 10:29pm
Oops... guess I ought to try reading the original post a little more carefully, especially at 5AM... :rolleyes:

See if this works. (http://www.versiontracker.com/dyn/moreinfo/macos/1360&vid=21916)
pokesquid808
20 Dec 2004, 5:19am
just tried it. it wants to load 9.3 hahaha. it took like 8 minutes to open the cd tray and it sometimes gives an error. it works though! ;D i'm probably just gonna upgrade or sell it off to someone else. just thought it would be nice to have a mac around to fool around with and learn a little on. oh well scratch that idea. thanks for the ideas.
profdlp
20 Dec 2004, 6:08am
...just thought it would be nice to have a mac around to fool around with and learn a little on...
Well, you've learned that opening the CD tray without a Mac keyboard can be a hassle... :vimp:
lightnin
21 Dec 2004, 2:10am
i think you can simply drag the cd icon to the trash can
Geeky1
21 Dec 2004, 2:12am
i think you can simply drag the cd icon to the trash can

He could also drag the computer to the trash... :D
lightnin
21 Dec 2004, 2:23am
Hahahahahaha
profdlp
21 Dec 2004, 2:50am
Hahahahahaha
X2 ;D ;D
pokesquid808
21 Dec 2004, 3:20am
i think you can simply drag the cd icon to the trash can

the problem is i have to get the cd into the tray first :confused: ahh oh well i like geeky's idea. it belongs in the trash. no offense to mac users... but i hate macs. never had any luck with em. i'm gonna stick with pc's! hope i don't start a pc vs mac war ;D