Re: Working G3 iMac?

<mailto:imaclist+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com>. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. I have 10+ iMacs that were taken from service by drilling through bottom of case killing hard & cd/dvd drives. I'll have to check for model id. Charles Lenington Paden, OK 748

Re: Printer recommendations?

On 9/28/16 9:28 PM, William Spencer wrote: Hi there: Our Brother wireless all-in-one is giving us a message that its drum needs to be replaced. The cost of doing so appears to be about the same as that of buying a new printer. So I’m wondering what anyone A little late in replying If you a

Re: SSD over Firewire 800/400

On 6/2/16 9:16 PM, Eric Volker wrote: I just wanted to make a final report on this experiment, in case anyone else wants to try it. I bought a refurbished 500GB G-Technology G-Drive (with Firewire 800 and USB 3.0) on eBay for $40. I then replaced the 500GB mechanical drive with my 256GB SSD. I

Re: HP printer driver update problem

On 2/26/16 2:53 PM, davidw1235 via iMac Group wrote: Can't you download directly to a flash drive and check that for bugs before installing? BTW, I am still recovering from a nasty P.U.P. I picked up the beginning of the month. But that happened to my laptop PC not any of my iMacs Sent from m

Re: Digest for ima...@googlegroups.com - 3 updates in 2 topics

On 7/23/15 10:01 AM, Art wrote: IIRC, there is an actual button (inside the case) to push. Should be close to ram -- -- 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

Re: Digest for imac...@googlegroups.com - 3 updates in 2 topics

On 7/5/15 4:55 AM, Colin Yarwood wrote: Hi Bruce How are things in AZ? I just thought I should update my previous postings on my 2 iMac G3s - One Bondio and one FlowerPower - you will recall the Bondi doesn't want to do anything but show the switch light when on and turn off if held down etc

Re: eMac with blank HD won't boot from CD

On 6/29/15 2:55 PM, Jack Suggs wrote: Excuse me, I meant that I'd tried holding down the C key. On Mon, Jun 29, 2015 at 2:51 PM, Dan C > wrote: On Jun 29, 2015, at 03:00 PM, Jack mailto:jhs...@gmail.com>> wrote: 10.3 on CDs, but it won't recognize them, di

Re: 2001 iMac. Is this machine still useful?

On 5/26/15 9:21 PM, Julia Brinckloe wrote: They will always do what they were originally designed to do. And that was enough for us then. Have we changed all that much? These vintage iMacs are little gems. I cringe when I read dismissive comments about them. But then--I am a collector. And maybe

Re: Epson RX700 Printer error

On 12/14/14 9:50 PM, Jane (Portland, OR) wrote: I am running 10.6.8 on a 2012 iMac. My printer is an Epson Photo Stylus RX700. Yesterday I tried to print a page and got stripes, so I attempted to clean the print heads. I got this error message that won't go away: "Service required. Parts inside

Re: I have a G5 20"

make sure wifi shows in about this mac On 7/15/13 5:03 AM, Stuart wrote: I have a G5 20" - just recovered from bad caps, now need to use it as a printer driver. Running 10.5.8, but would not connect to WIFI - would see wifi, but refused to connect. Tried to update system (installing 10.5.6 by a

Re: Low bandwidth DSL or the Mac?

On 7/12/12 4:33 PM, Al Poulin wrote: Hello: Do we blame low bandwidth DSL or the Mac? A member of our Mac user group says her machine is getting slower to websites and has "YouTube videos stopping and restarting all the time." Apparently, there are no other performance problems. This is an iMa

Re: Ethernet printing via Airport Express?

On 12/26/11 8:03 PM, Bill Spencer wrote: On Tuesday, December 13, 2011 10:18:33 PM UTC-5, Bill Spencer wrote: snip The fellow told me that Airport Express cannot print using the Ethernet port at all, only via USB. But I've had another inspiration...isn't there a USB-to-Ethernet adapt

Re: your daily dose of 'Arrrrrgggghhhh' from the support trenches...

On 12/16/11 1:54 PM, Dan wrote: At 11:20 AM -0800 12/16/2011, Clark Martin wrote: I think it's a global cat conspiracy. They are pissed over Computer Aided Tomography being (originally) called CAT. After that they are all anti-computer. http://thecatscan.tumblr.com/ Amazing how much more resp

Re: Playing DVD movies on G3 Indigo iMac

On 11/23/11 12:34 PM, D. Fabel wrote: Some good food for thought. Thank you all! I think I've found a possible internal DVD replacement drive. May give that a try if I can't find the appropriate Handbrake settings. Looking at Handbrake, it looks like I can either use an H.264 video codec or

Re: Lame iMac

On 11/11/11 6:01 PM, JohnCarmonne wrote: I have an iMac 20" 2.0 Core duo that will not run any Java programs. No matter what system I boot from I've tried external backups they work perfectly on my other machines I ran ASD 108 and it passed. AirPort and Ethernet do the same thing. The weather

Re: emac 700Mhz Opinium

On 11/8/11 6:02 PM, John Carmonne wrote: On Nov 8, 2011, at 6:48 AM, Mark Sokolovsky wrote: I actually forgot about this. On Tue, Nov 8, 2011 at 9:38 AM, Bruce Johnson wrote: On Nov 6, 2011, at 8:31 PM, Mark Sokolovsky wrote: I am rather to question as to why modems were placed on any mac

Re: emac 700Mhz Opinium

On 11/8/11 7:22 PM, Clark Martin wrote: On Nov 8, 2011, at 5:14 AM, JohnCarmonne wrote: On Nov 6, 2011, at 7:31 PM, Mark Sokolovsky wrote: I am rather to question as to why modems were placed on any machines after 2003 at all. It's not like we are still dealing with dial-up anymore, are we

Re: New Mac Virus?

On 10/27/11 1:38 PM, Thunder 1 wrote: Everyone might want to check this out. http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/45053071/ns/technology_and_science-security/#.Tqmfr2BNxqN Sopos must of wrote it to sell more A/V software. -- You received this message because you are a member of the iMac Group, a gro

Re: airport card

On 10/16/11 7:51 AM, Bruce Hazzard wrote: Hi, Can anybody tell me if a airport card can be installed in a SE G3 imac early 2001 Blue& white Dalmation? And if it can be what do I need to do it? Thanks Bruce If you need one someone listed a card and adapter on LEMswap recently. -- You receive

Re: Airport (iMac G3) card acting screwy...

On 10/8/11 9:06 AM, Zeke wrote: Is there any secret method to checking/repairing this or do I just crack the case and look? Thanks! Kick spouse out of kitchen, place towel on dining table place iMac face down, open ram door, check antenna (remove ram if in the way), reverse order to return to

Re: New iMac

On 8/21/11 12:49 PM, Fred Thiel and Janet Thiel wrote: I've been looking for a new iMac. The new 2.7GHz quad core i5 21.5 inch monitor iMac is what I've got my eye on, but I can't find out if it has Snow Leopard on it. I don't want Lion at this time. Does anyone know for sure what OS and where

Re: Stupid question #216

On 1/20/11 11:26 PM, Dave wrote: Is it possible to upgrade the CPU on a blue-and-white PowerMac with a dual core 450? I was wondering if it's possible just to put in something stronger from a parts machine. -- I can't find a blue and white "iMac" listed on macTracker. Also aren't the only iMa

Re: Mac OS X Lion 10.7 is no longer a rumor!

On 10/30/10 5:59 PM, Ashgrove wrote: On Oct 30, 4:13 pm, Steven wrote: I recently got a PDQ (although for me it is the newest in my old mac collection) and I was amazed at how useful it is. All of my old Mac laptops are usable for certain things, and my PowerBook 3400c almost approaches being

Re: RAM upgrade for intel

On 10/28/10 11:56 AM, Jonathan wrote: Tina Just to be clear, I don't really want to do this, I just want to know if it is possible. Because the real issue is, do I really want to. If it does work, I can forget about dual channelling, and so, really, what's the point. At best, the existing 2x2

Re: Panther install on G4

On 10/13/10 2:02 AM, a1 wrote: I acquired G4 imac with Panther already installed. I have Panther disks and wish to reinstall with a clean installation. However, the password on this admin acct on this machine is lost---and the imac isnt even letting me boot from cd. I made myself another user acc

Re: Best independent Apple forum

On 10/7/10 11:38 AM, Jay Smith wrote: Thanks guys, I will give the forum a look. I am just sick off the sheer number of pointless, snide comments on there. Mainly in this vein: My lists:: g...@listserver.themacintoshguy.com http://groups.yahoo.com/group/macsupportcentral/ http://osxlist.a

Re: Wondering about issues with this particular iMac

On 9/26/10 1:23 AM, Tina K. wrote: On 2010/09/25 21:24, Steven wrote: eventually Blu-Ray will eclipse DVD just like DVD eclipsed VHS I would tend to agree with that statement but Steve Jobs thinks that it will be online sales and rentals that will become the new standard. Tina He may wan

Re: considering a used iMac

On 9/21/10 10:22 PM, Bill Chapman wrote: Good idea for another reality show. You guys should post those numbers on PCWorld... and watch the Mac-bashers have a field day. Any topic with the word 'Apple' in it draws PC fanboiz and Fandroids like bees to honey. I got tired of listing my Apple stu

Re: considering a used iMac

On 9/20/10 10:06 PM, Midnight rider wrote: That was just my line of iMacs. Here's my entire list of 16: And John Carmonne, I know you have 28, please don't rub it into my face about your collection Power Mac 6100/60 OS 9.1 500MB HDD Powerbook 540c Motorola 68030 33Mhz = snip

Re: Intel macbook ubuntu and windows issues.

On 8/23/10 9:11 AM, Alexander Blok wrote: After trying out the suggestions posted here, I formatted my hd any way, only to find my time machine back up did not include my material. (thanks for kinda warning me though, duye to the link with microsoft tendencies..) I proceeded to make a partit

Re: iMac G4 troubles

Alex Barnes wrote: I am reposting this because the old post I made got sidetracked and I could not get an answer. I have an iMac G4 that will not boot past the folder with a question mark. I have tried this using 3 different HDDs and the only one that I can get to boot any farther is a bad HDD (

Re: iMac 266 will not boot from HD

andyreed wrote: I've got an iMac 266 (original fruit "flavored") that for the life of me I cannot get to boot from the internal hard drive. I used an AppleCare provided recovery CD, re-initialized the hard drive, and installed the iMac specific version of OS 8.6. I rebooted and got the flashing

Re: iMac G4 troubles

Alex Barnes wrote: How do I change the configuration? Gary Fortman wrote: Most modern drives have a chart on them showing jumper placement. You need to match chart. if old drive is set to master then new drive needs to be master, if CS (cable select) then cs, and slave to slave. any c

Re: Printing inquiry

William Spencer wrote: Hi there: Is there a consensus on ink? I have two ink-jets, a Canon Pixma iP6220D and an HP Photosmart C4400 series (as well as a laser printer), and have been finding it increasingly difficult to get replacement third-party cartridges that work, especially with the Canon

Re: Printing inquiry

William Spencer wrote: Hi there: Is there a consensus on ink? I have two ink-jets, a Canon Pixma iP6220D and an HP Photosmart C4400 series (as well as a laser printer), and have been finding it increasingly difficult to get replacement third-party cartridges that work, especially with the Canon

Re: iMac G5 won't power up

Clark Martin wrote: On 6/17/10 6:06 PM, Jim Scott wrote: On Jun 17, 2010, at 5:30 PM, Clark Martin wrote: I acquired an iMac G5 20", no camera (A1076), it doesn't power up. On plugging in the power cord one diagnostic LED comes on. Resetting t snip=== hat gives me hope. I did look

Re: wireless mice and labs

Bill Chapman wrote: Ashgrove wrote: On Apr 22, 8:37 pm, "./aal" wrote: Carrie, for style and status same reason they bought the macs The person who ordered them had more dollars than sense Well, at least they had the sense to buy Macs. The wireless mice were an unfortunate idea, but

Re: wireless mice and labs

Charles Lenington wrote: A local school just installed 25-30 iMacs in a lab. The admin is having fits with he mice controlling computers several seats away. Any easy solutions? tks Charles That's strange this was bounced on iphone saying server refused . Did't mean to cross post. I

wireless mice and labs

A local school just installed 25-30 iMacs in a lab. The admin is having fits with he mice controlling computers several seats away. Any easy solutions? tks Charles -- You received this message because you are a member of the iMac Group, a group for those using Apple iMacs and eMacs. The list F

Re: So how much memory does it take?

snip== Oops, sorry, I meant the older one, meaning the 1.83 ghz machine. I had always understood that it can go to 2G, which is what Apple says, but got thrown today when I saw LEM give both 3 and 4 on different pages. And I have now downloaded MacTracker as Harry suggested, for another persp

Re: iMac refurb as an independent business opportunity?

John Musbach wrote: On Sun, Feb 28, 2010 at 5:41 PM, Austin Leeds wrote: I'm thinking about buying some broken iMacs (any model but G3) off eBay for refurbishment. Has anybody here been in their iMac and tried to repair it, and how easy was it? Would it be worth it? If you're going to do thi

Re: Not about Re: eMac hardware problem. n

bhealthyag...@aol.com wrote: > You can get tackle boxes really cheap, and sometimes find a good one at > a yard sale. Sometimes you can even get the box filled with fishing lures. > > Just send me the fishing stuff if you don't want. charles -- You received this message because you are a mem

Re: Can I manage without Classic?

Bill Chapman wrote: > I know Leopard doesn't support Classic. I just wish I could get OS 8.6 > to install on my G3 macs > > > Clark Martin wrote: > >> Bill Chapman wrote: >> >> >>> I entered the modern mac era january 2008 with a G4 tower running >>> Panther 10.3.9 which I soon upgrad

Re: ibook G3 OS X.2 to OS X.4 maybe?

bhealthyag...@aol.com wrote: > Anyone had any success at getting an iBook that is a 300 mhz processor > with 160 MB of ram to 10.4 without taking the hard drive out and doing > it using Firewire with another machine? I upgraded my Powerbook G3 to > 10.4 but I had to do it as an external drive u

Re: Intel iMac (early 2006) intermittently will not power on

Beverly Woods wrote: > Hi folks, > >I have here an Intel iMac (20", early 2006) that appeared to be > working normally, except that reportedly sometimes it took a long while > of black screen to wake from sleep. I attempted to upgrade the RAM from > 512 to 2G (known good RAM that works fine

Re: Cooling issues with my iMac G3 blueberry

Christian Wacker wrote: > So i've been bugging you for weeks about my "new" blueberry iMac and... > the bugger overheats after a few hours of use... > I'm tempted to slice out the handle and replace it with a massive blue > LED fan, or 2 smaller blue LED fans on either side. > I know this will rui

Re: Snow Leopard won't play with my printer...

Bill Spencer wrote: > On Sep 13, 1:13 pm, Bruce Johnson > wrote: > > Snip > Okay, thanks, and sorry to have gotten mixed up. I'm still a bit mixed- > up, unfortunately, since the (minimal) two-iMac network I have is all > from an AirPort Express whose only Ethernet port is being used t

Re: Transfering files

cocc...@aol.com wrote: > > In a message dated 9/4/09 9:18:16 PM, the5shie...@verizon.net writes: > > >> I'd like to backup the first imac to the 2nd imac. Any ideas how? >> Any other backup ideas? > > > Using Ethernet or Cds are the best options available -- assuming you > only have these two ma

Re: About Animals

Dennis Faulkner wrote: > On your animal site, I got a Adobe Flash script reading error message, had > to click yes to abort the script. I am using a G5 Intel Apple IMac, and may > be running Leopard accidentally instead of Safari, have had difficulty > uninstalling it. > > Dennis > > > On Wed

Re: trouble coming?

Michaelangelo wrote: > snipbetweenthe OS systems I can get by fine with OS 10.3 (or maybe even OS > 10.2). I don't think I HAVE to have 10.4. But what do you guys think is > best for an iMac Flower Power (500 processor)? > Well 10.3.9 is becoming a dead horse. If you want longevity stick w/

Re: G3 600MHz iMac, dead?

Fran wrote: > I wrote in about a week ago for this same computer... symptoms are: > computer does not start > no chime > no light > no HD noise > > The only sound is when you plug in the computer and push the on/off > button one can hear a small' bump' of power then nothing. > This computer was wo

Re: Mouse and memory

2monet wrote: > My mac is .8 GHz Power PC G% 512 MB RAM > > 1. Is that sufficient for sketch up? > > 2. What brand mouse should I buy. I can't find anything in the Apple > store. > > Thank you > > I use dell, microsoft, logitech, etc optical usb mice (2 or more buttons, I get used/cheap, th

Re: Kindergarden Software for OS X Graphite?

SteveCraft wrote: > > Hopefully the subject line says it all. I have a Kindergartener and > need to get all of the educational-level stuff I can find that will > run on my iMac Graphite/DVD system running OS X 10.4.3. I had a > resource list “somewhere on my system” and now can’t find it. > > A

Re: HP Scanjet 4400c OS9 Driver

Dennis Faulkner wrote: > If nothing else, you can use the "save this search" feature on ebay, and > enter in various words to describe what you are looking for, and in what > catagories, such as HP 4400 Scanjet (look for the whole printer, and maybe > the person will just sell you the softwar

Re: How to tell which kind of upgrade disk to use?

Bill Spencer wrote: > Hi there: I'm considering moving the one iMac (see below) to Leopard, > but it seems like there are bunches of different ways to do so. > Install discs, upgrade discs, retail discs, etc.etc. Could someone > please point me in the right direction for which options to look at >

screen size for wow

Has anyone tried playing WoW ( Lich King) on this size screen? 17" iMac G5/2.0/1.5MB RAM, 160GB HD, Super Drive What about external monitor? Right now we are using MDD 1.0 gig units, w/ no problems. Just worried about next revision. --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You

iMac g5 and wow/lich king

Anyone running WoW lich king on a 17" iMac G5/2.0/1.5MB RAM, 160GB HD, Super Drive How well does the monitor work? or has anyone tried an external one to play on? My wife surprised me and insisted that we go buy a bigger/better lcd monitor (sleep issues w/ 17" lcd). We are running Lich King o

Re: eMac with kernel panic

nestamicky wrote: > emelvy wrote: >> On Apr 1, 11:38 am, Dan wrote: >> >>> At 1:36 PM -0700 3/31/2009, emelvy wrote: >>> >>> >>> snip >>> > This is a great success story. Wonderful. We should perhaps have an > area in the forum where we could turn posts like these into texts doc

Re: retrieving my old website files

lg wrote: > A couple of years ago I used Web Devil for the same purpuse. It worked > OK then but if it works with Leopard I do'nt know. > Regards, > lg > > 2009/2/26 michaelangelo mailto:mcaze...@gmail.com>> > > > I think there are shareware programs that will allow me to retrieve > the e

Re: FW: Results of InTEXTicated Driving (0.00/3.50)

./aal wrote: > > > On Mon, Feb 23, 2009 at 4:45 PM, Charles Lenington > mailto:macso...@brightok.net>> wrote: > > > > > > > and finally. suv's should be illegal or at least require a CDL > to purchase > > they are NOT saf

Re: FW: Results of InTEXTicated Driving (0.00/3.50)

> > and finally. suv's should be illegal or at least require a CDL to purchase > they are NOT safer, they are more dangerous > I must take offense at that! I want a suv for the climate protected cargo area. But can I justify the cost of suv and insurance? No way. The last vehicle a S10 exte

Re: How to Install Classic OS 9 Support in OS 10.3

Charles Lenington wrote: > Bruce Johnson wrote: >> On Feb 20, 2009, at 5:32 PM, Trinette Rani Johnson wrote: >> >> >>> Do I need OS9 drivers also? >>> Because I don't have any installed. >>> >>> >> >> To use OS

Re: How to Install Classic OS 9 Support in OS 10.3

Bruce Johnson wrote: > On Feb 20, 2009, at 5:32 PM, Trinette Rani Johnson wrote: > > >> Do I need OS9 drivers also? >> Because I don't have any installed. >> >> > > To use OS 9 as 'Classic' under OS X this is not necessary. If you > wish to boot directly into OS 9, (if your machine supp

Re: Is Battery for Tray loading & Slot Loading G3 iMAC's the same battery?

Beverly Woods wrote: Gary Fortman wrote: Battery is about $10 at radio shack. Radio Shack batteries for these Macs are the only kind I have had fail almost immediately. I will never buy one there again. These batteries are last I checked $5 +shipping at OWC; theirs ha

Re: Message to all affected

Wilton Shaw wrote: > Hello, > Please accept my apology for my way of sending messages that created > problems at your end. I have made changes which I hope will correct > this situation. If not, don't hesitate to let me know. > Thanks for your indulgence. > > Wilton > > > Wilton Shaw > w

strange t-bird problem

Mail from Wilton Shaw ignores the filter for this list and goes to inbox. I have to move it manually. All the other imaclist@googlegroups.com obeys the filters. any suggestions before I go fight mozzilla? mini 1.42/x.4.11, t-bird version 2.0.0.19 (20081209) Charles --~--~-~--~~-

Re: Refurbished Printers?

Wilton Shaw wrote: Hello, I see that ebay has a lot of refurbished printers on sale at very good prices. Is this an item to stay away from or are is it a very good buy? Thanks Wilton   Wilton Shaw whs...@verizon.net I would buy from c

Re: DV Speed Boost?

SteveCraft_ wrote: > Its December 2008 and I cant seem to find a CPU accellerator anywhere > for my G3 iMac DV. Suggestions? > As far as I know there was never any upgrades available for 350mhz -600mhz iMacs since the processor is soldered on the logic board. There was some threads about swappin

Re: Worth Upgrading the Tiger?

Charles Lenington wrote: > Kyle Parish wrote: > >> Has anyone tried PCLinuxOS? My friend has it on his PC and says it is >> the best one. I have copies of UbuntU and Red Hat if anyone wants >> one. >> >> > I'm interested in both.

Re: Worth Upgrading the Tiger?

Kyle Parish wrote: > Has anyone tried PCLinuxOS? My friend has it on his PC and says it is > the best one. I have copies of UbuntU and Red Hat if anyone wants > one. > I'm interested in both. Still have your paypal account for shipping? Charles Lenington po Box 41

Re: worth of used imac

Simon Royal wrote: > Laura > > Just checked out my PowerBook (867Mhz G4, 768MB RAM, 80GB HD, > SuperDrive) and it apparently worth £290. > > Not bad as I only paid £87 for it, but I think their prices are a > little high. > > Simon > > That could be because they are showing asking price vs

Re: iMac Price Breaks

Al Poulin wrote: > Is Apple loosening up on third party vendors? There seems to be > unprecedented price breaks on current model Apple computers at some > vendors, specifically Best Buy through Wednesday, and MacMall through > today or maybe Wednesday depending on which part of the page you

Re: emac base screws

Correction: I have a 1.42 gig, I am replacing it w/ a 1.25. Got confused. (walks away shaking his head) Charles Lenington wrote: > I had 2 reply's of list, for the archives I am forwarding the results. > See bottom. > > > emelvy wrote: > >> Nov. 23, 2008 >

Re: emac base screws

upply one. Since > the same screws are used elsewhere on the eMac to hold it in its > case, I would suppose that any Apple repair shop has to have this > size of wrench on hand. > > On Nov 22, 1:33 am, Charles Lenington <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> Anybody know off

emac base screws

Anybody know off the top of their head what size allen/hex wrench the screws for the clear/acrylic base takes? I can't find my big set and hate to buy a new set. Charles --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to Low End Mac's

Re: Kid Friendly Software for G3...?

Al Poulin wrote: > On Nov 5, 2008, at 4:00 AM, imaclist group wrote: > > >> == 1 of 7 == >> Date: Tues, Nov 4 2008 5:14 am >> From: willrue >> >> >> Hi All-- >> >> I recently purchased via eBay a 600mhz (snow) iMac G3 for my 5 year >> old twins. I need to find a few programs that will get them

Re: Kid Friendly Software for G3...?

willrue wrote: > Hi All-- > > I recently purchased via eBay a 600mhz (snow) iMac G3 for my 5 year > old twins. I need to find a few programs that will get them to use the > darn thing. > > Anyone have any recommendations? Thank you so much! > > popcap games http://www.popcap.com try b4 bu

Re: Flash drive removal error

Charles Davis wrote: > On Aug 31, 2008, at 10:25 PM, Kyle Parish wrote: > > >> When I mount my cruzer on my G3, I have two disks show up (which is >> the way it should be). One shows the U3 disk and the other shows the >> H drive. I have to eject both drives. I am guessing that something is >

Re: Flash drive removal error

Brian Troisi wrote: > Maybe the Flash drive is damaged, and refuses to unmount. > > Only 4 days old, did it since day one. It does have some sort of operating system/application on it but, it's not for Macs. It is a U3 Cruzer Micro. Iirc the app is called U3. Sys prof says it is a fat16 form

Flash drive removal error

On Aug 16, 2008, at 12:51 AM, KP wrote: snip- Bruce you wrote the folllowing reply to KP. snip First NEVER do this : "pulled out the drive without dragging it to the trash first" There's a REASON OS X puts up a alert windows saying you could lose data by not ejecting the device f

Re: Dual (and Triple) Boot Systems. How can I do it?

Dan wrote: snip== >> If I screw it up, I've got nothing. That's why I need to make a >> backup/image of this drive first. >> > > Backups are good. > > An external drive plus an app like SuperDuper or Carbon Copy Cloner are my > fav. > No one has said anything about type of external

Re: iMac g3

cb wrote: > On Aug 29, 2008, at 2:54 PM, Bill Brock wrote: > > >> Do you if I can then use my macbook discs to install the operating >> system on the machine through a external DVD-rom after i swap the hd >> and ram? >> > > Why are we discussing 3 topic under one title? Did the list mo