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.

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

2011-11-17 Thread gifutiger
Situation: You have a CD in your CD-ROM drive and want to eject the disc. There is no button on your CD-ROM drive to use to eject the disc. The computer is not starting up all the way, or the computer is trying to boot from the CD. Solution: There are different ways to eject a CD or DVD from a

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

2011-11-16 Thread MarckOliver Gmail
Since I am new to Mac computers, I don't really know what you are suggesting, but eve thought I figured it out I am unable to do it, since I cannot make any mouse or keyboard work... :( Off-topic: Is there a way to force the ejection of a disc from the slot loading drive that do not use

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

2011-11-16 Thread Dennis Faulkner
I was thinking there was a place to insert a paperclip into the slot on the front, but I can't remember for sure - Dennis On Nov 15, 2011, at 05:16 PM, MarckOliver Gmail marckoli...@gmail.com wrote: Since I am new to Mac computers, I don't really know what you are suggesting, but eve

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

2011-11-15 Thread Dennis Faulkner
I have an Intel Imac, my USB ports seemed to short out long ago, I was told by using an old AFGA scanner 1212 which used the first USB version. What I have had to do for some time is every time I restart the computer, unplug all USB from the back of the computer, restart the computer, then

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

2011-11-15 Thread JOHN CARMONNE
On Nov 13, 2011, at 11:50 PM, Dennis Faulkner wrote: I have an Intel Imac, my USB ports seemed to short out long ago, I was told by using an old AFGA scanner 1212 which used the first USB version. What I have had to do for some time is every time I restart the computer, unplug all USB

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

2011-11-15 Thread Deiniol ap Deiniol
On Nov 14, 7:50 am, Dennis Faulkner appleimacd...@me.com wrote: I have an Intel Imac, my USB ports seemed to short out long ago, I was told by using an old AFGA scanner 1212 which used the first USB version.  What I have had to do for some time is every time I restart the computer, unplug