Re: Droolworthy new iMac

2009-10-21 Thread Elliott Price
Haha. You guys crack me up. But I agree... Somehow I wish my 2Ghz Core 2 iMac would conk out. But then, I really love this little guy, and unfortunately I don't have an abundance of cash right now... What! You're not supposed to unplug the computer to shut it down?? -Elliott Price

Re: iMac G3 airport troubles

2009-10-21 Thread Elliott Price
That's very strange... It almost sounds like perhaps the antenna being unshielded is causing it to not boot? I think your best bet is to go ahead and zap the PRAM and see how it goes after that. You can zap the pram on any Mac, since they still use the parameter RAM; it's very helpful when

Re: iMac G3 airport troubles

2009-10-21 Thread Bruce Johnson
On Oct 20, 2009, at 8:36 PM, Wolfman wrote: Hi Elliott, It did boot up fine with the Airport card installed without the antenna connected. I did try booting the iMac several times with the antenna connected but nothing but the chime sound and no video. Another funny thing was that the

Re: Droolworthy new iMac

2009-10-21 Thread Jim Scott
On Oct 21, 2009, at 11:57 AM, Elliott Price wrote: Haha. You guys crack me up. But I agree... Somehow I wish my 2Ghz Core 2 iMac would conk out. But then, I really love this little guy, and unfortunately I don't have an abundance of cash right now... What! You're not supposed to unplug

problems with first generation IMAC G5

2009-10-21 Thread Rebekah Wayne
Hi everyone. I need some help. I have a first generation IMAC G5 that seems to have given up the ghost. I replaced the power supply and the board looks fine BUT it will only light up the first light on the LEDs. Do I continue to try to replace parts on this thing to try to get it working or

Re: problems with first generation IMAC G5

2009-10-21 Thread Terry McCune
Do I continue to try to replace parts on this thing to try to get it working or just let it give up the ghost? Is anyone interested in this machine for parts, does anyone have an IMAC G4 that works for sale (I am disabled and my husband is retired so money is tight) or to trade, or any

Help me get Tiger back?

2009-10-21 Thread williamd
I decided to try FreeBSD on my G4 imac. It would not erase the partition i already had with os 10.4.11 on it. So i decided to erase that with my 10.4 cd and try again. Now I have erased the drive so the cd is seen as the start up drive and will not eject. I tried restarting and starting

Re: Help me get Tiger back?

2009-10-21 Thread Dan
At 8:07 PM -0500 10/21/2009, williamd wrote: I decided to try FreeBSD on my G4 imac. It would not erase the partition i already had with os 10.4.11 on it. So i decided to erase that with my 10.4 cd and try again. Now I have erased the drive so the cd is seen as the start up drive and will not

Re: Droolworthy new iMac

2009-10-21 Thread Steve from Raleigh
Jim, Good for you! I'm envious, but impressed, and I hope you enjoy the heck out of your new machine. And good for your grandson, too! Well, you can be a droolin' dreamer or you can be a satisfied schemer.   I started saving up towards a big-screen LED-backlit iMac a couple of   years ago,

Re: Help me get Tiger back?

2009-10-21 Thread Elliott Price
Does that still work? I thought that was only with vintage macs. If that doesn't work, hold the Option button while you boot, and when it boots to the firmware, wait until the cursor becomes the mouse instead of the watch, then press the eject button on the keyboard. That WILL eject it, no

Re: Help me get Tiger back?

2009-10-21 Thread williamd
Mouse button worked. Thanks you guys! -bill --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are a member of the iMac Group, a group for those using Apple iMacs and eMacs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml and our netiquette