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March 18, 2007 12:45 AM PDT
Mac OS X 10.4.9 Special Report: Eject key issues: Longer duration before action takes place
Several users have noted a difference in the way the eject key works after applying Mac OS X 10.4.9. Some users report that the key no longer brings up the "sleep, restart, shutdown" dialog box post-update (accomplished by pressing the control key and eject key simultaneously), nor ejects optical media.
One reader writes:
"The Eject key shortcuts to sleep or bring up the sleep/restart/shutdown window no longer work on my Power Mac."
The solution, in most cases, is simply to hold the eject button down for a longer duration. It appears that Apple has lengthened the interval of time the key needs to pressed, presumably to prevent a situation where the key is accidentally pressed, bringing up an unwanted occurrence of the sleep/shutdown dialog or ejecting inserted media.
Index:
- Release notes
- Update procedure recommendation
- Common workarounds for when things go wrong post-update
- Downgrading to Mac OS X 10.4.8 (uninstalling Mac OS X 10.4.9)
- Files modified by this update
- AirPort: Loss of connectivity, card not recognized, more
- Application launch problems
- Bluetooth device issues
- Classic: Will not run, other issues
- Desktop icons missing
- Disk images not mounting
- Eject key issues: Longer duration before action takes place
- External optical drives: hardware errors
- Final Cut Pro/Express: Capture issues, performance concerns
- Finder persistently crashes and re-launches
- Frozen windows
- iSync issues/general synchronization problems
- Mail.app: junk filters not working
- Microsoft Office: Various issues
- Networking problems with Mac OS 9 systems
- Persistent booting into Windows
- Printer problems, fixes
- Problems starting up
- Quicken: .Mac backup failure: Fixes
- Resolved issues
- Secure site access broken: fixes
- Segmentation faults
- Server connection drops
- Third-party device issues (Nikon Capture NX, Griffin AirClick, more)
- Update to Final Cut Pro 5.1.4 for best performance
- Volume significantly louder: boon for some, drawback for others
- VPN connectivity issues
- WWAN update included, how to remove
