I like using Control + Shift + Eject to lock my screen quickly. The Eject key does not exist on my Microsoft keyboard, and there does not seem to be easy way to do map another key to that key through System Preferences.
I've gotten a new USB keyboard for my Mac. It is a Windows keyboard, but after remapping the Alt and Windows keys, it works just like a Mac keyboard. It is missing one particular feature and that is the "Eject" key. I'm not sure how to remap that command to another key. Where can I find that command? Also if I can assign volume up and volume down to control the sound from the keyboard.
Eject Key On Windows Keyboard
When you use a Windows (PC) keyboard on a Macintosh computer, the keyboard shortcuts that you use map to different keys. In particular, the primary key that is used in keyboard shortcuts in combination with other keys is frequently different. The following are the primary key substitutions on the Windows keyboard, and their Macintosh equivalents.
When you eject a flash drive, you're telling the operating system that the drive is about to be disconnected. The operating system completes any read or write operations on the drive and unmounts it from the computer.
If you don't eject a USB flash drive before disconnecting it, data on the drive could become corrupt, because the operating system was using the drive when disconnected. For this reason, it's best to always eject your USB drive before physically disconnecting it from your USB port.
Disc Icon was not showing up on desktop or anywhere for that matter so no dragging or eject or command eject would work!!! Tried the Restart method while holding down mouse and IT WORKED!! My mouse is a Bluetooth no buttons just held it down towards the left side of it the whole time after I hit restart and sure enough it popped right out!!! Thankkkkkk you!!!!
For years, I tried several alternative methods of creating a sleep shortcut with no success. For example, I tried assigning other keys to the Eject command with third-party software. But most keyboard control interfaces, including Razer Synapse and Corsair iCUE, did not provide an assignable "Eject" key. I could assign Play, Pause, Skip, etc, but for some reason "Eject" was never an option in the media controls.
What happens if I have a DVD in there and can't get to windows? Pressing the eject key on the top of the keyboard does not work. I tried a clean install of windows 8, installed Alienware Command Center and Alienware OSD but it didn't work. I have uninstalled and reinstalled OSD at least 7 times now (trying different versions) but no joy. There is no pinhole for emergencies like tray loading.
That solution doesn't help at all unfortunately Chris. There are no Upper or Lower Filter entries in the registry and the troubleshooting for windows 8 doesn't help. The Blu-ray drive works perfectly in both windows and Linux (using a live cd). I tried al the windows 8 troubleshooting but no change. In windows 8 the eject in file explorer works perfectly just not the eject key.
On small Mac keyboards (like laptop and wireless keyboards), this key is missing. You can still perform a forward delete, however, by pressing the regular Delete key while pressing the Fn key in the corner of the keyboard.
On most Mac keyboards, the Fn key is in the lower-left corner. The exception is the full-size Apple desktop keyboard (the one with a numeric keypad); there, the Fn key is in the little block of keys between the letter keys and the number pad.
As the previous section makes clear, the F-keys at the top of modern Mac keyboards come with predefined functions. They control screen brightness, keyboard brightness, speaker volume, music playback, and so on.
An eject symbol, displayed as an upward-pointing triangle above a horiztonal bar. May be used as a physical button or an icon in a user interface. Represents the action of ejecting physical media such as a floppy disk, videocasette or DVD on a computer or media player.
[4] The Attn key generates the key code "Unidentified" on Internet Explorer (tested on release 9 and 11). Firefox and Google Chrome report the same, unless the Japanese keyboard layout is in effect, in which case it generates "KanaMode" instead.
[5] The Finish key generates the key code "Unidentified" on Internet Explorer (tested on release 9 and 11). Firefox reports the same, unless the Japanese keyboard layout is in effect, in which case it generates "Katakana" instead.
Keys used when using an Input Method Editor (IME) to input text which can't readily be entered by simple keypresses, such as text in languages such as those which have more graphemes than there are character entry keys on the keyboard. Common examples include Chinese, Japanese, Korean, and Hindi.
These keys are only available on Korean keyboards. There are other keys defined by various platforms for Korean keyboards, but these are the most common and are the ones identified by the UI Events specification.
[4] Internet Explorer (tested on release 9 and 11) reports "Unidentified" for the Zenkaku key; Firefox 36 and earlier identify this key as "FullWidth" on Japanese keyboard layouts and "Unidentified" on all other keyboard layouts. Firefox 37 and later, and all versions of Google Chrome, correctly return "Zenkaku".
[5] "Unidentified" in Internet Explorer (tested on release 9 and 11). Firefox 36 and earlier identify the Romaji key as "RomanCharacters" on Japanese keyboards and "Unidentified" for other keyboards; this is corrected to return "Romaji" in Firefox 37 and later.
These keys are found on the keyboard's numeric keypad. However, not all are present on every keyboard. Although typical numeric keypads have numeric keys from 0 to 9 (encoded as "0" through "9"), some multimedia keyboards include additional number keys for higher numbers.
[4] The Attn key generates the key code \"Unidentified\" on Internet Explorer (tested on release 9 and 11). Firefox and Google Chrome report the same, unless the Japanese keyboard layout is in effect, in which case it generates \"KanaMode\" instead.
[5] The Finish key generates the key code \"Unidentified\" on Internet Explorer (tested on release 9 and 11). Firefox reports the same, unless the Japanese keyboard layout is in effect, in which case it generates \"Katakana\" instead.
[4] Internet Explorer (tested on release 9 and 11) reports \"Unidentified\" for the Zenkaku key; Firefox 36 and earlier identify this key as \"FullWidth\" on Japanese keyboard layouts and \"Unidentified\" on all other keyboard layouts. Firefox 37 and later, and all versions of Google Chrome, correctly return \"Zenkaku\".
[5] \"Unidentified\" in Internet Explorer (tested on release 9 and 11). Firefox 36 and earlier identify the Romaji key as \"RomanCharacters\" on Japanese keyboards and \"Unidentified\" for other keyboards; this is corrected to return \"Romaji\" in Firefox 37 and later.
These keys are found on the keyboard's numeric keypad. However, not all are present on every keyboard. Although typical numeric keypads have numeric keys from 0 to 9 (encoded as \"0\" through \"9\"), some multimedia keyboards include additional number keys for higher numbers.
Select it and press Command-EIf you select the optical disc in the OS X Finder and press Command-E, the disc will eject. This is an evolution to the Command-Y option in the classic Mac OS for "Put Away" that could be used for ejecting among other options in the classic Mac OS.
Eject using the keyboardThe first two options will work for any drive in the system, be it internal or external; however, even though Apple includes an Eject key on its systems, the key will only work for internal drives (if you have two optical drives, holding the Option key when pressing Eject will eject the secondary drive).
If you have an external drive attached to your Mac, then the Eject key will not work; however, there are options for managing external drives using the keyboard. To eject an external optical drive in OS X, just enter the following command in the Terminal:
Entering this command in the Terminal will work, but doing so every time would be a bit cumbersome, so you can set this up as a service that you can then bind to a custom keyboard shortcut for quick access. To do this, do the following procedure:
With the keyboard shortcut set, now whenever you want to eject a disc in an external optical drive, you can press the keyboard shortcut and the drive should eject. Sometimes applications may not pass the keyboard shortcut to the system services, in which case you can usually get it working by activating the Finder and pressing the shortcut again.
When running Fusion/Windows I can insert a CD/DVD and Windows can see/read the data. However when I use the Mac keyboard's eject button (to try to eject the CD/DVD) nothing happens. I have to go to Windows Explorer or My Computer and use the "soft" efject function?
When Fusion is running, and the CD/DVD is connected, the Mac OS does not have access to it--hence the eject button doesn't work. If you want to eject with the button, simply go into the Virtual Machine CD/DVD menu item, and select "disconnect." Then your eject button will work.
From my perspective, Windows itself has never had a "soft" eject button. It is a nice, but far from essential function. If that's something you need, I see nothing so burdensome about installing a freeware solution. The same analysis applies to a "drive activity light."
Thank you for the answer - but since I have a MacPro, there is no eject button on the drive itself (at least I have not seen any) - so there must be a possibility to use the eject button on the keyboard for both Mac OS and fusion. 2ff7e9595c
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