Re: Vigorous disk ejector?
Hi. Yes it seems the Cube was totally opposite. It had such a strong fuzzy pad it prevented discs popping out properly. Some times you had to pull on them gently to get them out. Simon On 25 Aug 2009, at 10:28, Susan Platter wrote: I wish my Cube would do that; I frequently have to eject several times before the disk even pokes out far enough to get my fingers on it! :D Regards Susan Simon Royal --- Visit my Mac site at http://www.simonroyal.co.uk. Or Skype me on 'Simon-Royal'. (Apple PowerBook G4 867Mhz, 1GB RAM, 80GB HD, SuperDrive. Mac OSX 10.5) --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to Low End Mac's iMac List, a group for those using G3, G4, G5, and Intel Core iMacs as well as Apple eMacs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to imaclist@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to imaclist-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/imaclist?hl=en Low End Mac RSS feed at feed://lowendmac.com/feed.xml -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
Re: Vigorous disk ejector?
I grumble a little about my Cube but I love it really and am so glad I caught it on eBay a couple of years ago. :) My main Mac is a second hand Intel iMac 2.4GHz Core 2 Duo with 3GB Ram, running 10.5.8. The Cube has a FireWire external HD as well, which I can use to start up from OS 9, though it normally runs from 10.4.11. Regards Susan On 25 Aug 2009, at 10:44, Simon Royal wrote: Hi. Yes it seems the Cube was totally opposite. It had such a strong fuzzy pad it prevented discs popping out properly. Some times you had to pull on them gently to get them out. Simon On 25 Aug 2009, at 10:28, Susan Platter wrote: I wish my Cube would do that; I frequently have to eject several times before the disk even pokes out far enough to get my fingers on it! :D Regards Susan Simon Royal --- Visit my Mac site at http://www.simonroyal.co.uk. Or Skype me on 'Simon-Royal'. (Apple PowerBook G4 867Mhz, 1GB RAM, 80GB HD, SuperDrive. Mac OSX 10.5) --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to Low End Mac's iMac List, a group for those using G3, G4, G5, and Intel Core iMacs as well as Apple eMacs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to imaclist@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to imaclist-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/imaclist?hl=en Low End Mac RSS feed at feed://lowendmac.com/feed.xml -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
G3 iMac 600MHz, suddenly won't startup...
Hi everyone... I picked up a Graphite 600MHz 512MB iMac a few weeks ago and after a few days of perfection it suddenly will not start up again. There were no screen distortions, no hiccups of any kind. When I push the start button it glows, there's a bump sound (power to CRT, I imagine...) and then nothing. The screen does not light up at all. I installed a new battery, reset the RAM, zapped the PRAM and still nothing. Any thoughts? Or maybe another step I've missed? TIA, Fran --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to Low End Mac's iMac List, a group for those using G3, G4, G5, and Intel Core iMacs as well as Apple eMacs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to imaclist@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to imaclist-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/imaclist?hl=en Low End Mac RSS feed at feed://lowendmac.com/feed.xml -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
Re: Vigorous disk ejector?
On Aug 25, 2009, at 2:28 AM, Susan Platter wrote: I wish my Cube would do that; I frequently have to eject several times before the disk even pokes out far enough to get my fingers on it! :D Regards Susan Ooooh...I worked on a Powerbook like that, made me want to go all HULK SMASH on it...it would kick out the disk JUST far enough that when you tried to grab it, it saw that as an insertion and sucked it back in. I ended up very carefully and slowly grabbing the disk with a pair of forceps and pulling it out. Then I replaced the bleeping drive. My other funny disk story also happened on a G5 iMac. A user called me in a panic, she had absentmindedly stuck a 3 1/2 mini disk into her G5, something she knew was wrong. I bundled up all my tools, prepared to disassemble the thing, but I determined that the disk was somewhat loose. She'd gone into the other room for something, and came back in just after I'd disconnected everything, picked it up, turned it so the slot faced down and shook it hard a couple of times. The disk slipped out enough for me to grab it...she was expecting some high tech surgery, and collapsed in laughter at seeing me shake the disk out like a toy from a cereal box... -- Bruce Johnson University of Arizona College of Pharmacy Information Technology Group Institutions do not have opinions, merely customs --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to Low End Mac's iMac List, a group for those using G3, G4, G5, and Intel Core iMacs as well as Apple eMacs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to imaclist@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to imaclist-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/imaclist?hl=en Low End Mac RSS feed at feed://lowendmac.com/feed.xml -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
Re: G3 iMac 600MHz, suddenly won't startup...
Hmm, can you plug in an external display and see if anything comes up on that? Can you hear the HD churning away? Have you tried booting from an external drive, or another mac in target disk mode? Or boot the iMac in target disk mode and see if it's drive is viewable from another computer? Just trying to see if it's just the display that's gone, but everything else is working ok On 25 Aug 2009, at 16:26, Fran polaris...@mac.com wrote: Hi everyone... I picked up a Graphite 600MHz 512MB iMac a few weeks ago and after a few days of perfection it suddenly will not start up again. There were no screen distortions, no hiccups of any kind. When I push the start button it glows, there's a bump sound (power to CRT, I imagine...) and then nothing. The screen does not light up at all. I installed a new battery, reset the RAM, zapped the PRAM and still nothing. Any thoughts? Or maybe another step I've missed? TIA, Fran --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to Low End Mac's iMac List, a group for those using G3, G4, G5, and Intel Core iMacs as well as Apple eMacs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to imaclist@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to imaclist-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/imaclist?hl=en Low End Mac RSS feed at feed://lowendmac.com/feed.xml -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
Re: G3 iMac 600MHz, suddenly won't startup...
I have a G5 iMac Intel that I could use... what adapter cord would I need to connect them, Firewire? If the G3 won't power up is any of this even possible? There is no sound from the HD, nothing but the initial bump of power... then nothing. Will the Firewire cord supply enough power for startup if it's just a bad display? On Aug 25, 8:44 am, Mike mike.dogho...@googlemail.com wrote: Hmm, can you plug in an external display and see if anything comes up on that? Can you hear the HD churning away? Have you tried booting from an external drive, or another mac in target disk mode? Or boot the iMac in target disk mode and see if it's drive is viewable from another computer? Just trying to see if it's just the display that's gone, but everything else is working ok On 25 Aug 2009, at 16:26, Fran polaris...@mac.com wrote: Hi everyone... I picked up a Graphite 600MHz 512MB iMac a few weeks ago and after a few days of perfection it suddenly will not start up again. There were no screen distortions, no hiccups of any kind. When I push the start button it glows, there's a bump sound (power to CRT, I imagine...) and then nothing. The screen does not light up at all. I installed a new battery, reset the RAM, zapped the PRAM and still nothing. Any thoughts? Or maybe another step I've missed? TIA, Fran --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to Low End Mac's iMac List, a group for those using G3, G4, G5, and Intel Core iMacs as well as Apple eMacs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to imaclist@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to imaclist-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/imaclist?hl=en Low End Mac RSS feed at feed://lowendmac.com/feed.xml -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
iMac problems
I have an iMac that, up to a few weeks ago, worked perfectly. I got this iMac from my cousin, I just had to get a keyboard and mouse. I also bought an Imation super disk drive and it worked well. I put a new battery in. How do i go about getting it up and running again. All ideas will be welcome. Doug --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to Low End Mac's iMac List, a group for those using G3, G4, G5, and Intel Core iMacs as well as Apple eMacs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to imaclist@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to imaclist-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/imaclist?hl=en Low End Mac RSS feed at feed://lowendmac.com/feed.xml -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
Re: iMac problems
On Tue, 2009-08-25 at 13:44 -0700, Doug wrote: I have an iMac that, up to a few weeks ago, worked perfectly. I got this iMac from my cousin, I just had to get a keyboard and mouse. I also bought an Imation super disk drive and it worked well. I put a new battery in. How do i go about getting it up and running again. All ideas will be welcome. Uh, use it. You say everything works, so use it. -- Clark Martin Redwood City, CA I'm a designated driver on the Information Super Highway --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to Low End Mac's iMac List, a group for those using G3, G4, G5, and Intel Core iMacs as well as Apple eMacs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to imaclist@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to imaclist-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/imaclist?hl=en Low End Mac RSS feed at feed://lowendmac.com/feed.xml -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
Re: iMac problems
Ummm, this may be a stupid question, but what exactly is wrong with it? You don't actually explain what is wrong. cjc On 26/08/2009, at 6:44 AM, Doug wrote: I have an iMac that, up to a few weeks ago, worked perfectly. I got this iMac from my cousin, I just had to get a keyboard and mouse. I also bought an Imation super disk drive and it worked well. I put a new battery in. How do i go about getting it up and running again. All ideas will be welcome. Doug --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to Low End Mac's iMac List, a group for those using G3, G4, G5, and Intel Core iMacs as well as Apple eMacs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to imaclist@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to imaclist-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/imaclist?hl=en Low End Mac RSS feed at feed://lowendmac.com/feed.xml -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
Re: iMac problems
If it is a 1.6 or 1.8 GHz G5 iMac Maybe it is the power supply or motherboard... M On Tue, Aug 25, 2009 at 7:39 PM, Christopher Collins macl...@analogdigital.com.au wrote: Ummm, this may be a stupid question, but what exactly is wrong with it? You don't actually explain what is wrong. cjc On 26/08/2009, at 6:44 AM, Doug wrote: I have an iMac that, up to a few weeks ago, worked perfectly. I got this iMac from my cousin, I just had to get a keyboard and mouse. I also bought an Imation super disk drive and it worked well. I put a new battery in. How do i go about getting it up and running again. All ideas will be welcome. Doug --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to Low End Mac's iMac List, a group for those using G3, G4, G5, and Intel Core iMacs as well as Apple eMacs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to imaclist@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to imaclist-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/imaclist?hl=en Low End Mac RSS feed at feed://lowendmac.com/feed.xml -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
RE: iMac problems
When I start it up now all I get is an icon that blinks question mark followed by a Mac symbol followed by a question mark over and over. Doug _ From: imaclist@googlegroups.com [mailto:imacl...@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Christopher Collins Sent: August 25, 2009 4:40 PM To: imaclist@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: iMac problems Ummm, this may be a stupid question, but what exactly is wrong with it? You don't actually explain what is wrong. cjc On 26/08/2009, at 6:44 AM, Doug wrote: I have an iMac that, up to a few weeks ago, worked perfectly. I got this iMac from my cousin, I just had to get a keyboard and mouse. I also bought an Imation super disk drive and it worked well. I put a new battery in. How do i go about getting it up and running again. All ideas will be welcome. Doug --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to Low End Mac's iMac List, a group for those using G3, G4, G5, and Intel Core iMacs as well as Apple eMacs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to imaclist@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to imaclist-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/imaclist?hl=en Low End Mac RSS feed at feed://lowendmac.com/feed.xml -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
iMac upgrades
Hi fellow mac enthusiasts! I recently purchesed a tangerine iMac G3 233mhz at a garage sale for $10. Seemed like a good deal even though there was no peripherals or CD's. The machine boots perfect and it's loaded with lots of kids programs and runs pretty fast considering. I just added 256MB RAM PC100 (2X128) that I got from eBay for $10. The OS is 8.6. I have a 40GB IDE drive I'm going to install a into the machine also. That's all the hardware upgrades I intend to perform. $20 investment so far for a good running mac is pretty cheap, lol. So...a few questions if anyone can help... 1 - What is the best OS I should upgrade to and still keep the machine running good? I've heard the OSX might slow it down alot. I have no upgraded software (yet) btw. 2 - Can I keep the games that are currently installed on the hard drive and xfer them to the new drive? 3 - I read that I need to partition the new drive to 7GB to run OSX on the primary partition. Can I do that when I install the new OS? 4 - The machine only has a CD drive (tray loading). I'm guessing OSX comes on a DVD? If so, how can I see the drive to install the new OS? Thnx ya'all Steve --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to Low End Mac's iMac List, a group for those using G3, G4, G5, and Intel Core iMacs as well as Apple eMacs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to imaclist@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to imaclist-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/imaclist?hl=en Low End Mac RSS feed at feed://lowendmac.com/feed.xml -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
Re: iMac upgrades
I still miss my bondi-blue IMac 233, rev B, that I used to use - set it up for a friend after I upgraded to my IMac. I also had the RAM maxed out, and I liked 8.6 better than when I upgraded to 9. I found that the with the extra RAM, my 233 would run a lot of games that it wasn't supposed to run, such as Bushfire. On Tuesday, August 25, 2009, at 05:01PM, SLiCk navypho...@gmail.com wrote: Hi fellow mac enthusiasts! I recently purchesed a tangerine iMac G3 233mhz at a garage sale for $10. Seemed like a good deal even though there was no peripherals or CD's. The machine boots perfect and it's loaded with lots of kids programs and runs pretty fast considering. I just added 256MB RAM PC100 (2X128) that I got from eBay for $10. The OS is 8.6. I have a 40GB IDE drive I'm going to install a into the machine also. That's all the hardware upgrades I intend to perform. $20 investment so far for a good running mac is pretty cheap, lol. So...a few questions if anyone can help... 1 - What is the best OS I should upgrade to and still keep the machine running good? I've heard the OSX might slow it down alot. I have no upgraded software (yet) btw. 2 - Can I keep the games that are currently installed on the hard drive and xfer them to the new drive? 3 - I read that I need to partition the new drive to 7GB to run OSX on the primary partition. Can I do that when I install the new OS? 4 - The machine only has a CD drive (tray loading). I'm guessing OSX comes on a DVD? If so, how can I see the drive to install the new OS? Thnx ya'all Steve --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to Low End Mac's iMac List, a group for those using G3, G4, G5, and Intel Core iMacs as well as Apple eMacs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to imaclist@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to imaclist-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/imaclist?hl=en Low End Mac RSS feed at feed://lowendmac.com/feed.xml -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
