emac media tray problem
Hi all Bought an emac/keyboard/mouse as is, with no system installed, from the PLC sale. It was demonstrated as running OK before I bought it. Have the discs to install OSX but have a problem as I can't open the CD/DVD tray. Keyboard is plugged into one of the emac's USB ports. The emac turns on displays the mac face/flashing question mark indicating no system available, but the media eject button on the keyboard does not open the media tray as it should. Power is reaching the keyboard as I have the mouse plugged into a keyboard USB port the mouse appears to be live (ie red light shining underneath). Am I missing something simple here? Or is it likely that either the keyboard or the media tray is non-functional? *Very* frustrating as I was all geared up to make the leap from my old strawberry imac OS9! BarbZ -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: emac media tray problem
Keyboard is plugged into one of the emac's USB ports. The emac turns on displays the mac face/flashing question mark indicating no system available, but the media eject button on the keyboard does not open the media tray as it should. Power is reaching the keyboard as I have the mouse plugged into a keyboard USB port the mouse appears to be live (ie red light shining underneath). Am I missing something simple here? Or is it likely that either the keyboard or the media tray is non-functional? Hold down the mouse button while you turn the machine on and keep the button held down to see if the tray opens. Alternatively try booting the machine with the option key held down and then see if you can use the eject key. Also on the eMac if you can get your fingernail into the top crack of the drive you can pull the external door down to access the drive inside which might then reveal the internal eject button or the paperclip manual eject hole... Good luck, Shay -- === Shay Telfer Perth, Western Australia Technomancer The love of liberty is the love Opinions for hire [POQ] of others; the love of power is http://newtonslore.com/fnord the love of ourselves - Hazlitt -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: emac media tray problem
On 11/01/2008, at 6:33 PM, Barb Zahari wrote: Hi all Bought an emac/keyboard/mouse as is, with no system installed, from the PLC sale. It was demonstrated as running OK before I bought it. Have the discs to install OSX but have a problem as I can't open the CD/DVD tray. TRY holding down ( and hold for say at least 30 seconds ) the mouse as you turn it on ! Also do you get the chimes as it tries to start up, shortly after you turn it on ! If you get no joy, turn off , then switch on again while holding down Apple + option + P + R altogether , and hold until after you hear a second set of chimes. Good luck Bob Keyboard is plugged into one of the emac's USB ports. The emac turns on displays the mac face/flashing question mark indicating no system available, but the media eject button on the keyboard does not open the media tray as it should. Power is reaching the keyboard as I have the mouse plugged into a keyboard USB port the mouse appears to be live (ie red light shining underneath). Am I missing something simple here? Or is it likely that either the keyboard or the media tray is non-functional? *Very* frustrating as I was all geared up to make the leap from my old strawberry imac OS9! BarbZ -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
