Ejecting cd via keyboard

[John]

Martin Pitt wrote:
> Hi!
> 
> Alan Medlock [2004-10-18 22:20 +0100]:
> 
>>Is it possible to open the cd and dvd drives on my G4 PowerMac using the
>>eject key? If not can someone tell me the best way of opening/closing
>>the drives?
> 
> 
> On my iBook G4 this works out of the box by pressing F12 (just as in
> MacOs). You have to keep it pressed for some seconds, though (you can
> configure the delay, but this is the default).

My Powerbook G4 has a separate eject key, adjacent to F12. I find I have 
to press it FIRMLY, otherwise OS X seems to ignore it.

I've not (yet) tried U on it though.