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How to stop iMac from spitting out DVDs & CDs

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Posted 11 April 2008 - 10:02 AM

I was using iDVD on my iMac to create a slideshow. It took several hours to render and write so I went to do something else. When iDVD finished up it shot the DVD out of the drive. It ended up between the wall and a filing cabinet. When it hit the floor, it chipped and cracked the DVD.

Is there a setting I can use to prevent this behavior? I noticed some other applications do the same crazy spitting thing.

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Posted 11 April 2008 - 10:08 AM

that's a drive problem and not a software one.
my money says your drive is set to"Violent Eject" and you should probably consider servicing/replacing the drive.





or set up something to just catch the discs like a small basketball net... then you can also score points when you burn.
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Posted 11 April 2008 - 10:15 AM

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or set up something to just catch the discs like a small basketball net... then you can also score points when you burn.

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LOL.... when using our iMac we always have our hand close by when 'eject' time is near by. Posted Image
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