On Jan 22, 2010, at 12:07 AM, Clark Martin wrote:
On 1/20/10 10:56 AM, FluxStringer wrote:
Recently I was handed an iMac that needed a home. It took me a while
to find a power cord, but it started on the first try. It seems to
have gone unused since '06. But even with a dirty face it was too
On Jan 22, 2010, at 11:11 AM, Elliott Price wrote:
The best and safest way to eject the optical drive is to hold Opt.
while booting, and then either press the EJECT button on the
keyboard, or Apple+E if a dedicated eject button isn't present. ( I
think this is what Christian was suggesting
Elliott Price wrote:
The best and safest way to eject the optical drive is to hold Opt. while
booting, and then either press the EJECT button on the keyboard, or Apple+E if
a dedicated eject button isn't present. ( I think this is what Christian was
suggesting, but I wasn't sure?) Sticking a p
On Jan 22, 2010, at 7:49 AM, Tim Stephens wrote:
> On Fri, Jan 22, 2010 at 12:00:44AM -0500, Wallace Adrian D'Alessio wrote:
>> On Thu, Jan 21, 2010 at 11:42 PM, Christian Wacker
>> wrote:
>>
If anyone can tell me how to coax it to spit up the DVD for a test
with a CD I would ap
The best and safest way to eject the optical drive is to hold Opt. while
booting, and then either press the EJECT button on the keyboard, or Apple+E if
a dedicated eject button isn't present. ( I think this is what Christian was
suggesting, but I wasn't sure?) Sticking a paperclip randomly aroun
On Fri, Jan 22, 2010 at 12:00:44AM -0500, Wallace Adrian D'Alessio wrote:
> On Thu, Jan 21, 2010 at 11:42 PM, Christian Wacker
> wrote:
>
> > >
> > > If anyone can tell me how to coax it to spit up the DVD for a test
> > > with a CD I would appreciate it. It keeps cycling so there is never an
> >
I'm a little late to this iMac rescue discussion, but here are some thoughts:
1) Get a firewire external drive that allows you to use your own hard drives. I
frequently disconnect the hard drive and replace it with a DVD-ROM drive
rescued from a PowerMac. It looks awkward - very awkward - but you
On 1/20/10 10:56 AM, FluxStringer wrote:
Recently I was handed an iMac that needed a home. It took me a while
to find a power cord, but it started on the first try. It seems to
have gone unused since '06. But even with a dirty face it was too cute
tor the lady to throw out and the little guy/gal
On Jan 20, 2010, at 11:56 AM, FluxStringer wrote:
Recently I was handed an iMac that needed a home. It took me a while
to find a power cord, but it started on the first try. It seems to
have gone unused since '06. But even with a dirty face it was too cute
tor the lady to throw out and the litt
On Thu, Jan 21, 2010 at 11:42 PM, Christian Wacker wrote:
> >
> > If anyone can tell me how to coax it to spit up the DVD for a test
> > with a CD I would appreciate it. It keeps cycling so there is never an
> > icon and the other methods don't work. I find no eject pinhole either.
> >
> > What do
>
> If anyone can tell me how to coax it to spit up the DVD for a test
> with a CD I would appreciate it. It keeps cycling so there is never an
> icon and the other methods don't work. I find no eject pinhole either.
>
> What do I do, tickle it under the chin ?
Try booting with the Option key held
Recently I was handed an iMac that needed a home. It took me a while
to find a power cord, but it started on the first try. It seems to
have gone unused since '06. But even with a dirty face it was too cute
tor the lady to throw out and the little guy/gal (?) runs pretty
snappy for 350 MHz.
I gues
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