I'm working on this old iMac (350Mhz) which booted up the "Folder ?" deal. So I pop in the Norton CD to boot it up. Norton wants to format the drive. What the? Instead, I get it to check the drive ...

Optical drives typically include a small pinhole large enough to insert a paper clip end to manually eject a stubborn disc. Since the Mac Mini doesn't include this feature, you must use other methods ...