2009 iMac rejects new DVD

This is the first time I've had this problem. I insert the DVD of a newly purchased TV series, the drive searches and carries on but then the discs (both discs of 2 disc set) eject.
Discs read OK in other machines - DVD player, Windows PC, etc.
Any help appreciated!

Hi Barry,
It frustrated me all weekend - trying to get Season 1 of Spirited onto my ipad! LOL
Lots of suggestions that some TV series on DVD were often problematic.
BUT - found a few suggestions online from people suggesting 'reset your PRAM' http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1379 - which I did and now the imac is reading the DVDs just fine.
Cheers,
Carol.

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Best way to transfer from late 2009 iMac to new iMac

I have a new iMac, and want to transfer 750MB of data from my late 2009 iMac when I set it up. It seems like the options are:
Not Thunderbolt <-> Thunderbolt, since the late 2009 iMac has a MiniDP port, not a Thunderbolt port.
FireWire 800 <-> Thunderbolt using my Apple FW/TB adapter. Should give 800Mbps?
Direct Ethernet connection (just a cable, no router). Does this work? Should give 1000Mbps?
Ethernet through my new Time Capsule. Lets me access the internet during setup. How much speed loss compared to direct connection?
Any thoughts or suggestions about the best choice?
Thanks.

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Imac rejects some dvds

For some reason my imac has started to reject dvds, pradominantly games.
For the most part, everything's fine, for example- it'll play lego starwars and a couple of other games
but spits out black and white 2, sims 3 and force unleashed.
I checked the requirements and everything should be fine, particuarly black and white 2 (but my imac apparently really hates that one)
Anyway, about the mac:
Mac os x
version 10.6.8
2.66 GHz intel core 2 duo
Mem 6GB 1067 MHz DDR3
video card mem- 256 MB
Chipset- NVDIA GeForce 94000
I can understand it refusing to work for games like the sims, which historically has issues with macs but some games should work fine just like the others.
If it's a problem with my disc drive, why is it so picky? Why hasn't it just flat out broke? And if this is the case, what would be the best way to resolve this issue without spending money I don't have?
It's an iMac 9,1 if that helps.
Cheers if anyone has any advice!

I have yeah, unfortunately it didn't work- gave my mac a whole go over in hopes it might solve the issue but it didn't.

IMAC REJECTING CD/DVD's

No matter which DVD/CD I insert, the drive runs for a few seconds and then ejects the disks. I have tried all types and formats the results are the same - ejected disks.

Thanks, Scott. I notice from one of your later replies that you recommend an external drive and I think that is the best option. I've only had the iMac about 18 months - these optical drives don't seem all that reliable.
Regards
Roly

Upgraded my 2009 iMac with ssd drive

Hello
I wanted to share my experience with upgrading my late 2009 iMac replacing the DVD drive with a 240GB SSD drive and upgrading the hard drive to a 3TB hard drive. Back a year ago I upgraded the factory 1TB with a seagate 2TB which was the main internal drive holding the osx. With needing more room I discovered the seagate 3TB also had the necessary heat sensor connector, so I knew that 3TB drive would work. Adding the 240GB SSD was a last minute decision. Plus, I seldom use the factory standard DVD drive and discovered that my LG brand USB dvd drive actually works when attached to the iMac. Operates just like the factory DVD drive.
So having done an upgrade before on this machine, I was not too concerned, but have to add that all did not go well this time.
Alter removing the screen and all the screws, then while carefully unplugging all the wires attached to the monitor, that one plug labeled LCD TEMP, that tiny little plug, broke at the circuit board. I was not using too much pressure and suspect the stress on these delicate connections had reached the limit. Both from the previous upgrade, and now another. The plug was simply stressed and ready to give way.
Maybe this plug was defective, I don't know, but the snap-in plug pulled the top of the black plastic circuit board connector off, exposing the two copper connector prongs. Not only that, but the two copper prongs that were now exposed were curled upward. Making re-attachment of the plug near impossible. So I figured maybe i could re-attach the tiny LCD TEMP plug back onto the exposed prongs and then electrical tape over to hold in-place. But first I had to somehow get the curl out of the two copper connector prongs for the plug to connect.
Well, while using a small screw driver to try to flatten out the curled copper prongs, one copper prong exceeded its stress level and broke off. Could not take the stress of being bent and messed with. Everything inside these machines are extremely delicate, as everyone knows only too well that has ever opened up their imac.
And now, a broken LCD TEMP circuit board connector. What to do, what to do?
Kill two birds with one stone.....
But first I wondered if this LCD TEMP sensor would keep the system from operating, so I put the machine back together, half way together, and powered it up.
The machine came to life, however, the CPU fan was running crazy fast 3800 and noisy as ****.
Googling this, I came across another person that had the same LCD TEMP cable break, and saying their CPU fan went crazy in the same way.
So I realized somehow the system needed this LCD TEMP connector, connected.
What to do, what to do?
I ran over to radio shack and bought the lowest wattage soldering iron they sold.
Now, this killing two birds with one stone part...
I had to somehow solder two new wires onto the spot where this LCD TEMP board connector attached to the circut board.
No easy task since there was only a hair-lines space between the two circuit board connectors. I had to somehow achieve the impossible.
And while at it, killing off the second bird, I could replace this LCD TEMP wire itself with new much longer wire set, making this disassemble - reassemble thing much easier.
Well I pulled it off.
I was able to solder two new wires to the spots on the circuit board where this LCD TEMP connector sits.
Without bleeding solder onto the partner connector just a hairs-line spaced between.
Then I patched in this new and longer pair of wires from the circuit board LCD TEMP to the monitor LCD TEMP sensor.
And finally, replaced the DVD drive with the new 240GB SSD drive, slapped the machine back together half way just enough to power it up, cloned the osx hard drive to the SSD drive, "option-restart" the machine and booted from the new SSD drive, everything working as it should.
I even dismounted the orginal internal hard drive holding the osx, and ran the system to ensure everything worked, which it did.
Next, tore the iMac back down, replaced the 2TB hard drive with a new 3TB hard drive, and for a final time slapped the system back together.
Everything is operating perfect,
Naturally, had to format the new 3TB hard drive, and will move all my iTunes media back to that new drive I had temporally stored on an external USB drive.
Fans are all running at normal speeds.
System is once again silent when running.
And this is the last and final time I will ever upgrade this particular machine sober.
Just some advice, this is some of the unforeseen mishaps that can occur when upgrading any iMac.
And this could have ended in disaster.
Luckily however, I had just enough luck and experience to get thru the hurdles, now I have a better, bigger, faster iMac.
Like they say, this self upgrading is not for the faint of heart.
For awhile I seen myself listing this on eBay as a dead 27" late 2009 iMac for sale for parts.
Not the case, well at least not the case this time....

Congratulations on not panicing and stating it like it is. Clearly upgrading the internals of an iMac is not for the faint of heart, I plan on keeping your post if for no other reason to show others why a do-it-yourself on an iMac is a pretty foolish thing to undertake.

IMac will play DVDs but not CDs

My 2009 iMac will play DVDs but not CDs (bought music CDs and burnt CDs). The last time I tried (successfully) was December 2013. Can anyone help?

Start a new topic and don't hijack this one. You're problem is different from the OPs. When you start the new topic give your system version, iMac year and model and what type of CDs you can't read, i.e. commercial or those you created yourself. Also if you can read DVDs.

Hello, I have a 2009 iMac, and my harddrive has failed several times now, and now I need to re-install snow leopard but my install DVD is damaged and I have bought a new snow leopard disc. However my iMac will not read the disc at all ?

Hello, I have a 2009 iMac, and my harddrive has failed several times now.
I tired to reinstall snow leopard with the install DVD that came with my iMac. However the disc is damaged so I bought a new Snow Leopard but my iMac wont read the new disc, it just stays in the apple logo screen, I have tired safe boot, holding down the "C" key on startup and tried using disc utility but getting nowhere.
Please help. Thanks.

Might be related, if your hard drive is a 1TB drive,it could be a Seagate drive.
The drives are known to fail and your iMac maybe covered for free replacement under the Apple's Seagate hard drive replacement program until April 12 of this year.
I Believe the 2009 models are covered under this replacement warranty.
You can find out if you are eligible here.
http://www.apple.com/support/imac-harddrive/
Good Luck!

Running a mid 2009 iMac on 10.7.5, 3 gb memory, 320 gb hd. Suddenly the computer stoped reading DVDs and the only time I can read a CD is if I restart. Quite often when I insert a CD it gets stuck and I cannot get it out until I restart and it shows u

Running a mid 2009 iMac on 10.7.5, 3 gb memory, 320 gb hd.
Suddenly the computer stoped reading DVDs and the only time I can read a CD is if I restart. Quite often when I insert a CD it gets stuck and I cannot get it out until I restart and it shows up on the desktop where I can then eject it.
I have checked and double checked the finder prefs and all looks normal showing a check mark on CDs,DVDs etc. (the ones I want to show up on the desktop)
I have reset the PEAM, repaired permissions with both the disk utility on the computer and the disk utility when I start up in the Recovery Disk. I did notice that sometimes the permission repeat the same correction several times before it moves on, and sometimes it doesn’t. I have Windows installed on a partition but I keep it unmounted until it is needed for my wife’s work. The dock seems to be just fine and all the apps seems to run just fine. When I insert a photo CD iPhoto does not open but when I insert a music CD iTunes does open.
Also, most every time I open iPhoto it takes a long time(sometimes as long as 2 minutes) for it to load.
Sometimes my Mail (Mail 5.3) does not post new mail but most of the time it does.
Once and a while it seems like the computer slows way down but then it seems ok ten minutes later.
All of these ‘things’ seemed to have happen suddenly and I have not downloaded anything from the internet in some time.
Of course the warranty and extended warranty are both no longer in effect having had this computer for more than three years.
I am running Java and Adobe Player because some of the sites I go to a lot require both.

I believe that insufficient RAM may be the source of some of your problems. If you have a RAM of somewhere 4 to 8GB, you will experience smoother computing. 3GB doesn't seem right, so you might want to learn more by going to this site:
http://www.crucial.com/store/drammemory.aspx
I don't know what know what's happening with your optical drive, but it seems you use your drive quite a bit. In that case, look into a lens cleaner for your machine. It's inexpensive, works quite well.
I hope you'll post here with your results!

Can I factory restore an IMAC Late 2009 without the orginal DVD's?

Can I factory restore an IMAC Late 2009 without the orginal DVD's? I was given a computer and want to remove the previous owners user login and passwords. I want a fresh install like it was bought new.

You can create a new Admin User in System Preferences then delete the current User. This will give you a clean User but the base system files might have extensions etc installed.
If you upgrade to Mavericks, then you would wipe the computer giving you exactly what you want.
While your computer might meet the requirements, also check your applications for Mavericks compatibility here: http://roaringapps.com/
Make sure all your software like Microsoft Office and Adobe CS Suites is compatible with Mavericks.
OS X Mavericks: System Requirements
To install Mavericks, you need one of these Macs:
          ▪          iMac (Mid-2007 or later)
          ▪          MacBook (13-inch Aluminum, Late 2008), (13-inch, Early 2009 or later)
          ▪          MacBook Pro (13-inch, Mid-2009 or later),
          ▪          MacBook Pro (15-inch or 17-inch, Mid/Late 2007 or later)
          ▪          MacBook Air (Late 2008 or later)
          ▪          Mac mini (Early 2009 or later)
          ▪          Mac Pro (Early 2008 or later)
          ▪          Xserve (Early 2009)
Your Mac also needs:
          ▪          OS X Mountain Lion, Lion, or Snow Leopard v10.6.8 already installed
          ▪          2 GB or more of memory <--- I suggest 4GB as minimum
          ▪          8 GB or more of available space

After installing Maverick my Mail is really slow to load new mail. my etrecheck is below Hardware Information:      iMac (21.5-inch, Late 2009)      iMac - model: iMac10,1      1 3.06 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo CPU: 2 cores      4 GB RAM Video Information:

here is my etrecheck. Any help is appreciated
Hardware Information:
    iMac (21.5-inch, Late 2009)
    iMac - model: iMac10,1
    1 3.06 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo CPU: 2 cores
    4 GB RAM
Video Information:
    NVIDIA GeForce 9400 - VRAM: 256 MB
System Software:
    OS X 10.9.1 (13B42) - Uptime: 1 day 17:29:18
Disk Information:
    ST3500418ASQ disk0 : (500.11 GB)
        EFI (disk0s1) <not mounted>: 209.7 MB
        Macintosh HD (disk0s2) /: 391.48 GB (245.88 GB free)
        Recovery HD (disk0s3) <not mounted>: 650 MB
        BOOTCAMP (disk0s4) /Volumes/BOOTCAMP: 107.76 GB (94.95 GB free)
    OPTIARC DVD RW AD-5680H
USB Information:
    Apple, Inc. Keyboard Hub
        Mitsumi Electric Apple Optical USB Mouse
        Apple, Inc Apple Keyboard
    Seagate FA GoFlex Desk 2 TB
        EFI (disk1s1) <not mounted>: 209.7 MB
        Time Machine Backups (disk1s2) /Volumes/Time Machine Backups: 2 TB (1.56 TB free)
    Apple Inc. Built-in iSight
    Apple Internal Memory Card Reader
    Canon MX870 series
    Apple Computer, Inc. IR Receiver
    Apple Inc. BRCM2046 Hub
        Apple Inc. Bluetooth USB Host Controller
FireWire Information:
Thunderbolt Information:
Kernel Extensions:
Problem System Launch Daemons:
Problem System Launch Agents:
Launch Daemons:
    [System]    com.adobe.fpsaud.plist 3rd-Party support link
    [System]    com.carbonite.launchd.carbonitedaemon.plist 3rd-Party support link
    [System]    com.crashplan.engine.plist 3rd-Party support link
    [System]    com.microsoft.office.licensing.helper.plist 3rd-Party support link
Launch Agents:
    [System]    com.carbonite.launchd.carbonitealerts.plist 3rd-Party support link
    [System]    com.carbonite.launchd.carbonitestatus.plist 3rd-Party support link
User Launch Agents:
    [not loaded]    com.adobe.ARM.[...].plist 3rd-Party support link
    [not loaded]    com.adobe.ARM.[...].plist 3rd-Party support link
    [not loaded]    com.crashplan.javacheck.plist 3rd-Party support link
    [not loaded]    com.facebook.videochat.[redacted].plist 3rd-Party support link
    [not loaded]    com.google.keystone.agent.plist 3rd-Party support link
    [not loaded]    jp.co.canon.Inkjet_Extended_Survey_Agent.plist 3rd-Party support link
    [not loaded]    uk.co.markallan.clamxav.freshclam.plist 3rd-Party support link
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    iTunesHelper
    Adobe Bridge CS4
    CrashPlan menu bar
    ClamXavSentry
    AdobeResourceSynchronizer
    Canon IJ Network Scanner Selector2
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    Default Browser: Version: 537 - SDK 10.9
    Flip4Mac WMV Plugin: Version: 2.3.8.1 3rd-Party support link
    Musicnotes: Version: 1.18.9 3rd-Party support link
    AdobePDFViewerNPAPI: Version: 11.0.03 - SDK 10.6 3rd-Party support link
    FlashPlayer-10.6: Version: 12.0.0.38 - SDK 10.6 3rd-Party support link
    Silverlight: Version: 4.0.51204.0 3rd-Party support link
    Flash Player: Version: 12.0.0.38 - SDK 10.6 Outdated! Update
    QuickTime Plugin: Version: 7.7.3
    iPhotoPhotocast: Version: 7.0
    SharePointBrowserPlugin: Version: 14.3.9 - SDK 10.6 3rd-Party support link
    AdobePDFViewer: Version: 11.0.03 - SDK 10.6 3rd-Party support link
    EPPEX Plugin: Version: 3.0.5.0 3rd-Party support link
    Scorch: Version: 6.1.0 3rd-Party support link
    JavaAppletPlugin: Version: 14.9.0 - SDK 10.7 Outdated! Update
Audio Plug-ins:
    BluetoothAudioPlugIn: Version: 1.0 - SDK 10.9
    AirPlay: Version: 1.9 - SDK 10.9
    AppleAVBAudio: Version: 2.0.0 - SDK 10.9
    iSightAudio: Version: 7.7.3 - SDK 10.9
User Internet Plug-ins:
    WebEx: Version: 1.0 3rd-Party support link
3rd Party Preference Panes:
    Carbonite 3rd-Party support link
    Flash Player 3rd-Party support link
    Flip4Mac WMV 3rd-Party support link
Bad Fonts:
    None
Old Applications:
    /Library/Application Support/Microsoft/MERP2.0
        Microsoft Error Reporting:    Version: 2.2.9 - SDK 10.4 3rd-Party support link
        Microsoft Ship Asserts:    Version: 1.1.4 - SDK 10.4 3rd-Party support link
    Solver:    Version: 1.0 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
        /Applications/Microsoft Office 2011/Office/Add-Ins/Solver.app
    /Library/Application Support/Carbonite
        CarboniteDaemon:    Version: 1.1.14 build 604 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
        CarboniteStatus:    Version: 1.1.14 build 604 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
        CarboniteAlerts:    Version: 1.1.14 build 604 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
    /Applications/Microsoft Office 2011/Office
        Microsoft Graph:    Version: 14.3.9 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
        Microsoft Database Utility:    Version: 14.3.9 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
        Microsoft Office Reminders:    Version: 14.3.9 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
        Microsoft Upload Center:    Version: 14.3.9 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
        My Day:    Version: 14.3.9 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
        SyncServicesAgent:    Version: 14.3.9 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
        Open XML for Excel:    Version: 14.3.9 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
        Microsoft Alerts Daemon:    Version: 14.3.9 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
        Microsoft Database Daemon:    Version: 14.3.9 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
        Microsoft Chart Converter:    Version: 14.3.9 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
        Microsoft Clip Gallery:    Version: 14.3.9 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
    /Applications/Microsoft Office 2011
        Microsoft PowerPoint:    Version: 14.3.9 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
        Microsoft Excel:    Version: 14.3.9 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
        Microsoft Outlook:    Version: 14.3.9 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
        Microsoft Word:    Version: 14.3.9 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
        Microsoft Document Connection:    Version: 14.3.9 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
    Microsoft Language Register:    Version: 14.3.9 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
        /Applications/Microsoft Office 2011/Additional Tools/Microsoft Language Register/Microsoft Language Register.app
    Microsoft AutoUpdate:    Version: 2.3.6 - SDK 10.4 3rd-Party support link
        /Library/Application Support/Microsoft/MAU2.0/Microsoft AutoUpdate.app
Time Machine:
    Auto backup: YES
    Volumes being backed up:
        Macintosh HD: Disk size: 364.60 GB Disk used: 135.61 GB
    Destinations:
        Time Machine Backups [Local] (Last used)
        Total size: 2
        Total number of backups: 169
        Oldest backup: 2011-04-10 20:10:19 +0000
        Last backup: 2014-02-04 22:28:22 +0000
        Size of backup disk: Excellent
            Backup size 2 > (Disk size 364.60 GB X 3)
    Time Machine details may not be accurate.
    All volumes being backed up may not be listed.
Top Processes by CPU:
        16%    Solavant Demo
         9%    mds
         3%    CarboniteDaemon
         2%    WindowServer
         2%    EtreCheck
Top Processes by Memory:
    348 MB    firefox
    217 MB    clamd
    135 MB    mds_stores
    106 MB    Mail
    102 MB    softwareupdated
Virtual Memory Information:
    794 MB    Free RAM
    1.70 GB    Active RAM
    443 MB    Inactive RAM
    587 MB    Wired RAM
    1.13 GB    Page-ins
    896 KB    Page-outs

Fixing a Mavericks Installation Problem
How to manage a failed OS X Mavericks installation | MacFixIt - CNET Reviews.
Try these in order:
1. a. Resetting your Mac's PRAM and NVRAM
    b. Intel-based Macs: Resetting the System Management Controller (SMC)
2. Restart the computer in Safe Mode, then restart again, normally. If this doesn't help, then:
     Boot to the Recovery HD: Restart the computer and after the chime press and hold down the
     COMMAND and R keys until the Utilities menu screen appears. Alternatively, restart the computer and
     after the chime press and hold down the OPTION key until the boot manager screen appears.
     Select the Recovery HD and click on the downward pointing arrow button.
3. Repair the Hard Drive and Permissions: Upon startup select Disk Utility from the Utilities menu. Repair the Hard Drive and Permissions as follows.
When the recovery menu appears select Disk Utility. After DU loads select your hard drive entry (mfgr.'s ID and drive size) from the the left side list. In the DU status area you will see an entry for the S.M.A.R.T. status of the hard drive. If it does not say "Verified" then the hard drive is failing or failed. (SMART status is not reported on external Firewire or USB drives.) If the drive is "Verified" then select your OS X volume from the list on the left (sub-entry below the drive entry,) click on the First Aid tab, then click on the Repair Disk button. If DU reports any errors that have been fixed, then re-run Repair Disk until no errors are reported. If no errors are reported click on the Repair Permissions button. Wait until the operation completes, then quit DU and return to the main menu. Select Restart from the Apple menu.
4. Reinstall Lion/Mountain Lion, Mavericks: Reboot from the Recovery HD. Select Reinstall Lion/Mountain Lion, Mavericks from the Utilities menu, and click on the Continue button.
Note: You will need an active Internet connection. I suggest using Ethernet if possible because it is three times faster than wireless.

How is it possible to install Windows 7 via USB-Stick on a 2009 iMac with a broken DVD-Drive?

Hello,
i have a 2009 iMac and Windows 7 64bit in my Boot Camp.
Windows is now slow and needs to be reinstalled.
The problem is the DVD-Drive in my iMac is broken, so i can't use my Windows-install-DVD.
How can i reinstall Windows 7 via USB-Stick on a 2009 iMac with a broken DVD-Drive?

F3Spirit wrote:
Thank you,
I try this.
Also check this one out
But i think you would be far better served by installing Windows in a virtual machine.

New hard drive in 2009 iMac has been installed and now I have a folder with a question mark displayed on start up.

I installed a Barracuda 500 gb drive. When I attempted a reinstall based off an external hard drive using time machine, it showed an error message of not being able to complete the back up. This was after I formatted the new drive using disc utility. I reformatted a different external drive and let it make several back ups. I then put the new drive into the machine and now I only get the folder with the question mark. It is a late 2009 iMac. The OS updates have been through the on line store and I do not have back up discs. Everything SHOULD be backed up on my external.

when you partition and format the new bare drive are you running off of an install disc in the optical drive? I have used the install disk for Leopard to access the Disc Utility (did not install Leapard, just used it to access the Disc Utility) as well as the machine prompting me to take action due to the new hard drive being recognized, again using disc utility and using the install disc provided by the hard drive manufacturer. All of these were done according to instruction as previously mentioned, on a reformatted and partitioned drive each time.
What OS version are you nstalling on the bare drive before you attempt to restore from your Time Machine backup? I have not installed any OS on the bare drive. I do not have a copy of Lion 10.7.5 as I purchased it through the app store. I was under the impression I could reinstall all the data through Time Machine but that is proving elusive - frustrating.
Are you trying to use the Time Machine "star wars" interface to restore or are you using Migration Assistant? I am not using migration assistant. I have been using the Time Machine restore application.

Where can I buy a new 3.5" SATA HDD with the extra thermal sensor port for my late 2009 imac?

where can I buy a new 3.5" SATA HDD with the extra thermal sensor port for my late 2009 imac?

Depends on the original drive. According to OWC, at least last time I checked some months ago, any current WD drive they sell (up to 2 TB?) will be able to be swapped directly. I am unable to confirm this personally. But, even so, that was a while back. You should check with them again on this. As for Seagates, that might not be so simple.
This is the original article on this from them.
http://blog.macsales.com/2751-proprietary-cable-can-put-the-brakes-on-upgrading- late-09-imacs
If you find a drive that OWC sells and is certain will swap in directly, you can see if newegg.com has it for less.
This one that OWC sells will swap in directly, according to them.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822236339

My iMac won't recognise new DVD's

Post install of latest Lion updates (10.7.3(11D50), both my iMacs will no longer recognise new DVD's or CD's but will read previously recorded disks - Can anyone advise what I should do here?

Same deal.
iMac 3.06 27, 16 GB RAM, Mavericks 10.9.4, DVD version 5.8.0
I tried multiple pre-recorded (i.e., "bought as new, in-store or online, from OEM") DVDs, including Star Trek: TNG from any season, several movies from different companies/production years/studios. All are cycled for about 10-30 seconds and then ejected. All discs are pristine, and I carefully checked them with an air duster before inserting them in the slot. Ok, this is starting to sound pornographic. Queue the cheesy music...
Note that music CDs are accepted and read by the same machine/setup.
I have to say, I'm really noticing a serious downturn in customer service response and overall product quality ever since Steve is gone, not that I strongly believe that to be the reason. It's just hard to ignore the correlation even if it doesn't mean causation.

HT201343 So a 2009 imac running snow leopard won't mirror on a new apple tv?

Can not and late 2009 imac running snow leopard 10.6.8 mirror on a new apple tv?

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