To open a file in Windows, you type Control-O, and on the Mac you hit Command-O. To open a new document hit Control-N or Command-N on a Mac. To select all the text on a page or document, you hit Control-A or Command-A on a Mac. Copy highlighted text with Control-C or Command-C on a Mac. Cut the highlighted text with Control-X or Command-X on a Mac. Nov 7, 2007 - Mac OS X - Force Ejecting a CD. Restart your computer, and hold down the mouse button. If you have a 2 button mouse, hold down the left click. If your computer has an eject key on the keyboard, restart the computer again, this time holding the eject key. Open a Terminal window and type in drutil tray eject.
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Most of the personal computers available in the market today don’t include an optical drive or popularly known as CD/DVD/Blu-ray drive. Now that USB drives and external hard drives are available for throwaway prices, most users prefer using USB drives instead of traditional CD/DVDs to backup and transfer data.
That said, there are many PCs out there that still include CD/DVD drive. If your notebook has an optical drive and you’re running Windows 10, Windows 8 or Windows 7, you probably have observed that Windows doesn’t provide an option to close the optical drive tray while it does provide an option to eject the drive.
Create hotkey to close & open CD/DVD drive tray in Windows 10
In short, while you can open the optical drive tray with a click, it’s not possible to close the CD/DVD/Blu-ray drive tray without physically pushing the tray. It could be because neither Microsoft nor developers interested in optical drives anymore.
Luckily, if you’re still use CD/DVD/Blu-ray drive in your Windows PC very often, here are two small utilities to help you quickly eject and close CD/DVD drive tray using keyboard shortcuts.
Door Control
Door Control, as the name might suggest, helps you control the door of the CD/DVD drive right from the desktop. The tool helps you eject and close CD/DVD/Blu-ray with the help of keyboard shortcuts as well as via system tray shortcut.
Upon installing and running Door Control, the program sits in the system tray area of the taskbar. To enable keyboard shortcuts for close and eject operations, right-click on Door Control’s tray icon, and click Hot Key to open the Door Control Hotkey dialog. Select one of the pre-listed hotkeys and then click OK button.
Although Door Control is a good utility, the software doesn’t seem to work with some drives and PCs. While the utility on my HP laptop running Windows 10, the program failed to close the Sony DVD drive tray on my assembled desktop PC.
NirCMD
If the Door Control software is not working on your PC, you may try NirCMD solution from the popular NirSoft.
Step 1: Download NirCMD utility by clicking here. Extract the NirCMD contents to the root of your Windows 10 drive (the folder that appears when you double-click on the drive icon).
Step 2: Next, open Command Prompt by typing CMD in Start menu search box and then pressing Enter key.
Step 3: In the Command Prompt, type cd C: and then press Enter key.
In the above command, replace “C” with the drive letter where Windows 10 is installed.
Step 4: Finally, copy and paste below commands and press Enter key after pasting each command to execute.
nircmd.exe cmdshortcutkey “~$folder.desktop$” “Open CDROM” “CTRL+SHIFT+O” cdrom open
nircmd.exe cmdshortcutkey “~%folder.desktop%” “Close CDROM” “CTRL+SHIFT+C” cdrom close
Step 5: You may close the Command Prompt now. From now on, you can use Ctrl + Shift + O keyboard shortcut to open the CD/DVD tray and Ctrl + Shift + C to close the optical drive tray.
Also, executing above commands will create two shortcuts named Open CDROM and close CDROM on your desktop. You can click on these shortcuts to close or open the CD/DVD/Blu-ray drive tray.
The problem of ejecting a media from your Mac's optical drive can range from the benign to a more serious hardware-related issue. By starting with the least invasive method to remove the disc, you can avoid causing unnecessary damage to your optical drive bay. Depending on whether you have a drive tray or slot-loading drive, you need to employ different troubleshooting tactics. A tiny pinhole near the slot of the disc drive would help you remove a stuck CD from an older Macintosh: inserting the end of a straightened paperclip caused the disc to eject, but that feature was discontinued years ago. Before you take your computer in for repairs, try some standard troubleshooting techniques.
Enable Desktop Icons
During an upgrade or while adjusting system settings you may have inadvertently disabled the option to show CDs, DVDs and iPods on the Desktop. Make sure you enabled the option to show media on the Desktop. Click the 'Finder' icon, select the 'Finder' menu and click 'Preferences.' Choose the 'General' tab and check the option to show CDs, DVDs and iPods. If you disabled this option, check your Desktop again to see if the icon displays.
Keyboard Shortcut Options
A few options exist to attempt to eject a disk not displaying on the Desktop using a few simple keystrokes. Most Mac keyboards come with an eject button on the top right of the keyboard. Pressing the eject button repeatedly may eject a disc, if the problem isn't the physical hard drive. Also trying using the 'F12' key on the keyboard if you don't have an eject button, or the eject key doesn't work.
Rebooting Your System
In the event that you can't eject a disc using keyboard commands, attempt to restart your computer. If the disc still doesn't display on the Desktop, click the 'Finder' icon in the Dock and check to see if the disk displays in the Devices section. You can click the eject button next to the optical drive to attempt to eject the disc. If the disc still doesn't eject, restart your computer and hold the track pad down while the computer boots on a MacBook, or hold the main mouse button down on models without a track pad.
System Management Controller
The System Management Controller performs many low-level functions that don't require user interaction. The fans, lights, power-related functions and several hardware-related problems often resolve by resetting the SMC. On MacBooks without a removable battery, shut down the computer and plug the device into a power outlet. Hold down the left side 'Shift-Control-Option' keys along with the power button at the same time. Release all of the keys. On a desktop Mac, shut down the computer, unplug the power cord and wait 15 seconds. After performing the reset, start your computer up to see if the disc issue resolves.
Slot-Loading Optical Drives
Slot-loading optical drives can exist as external or internal drives. Make sure you place the drive on a flat surface and facing the correct direction. Connect the drive directly to an available USB port on the computer and don't use a USB hub. The hub won't provide enough power to support the device. Try disconnecting the drive, rebooting the computer and then reconnecting the drive to see if the disc displays on the Desktop.
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