Re: IMac 20 Late 2008 (USB Ports has Power but not works)

2011-11-18 Thread gifutiger
Greetings Everyone, As stated in MarckOliver first posting As stated on the subject I have a Late 2008 20 iMac that suddenly (I turned it off one day and on in the next day) all USB ports, including Bluetooth that I think is on the USB bus,

Re: IMac 20 Late 2008 (USB Ports has Power but not works)

2011-11-18 Thread MarckOliver
Well, I will follow an iFixit guide on disassemble the iMac. I am new to Mac but work a for years with computer, server and laptops in general, so I believe it will not a very difficult task to dismantle it and remove the CD from the drive. Thank you. On Thu, Nov 17, 2011 at 12:26 PM, Bruce

Re: IMac 20 Late 2008 (USB Ports has Power but not works)

2011-11-18 Thread JOHN CARMONNE
On Nov 17, 2011, at 7:26 AM, Bruce Johnson wrote: On Nov 17, 2011, at 4:32 AM, gifutiger wrote: Hold the mouse button down at startup (Mac OS 8 - Mac OS X) Restart or startup your computer. Hold down the mouse button immediately. Continue to hold the mouse button down until the CD ejects.

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2011-11-18 Thread Ben Kernan
You should be able to get some version of iCab that will  be comfortable on this machine for a browser. For games, try Ambrosia software, the people behind  Escape Velocity. They still have an old games section on their website.   Ben Kernan:  24I-Mac 2/2.8/700, graphite g-4 1gig/400/52, iPad