EMac stuck on Disconnecting

I have 2 questions on disconnecting:
1) Why am I constantly being disconnected from the internet? I've been fine for a year or two. I remember this happening before and it somehow fixed itself, I believe. Now, all of a sudden, as of 2-3 weeks ago, I am being disconnected from my dial-up access number (phone number) 6 times within as many minutes! Other times, I'm fine for a few hours and then it starts disconnecting me again and again and again. Can happen at any hour, day or night, no pattern detected.
2) Also, when I am disconnected, sometimes my eMac won't completely disconnect itself and I have to reboot to try to connect to the internet again. Anyone know why that happens? I remember this happening in the past and then it hasn't done it for quite a long time. I can't remember if I fixed it or it just corrected itself.
I put in a help ticket to AT&T worldnet and, knock me over with a feather!, they actually called me today! They asked if I had call waiting and I do but it doesn't disconnect me when I receive a call plus I only get 1 or 2 calls a day. Would that, indeed, be the cause of being disconnected?? They gave me a code to use to disable it, I guess but I'm hesitant to use it. And if this was the case, the why hasn't it been in the past year or two? I've always had call waiting.
And...the guy told me to check for updated modem drivers. I've been using Macs for over 20 yrs. and have never had to update my modem drivers. Is this correct info.? And, if so, how do I find it? I've tried to no avail on the Apple download webpage.
Added info: there is only one dial-in number in our town for dial-up access to the internet, I have set my computer to alert me when I have an incoming call so the window pops up and I can ignore or answer the call, and I have set my computer to do a daily Systems Update check for any updates.
Thanks in advance for any help!
labladybug
Florida

Ended up being a bad modem. AT&T sent a replacement and now it's been fine. (knock on wood)

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• Removing the Apple Pioneer Superdrive
With the right Apple tools, precautions, and "repair" skills to
take on a repair of this nature, I am willing to replace the Superdrive myself. Especially in light of the fact that an Apple repair shop has quoted me over $450.00 to do this very same repair.
It seems pretty straight forward, and after buying the Apple CRT discharge Tool and a new Pioneer DVR-104 (in the next week or so), I'm planning on making the change.
Has anyone here ever replaced the Superdrive themselves? Can you offer any suggestions or tips that might make things go any smoother?
I will greatly appreciate your input. Thanks

I recently upgraded my eMac which is 2004 USB 2.0 model to a Pioneer 111D 16x Superdrive. Basically you follow the manual directions for removing the drive and then you plug in the new drive in its place and put your eMac back together. I found that turning the case 45 degrees makes it a lot easier to detach and re-attach the power button cable. I bought my drive from eBay for about $60 and it even came bundled with Tiger for eMac. I just swapped the drives, put the eMac back together, and the drive booted the next time I turned my computer on.
It doesn't take $450.00 worth of expertise, I'll tell you that. You just need the allan keys to take apart the case, a phillips head screwdriver, and maybe a flathead screwdriver to help you remove the Faraday plate. In replacing your superdrive, you really won't be coming in contact with the CRT capacitors so just make sure to touch a metal part in your compter to prevent static discharge like you would when installing memory. The only real tip I can give you is to keep your hands off the circuit board as best you can--you don't want to break it or get it dirty from the oils on your skin--thankfully the mounting rail for the drive makes this extremely easy.

Black screen on boot /w four red LEDs on D-Bracket

Whenever I go switch the power off on my PSU and turn it back on, and after pressing the power button on the front of the computer it doesn't post it acts as if I kept pressing the reset button.
The D-braket shows 4 red leds (which means damaged/not installed processor).
But if I hold the power button to turn if off, then I turn it back on it works flawlessly!
Am I doing something wrong? I didn't have this problem before.
Specs are below....
BioHaz

I did a Google search and found this below...
This happens to be my exact same problem, it happens when you turn on the PSU switch then turn on the computer immediately after that. It seems like you just have to wait.
Is this a common problem?
Should I worry about this?
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The old black screen on boot up with four red LEDs on the D-Bracket
is a fairly common problem.
So far I've only seen four fixes for the problem.
1. Defective motherboard (Although this is seldom the problem)
2. Power supply is defective, or you forgot to connect the four
wire auxiliary power connecter to the motherboard. The auxiliary power
connecter must be connected for this motherboard to work.
3. Your reset switch is stuck. Disconnect the reset switch from the
motherboard, then try to boot up.
4. This one is weird. It fixed my problem, however, based on the
troubleshooting you've done, I don't hold out hope it will fix yours.
For some strange reason, some MSI motherboards will not boot
if you've just plugged them in. Plug in the computer, make sure
the power strip and the switch on the power supply are all in the
"ON" position, then go grab a beer. After waiting a couple of minutes,
turn on the computer.
I know it sounds weird. But I have the same motherboard and CPU.
If I turn on the power strip and attempt to boot my computer immediately,
I get a black screen and four red LEDs. If I turn on the power strip and
wait a minute or two, the computer boots up every time and works
perfectly.
Hope this helps.
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Self-build K8T Neo/Athlon 64 - All went well and installed without
issue. Proceed to start for first time, POST Message of "Device not
installed, Bios not found" Not verbatim but basically that. Could not
get past that except to enter CMOS Setup, RAID setup etc. Attempted
Win-ME Start-up disk and got to a command prompt and attempted to
install Xp Pro, started but gave error of hard drive not found though
all SATA connections were solid. Decided must be related to the BIOS
not found issue. Downloaded latest BIOS for AMI for this board and
from command prompt typed A:\adsfI712.exe a6702vms.160 The screen
showed the Flash and then the Programming without a problem.
Restarted PC and Monitor was BLACK. Checked all conn's, replaced Video
card etc.
Next step, Copied Flash Util: adsfI712.exe and renamed BIOS of
amiboot.rom and restarted PC holding Ctrl-Home for at least 5 mins. No
success. Attempted Clear CMOS Jumper, replaced and Restarted with
Floppy Amiboot.rom again. No Success. noted D-Bracket with 4 Red LED's
on back. I know what that means but do not know if that was there all
along. Removed CPU Heatsink and verified power, connections and
reseated CPU and replaced Heatsink w/ no problems noted. Repeated Boot
steps with amiboot.rom but still black screen throughout. Please Help!
Thanks in advance.
AMD Athlon 64 3000+
MSI K8T NEO FIS2R
AMI Bios (attempted 1.4 and 1.6)
Legacy DDR 512MB PC3200 400mHz Single
Nvidia GeForce FX5200 (temporary)
Maxtor 160GB SATA 7200 8MB
Emprex DVD Dual 8x DVDRW
Raidmax PSU 420W
Windows XP Pro Eventually

My computer shut off while updating my iPhone and now it is frozen...

I re-started my computer and it said it was updating but it seem to be frozen because both iTunes and my iPhone have had the same screens for like an hour. I haven't unplugged it yet because I'm not sure if I should... Can someone help me??

If it has been an hour it is stuck. Disconnect it, reboot your computer, and follow the directions here: http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1808

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