Help needed with Mac Mini please

I have just noticed the start up "dong" has stopped working and I believe this could indicate some problems somewhere, but how (without going to a "genius bar", would I go about finding out the problems?
I know it has a faulty cd/dvd drive as it no longer burns cd's or even play dvd's (going to be fun when Snow Leopard is released :/ )
Any advice of any programs I could run etc to try and solve these issues if possible please, and I can not format the drive do to the dvd not working.
Many thanks, Jim!

I wouldn't worry about the startup chime. It's been years since my Mini had one. Still works fine.
For an Intel Mini, you can try an SMC reset. Can't hurt; might help:
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1543
I suspect the CD/DVD drive is just worn-out or too dirty.

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"Gary White" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> On Tue, 23 May 2006 11:42:13 +1000, ".: Nadia :. ACE :."
> <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>>If you want a border the same color around the whole
menu, you can use the
>>short-cut method:
>>
>>border { 1px solid #FFF;}
>
>
> Uh ...
>
> #ddblueblockmenu{
> width: 179px;
> border: 1px solid #fff;
> }
>
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