do you hear the eject motor try? when you eject a disk?

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Nope, it doesn't do anything nor does it make any sound like it's trying to do something. The read/write head moves up, which I assume is part of the unmounting process, but that's it. You wouldn't even know it was trying to eject, haha.

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My Performa's floppy drive used to do that. No sound at all.
Then, magically, halfway through a long disk-swapping session it came to life. First a squeak, then a grunt, then a grown, then POP. Out comes the disk!

Just use the drive lots and lots and the mechanisim will free up. Be sure to have a paperclip handy, though.