Object stuck in cd drive!

CHERYLD · CHERYLD #1 (**permalink**)

11-28-2011, 08:51 PM

My small child somehow put our camera memory chip in my Macbook A1342 cdrom drive. I can't get it out!! Can anyone please help me? I am handy with PCs, but this is my first Mac so go slow! Thanks for any suggestions in advance. Cheryl

chscag · chscag #2 (**permalink**)

11-28-2011, 10:50 PM

Turn off the MacBook, close the lid, and tilt it so that the optical drive slot is facing downward. Hold on to it tightly - don't let it drop. Have someone else use a credit card to gently slide into the slot and hold it open while you gently shake the MacBook. It should come out that way.

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Member Since: Jan 23, 2008 Location: Fort Worth, Texas Posts: 42,625 Mac Specs: 27" iMac i5, 3.2 GHz, iPad 3, iPhone 5c, 3 iPods, Yosemite	11-28-2011, 10:50 PM Turn off the MacBook, close the lid, and tilt it so that the optical drive slot is facing downward. Hold on to it tightly - don't let it drop. Have someone else use a credit card to gently slide into the slot and hold it open while you gently shake the MacBook. It should come out that way. COMMUNITY RULES Writing a Quality Post
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CHERYLD #1 (permalink)
Member Since: Nov 28, 2011 Posts: 1	11-28-2011, 08:51 PM My small child somehow put our camera memory chip in my Macbook A1342 cdrom drive. I can't get it out!! Can anyone please help me? I am handy with PCs, but this is my first Mac so go slow! Thanks for any suggestions in advance. Cheryl
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