Hinges not mounted properly - covered by waranty?

Hi,
I recently got a new T440p. I noticed that the hinges at the display look as if they are not properly mounted. See this link for a picture: http://i.imgur.com/RcaiyHr.jpg You have to look carefully but if you zoom in you can notice that the hinge is crooked.
I would like to know whether this could be repaired on-site without cost using the onsite-warranty.
Best regards and thank you for any information on this

Definitely looks crooked; don't even need to zoom in. Could be the off chance
You could try tightening the screws that hold the hinge in place; some of them might be loose.
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[SERVICE: 0x4F0,09:18:38 INFO] [VolumeRemoved] existing mask 0x10, arrive mask 0x10
[SERVICE: 0x4F0,09:18:38 INFO] [1] value = 1
[SERVICE: 0x4F0,09:18:38 INFO] [1] input #6 from src #0
[SERVICE: 0x4EC,09:18:38 INFO] [1] input #6
[SERVICE: 0x4EC,09:18:38 INFO] [MACHINE 1 INPUT #6] - (HDW) Volume Unmount
[SERVICE: 0x4EC,09:18:38 INFO] [1] progress is now 3
[SERVICE: 0x4EC,09:18:38 INFO] [1] Setting progress to 3
[SERVICE: 0x4EC,09:18:38 INFO] * CItunesDevice::HandleHardwareInput()
[SERVICE: 0x4F0,09:18:38 INFO] [InterfaceRemoved]
[SERVICE: 0x4F0,09:18:38 INFO] [1] value = 0
[SERVICE: 0x4F0,09:18:38 INFO] removed device number 1 from m_objDeviceNumberMap
[SERVICE: 0x4F0,09:18:38 INFO] [1] input #7 from src #0
[SERVICE: 0x52C,09:18:38 INFO] [1] input #7
[SERVICE: 0x4F0,09:18:38 INFO] [DevNodesChanged]
[SERVICE: 0x4F0,09:18:38 INFO] [1] Progress state is 3, Waiting to disconnect = 0
[SERVICE: 0x4F0,09:18:38 ERROR] device number 0 exists, but isn't in m_objDeviceNumberMap!
[SERVICE: 0x4F0,09:18:38 INFO] removed device interface "\\?\usbstor#disk&venapple&prod_ipod&rev1.62#000000bf5f21&0#{53f56307-b6bf-11d0-94f2-00a0c91efb8b}" from m_vctDeviceInterfaces
[SERVICE: 0x4F0,09:18:38 INFO] [1] input #8 from src #0
[SERVICE: 0xD24,09:18:38 INFO] [1] input #8
[SERVICE: 0x52C,09:18:38 INFO] [MACHINE 1 INPUT #7] - (HDW) Interface Removal
[SERVICE: 0x52C,09:18:38 INFO] * CItunesDevice::HandleHardwareInput()
[SERVICE: 0xD24,09:18:38 INFO] [MACHINE 1 INPUT #8] - (HDW) CheckDevNode
[SERVICE: 0xD24,09:18:38 INFO] Connection Detection Status - 0x1806400, device '\\?\usbstor#disk&venapple&prod_ipod&rev1.62#000000bf5f21&0#{53f56307-b6bf-11d0-94f2-00a0c91efb8b}'
[SERVICE: 0xD24,09:18:38 INFO] * CItunesDevice::HandleHardwareInput()
[SERVICE: 0x4F0,09:18:39 INFO] [DevNodesChanged]
[SERVICE: 0x4F0,09:18:39 INFO] [1] input #9 from src #0
[SERVICE: 0x4EC,09:18:39 INFO] [1] input #9
[SERVICE: 0x4EC,09:18:39 INFO] [MACHINE 1 INPUT #9] - (HDW) CheckDevNode
[SERVICE: 0x4EC,09:18:39 INFO] Connection Detection Status - 0x1806400, device '\\?\usbstor#disk&venapple&prod_ipod&rev1.62#000000bf5f21&0#{53f56307-b6bf-11d0-94f2-00a0c91efb8b}'
[SERVICE: 0x4EC,09:18:39 INFO] * CItunesDevice::HandleHardwareInput()
[SERVICE: 0x4F0,09:18:48 INFO] [DevNodesChanged]
[SERVICE: 0x4F0,09:18:48 INFO] [1] input #10 from src #0
[SERVICE: 0x52C,09:18:48 INFO] [1] input #10
[SERVICE: 0x4F0,09:18:48 INFO] [DevNodesChanged]
[SERVICE: 0x4F0,09:18:48 INFO] [1] input #11 from src #0
[SERVICE: 0xD24,09:18:48 INFO] [1] input #11
[SERVICE: 0x52C,09:18:49 INFO] [MACHINE 1 INPUT #10] - (HDW) CheckDevNode
[SERVICE: 0x52C,09:18:49 INFO] * CItunesDevice::HandleHardwareInput()
[SERVICE: 0xD24,09:18:49 INFO] [MACHINE 1 INPUT #11] - (HDW) CheckDevNode
[SERVICE: 0xD24,09:18:49 INFO] * CItunesDevice::HandleHardwareInput()
[SERVICE: 0x4F0,09:34:58 INFO] [DevNodesChanged]
[SERVICE: 0x4F0,09:34:58 INFO] [1] input #12 from src #0
[SERVICE: 0x4EC,09:34:59 INFO] [1] input #12
[SERVICE: 0x4EC,09:34:59 INFO] [MACHINE 1 INPUT #12] - (HDW) CheckDevNode
[SERVICE: 0x4EC,09:35:00 INFO] * CItunesDevice::HandleHardwareInput()
[SERVICE: 0x4F0,09:39:01 INFO] [DevNodesChanged]
[SERVICE: 0x4F0,09:39:01 INFO] [1] input #13 from src #0
[SERVICE: 0x52C,09:39:01 INFO] [1] input #13
[SERVICE: 0x52C,09:39:02 INFO] [MACHINE 1 INPUT #13] - (HDW) CheckDevNode
[SERVICE: 0x52C,09:39:02 INFO] * CItunesDevice::HandleHardwareInput()
[SERVICE: 0x4F0,09:39:02 INFO] [DevNodesChanged]
[SERVICE: 0x4F0,09:39:02 INFO] [1] input #14 from src #0
[SERVICE: 0xD24,09:39:02 INFO] [1] input #14
[SERVICE: 0xD24,09:39:02 INFO] [MACHINE 1 INPUT #14] - (HDW) CheckDevNode
[SERVICE: 0xD24,09:39:02 INFO] * CItunesDevice::HandleHardwareInput()
[SERVICE: 0x4F0,09:42:41 INFO] [DevNodesChanged]
[SERVICE: 0x4F0,09:42:41 INFO] [1] input #15 from src #0
[SERVICE: 0x4F0,09:42:41 INFO] [DevNodesChanged]
[SERVICE: 0x4F0,09:42:41 INFO] [1] input #16 from src #0
[SERVICE: 0x4F0,09:42:41 INFO] [DevNodesChanged]
[SERVICE: 0x4F0,09:42:41 INFO] [1] input #17 from src #0
[SERVICE: 0x52C,09:42:41 INFO] [1] input #15
[SERVICE: 0x4EC,09:42:41 INFO] [1] input #16
[SERVICE: 0xD24,09:42:41 INFO] [1] input #17
[SERVICE: 0x52C,09:42:41 INFO] [MACHINE 1 INPUT #15] - (HDW) CheckDevNode
[SERVICE: 0x52C,09:42:49 INFO] Connection Detection Status - 0x180600A, device '\\?\usbstor#disk&venapple&prod_ipod&rev1.62#000000bf5f21&0#{53f56307-b6bf-11d0-94f2-00a0c91efb8b}'
[SERVICE: 0x4EC,09:42:49 INFO] [MACHINE 1 INPUT #16] - (HDW) CheckDevNode
[SERVICE: 0x4EC,09:42:49 INFO] Connection Detection Status - 0x180600A, device '\\?\usbstor#disk&venapple&prod_ipod&rev1.62#000000bf5f21&0#{53f56307-b6bf-11d0-94f2-00a0c91efb8b}'
[SERVICE: 0xD24,09:42:49 INFO] [MACHINE 1 INPUT #17] - (HDW) CheckDevNode
[SERVICE: 0xD24,09:42:49 INFO] Connection Detection Status - 0x180600A, device '\\?\usbstor#disk&venapple&prod_ipod&rev1.62#000000bf5f21&0#{53f56307-b6bf-11d0-94f2-00a0c91efb8b}'
[SERVICE: 0x4F0,09:42:51 INFO] [InterfaceArrival] \\?\usbstor#disk&venapple&prod_ipod&rev1.62#000000bf5f21&0#{53f56307-b6bf-11d0-94f2-00a0c91efb8b}
[SERVICE: 0x4F0,09:42:51 INFO] type 0x7 drive 0x1 partition 0x0
[SERVICE: 0x4F0,09:42:51 INFO] [1] set waiting to mount = 1
[SERVICE: 0x4F0,09:42:51 INFO] [1] Attempt to reassign from session 0 to session 0, DENIED!
[SERVICE: 0x4F0,09:42:51 INFO] [1] added device interface "\\?\usbstor#disk&venapple&prod_ipod&rev1.62#000000bf5f21&0#{53f56307-b6bf-11d0-94f2-00a0c91efb8b}" to m_objDeviceNameMap
[SERVICE: 0x4F0,09:42:51 INFO] [1] added state machine 1 to m_objDeviceIdMap
[SERVICE: 0x4F0,09:42:51 INFO] [1] added device number 1 to m_objDeviceNumberMap
[SERVICE: 0x4F0,09:42:51 INFO] [1] added device interface "\\?\usbstor#disk&venapple&prod_ipod&rev1.62#000000bf5f21&0#{53f56307-b6bf-11d0-94f2-00a0c91efb8b}" to m_vctDeviceInterfaces
[SERVICE: 0x4F0,09:42:51 INFO] [1] input #18 from src #0
[SERVICE: 0x52C,09:42:51 INFO] [1] input #18
[SERVICE: 0x4F0,09:42:51 INFO] [DevNodesChanged]
[SERVICE: 0x4F0,09:42:51 INFO] [1] input #19 from src #0
[SERVICE: 0x4EC,09:42:51 INFO] [1] input #19
[SERVICE: 0x4F0,09:42:51 INFO] [DevNodesChanged]
[SERVICE: 0x4F0,09:42:51 INFO] [1] input #20 from src #0
[SERVICE: 0xD24,09:42:51 INFO] [1] input #20
[SERVICE: 0x52C,09:42:51 INFO] [MACHINE 1 INPUT #18] - (HDW) Interface Arrival
[SERVICE: 0x52C,09:42:51 INFO] [1] progress state is 2, Waiting to mount = 1
[SERVICE: 0x52C,09:42:51 INFO] [1] progress is now 2
[SERVICE: 0x52C,09:42:51 INFO] [1] progress is now 2
[SERVICE: 0x52C,09:42:51 INFO] [MACHINE 1 TRANSITION] - {Unknown} ==> {Connected}
[SERVICE: 0x52C,09:42:51 INFO] [MACHINE 1 ACTIONS] - {Connected}
[SERVICE: 0x52C,09:42:51 INFO] [1] SCSI Inquiry attempt #0
[SERVICE: 0x52C,09:42:51 INFO] VendorId: Apple
[SERVICE: 0x52C,09:42:51 INFO] ProductId: iPod
[SERVICE: 0x52C,09:42:51 INFO] revision: 1.62
[SERVICE: 0x52C,09:42:51 INFO] vendor bytes:
[SERVICE: 0x52C,09:42:51 INFO] 02 01 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 05 00 13 12 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
[SERVICE: 0x52C,09:42:51 INFO] [1] firmware version: 1.62 (0x13E)
[SERVICE: 0x52C,09:42:51 INFO] [1] Power State: Not Powered
[SERVICE: 0x52C,09:42:51 INFO] [1] Checkpoint attempt #0
[SERVICE: 0x52C,09:42:51 ERROR] Did not find first letter of stage
[SERVICE: 0x52C,09:42:51 INFO] [1] serial number 000A270002BF5F21
[SERVICE: 0x52C,09:42:51 INFO] [1] *** CONNECTED - Sending event out, device session 0.
[SERVICE: 0x4EC,09:42:51 INFO] [MACHINE 1 INPUT #19] - (HDW) CheckDevNode
[SERVICE: 0x4EC,09:42:51 INFO] Connection Detection Status - 0x180600A, device '\\?\usbstor#disk&venapple&prod_ipod&rev1.62#000000bf5f21&0#{53f56307-b6bf-11d0-94f2-00a0c91efb8b}'
[SERVICE: 0xD24,09:42:51 INFO] [MACHINE 1 INPUT #20] - (HDW) CheckDevNode
[SERVICE: 0xD24,09:42:51 INFO] Connection Detection Status - 0x180600A, device '\\?\usbstor#disk&venapple&prod_ipod&rev1.62#000000bf5f21&0#{53f56307-b6bf-11d0-94f2-00a0c91efb8b}'
[SERVICE: 0x4F0,09:42:53 INFO] [SIMULATED VOLUME ARRIVAL] generating volume mount for \\?\usbstor#disk&venapple&prod_ipod&rev1.62#000000bf5f21&0#{53f56307-b6bf-11d0-94f2-00a0c91efb8b}
[SERVICE: 0x4F0,09:42:53 INFO] [VolumeArrive] mask = 0x1C
[SERVICE: 0x4F0,09:42:53 INFO] looking up device # for \\.\E:
[SERVICE: 0x4F0,09:42:53 INFO] type 0x7 drive 0x1 partition 0x1
[SERVICE: 0x4F0,09:42:53 INFO] iTunes device #1 found with drive letter E, mask 0x10
[SERVICE: 0x4F0,09:42:53 INFO] [1] set waiting to mount = 0
[SERVICE: 0x4F0,09:42:53 INFO] [1] input #21 from src #0
[SERVICE: 0x52C,09:42:53 INFO] [1] input #21
[SERVICE: 0x4F0,09:42:53 INFO] looking up device # for \\.\D:
[SERVICE: 0x4F0,09:42:53 INFO] type 0x2 drive 0x0 partition 0xffffffff
[SERVICE: 0x4F0,09:42:53 INFO] [SIMULATED INTERFACE ARRIVAL] generating connect event for device 0
[SERVICE: 0x4F0,09:42:53 INFO] looking up device # for \\?\usbstor#disk&venapple&prod_ipod&rev1.62#000000bf5f21&0#{53f56307-b6bf-11d0-94f2-00a0c91efb8b}
[SERVICE: 0x4F0,09:42:53 INFO] type 0x7 drive 0x1 partition 0x0
[SERVICE: 0x52C,09:42:54 INFO] [MACHINE 1 INPUT #21] - (HDW) Volume Mount
[SERVICE: 0x52C,09:42:54 INFO] [MACHINE 1 TRANSITION] - {Connected} ==> {Mounted}
[SERVICE: 0x52C,09:42:54 INFO] Connection Detection Status - 0x180600A, device '\\?\usbstor#disk&venapple&prod_ipod&rev1.62#000000bf5f21&0#{53f56307-b6bf-11d0-94f2-00a0c91efb8b}'
[SERVICE: 0x52C,09:42:54 INFO] [MACHINE 1 ACTIONS] - {Mounted}
[SERVICE: 0x52C,09:42:54 INFO] [1] progress state is 2, Waiting to mount = 0
[SERVICE: 0x52C,09:42:54 INFO] [1] progress state is 2, Waiting to mount = 0
[SERVICE: 0x52C,09:42:54 ERROR] Did not find first letter of stage
[SERVICE: 0x52C,09:43:02 INFO] [1] OS says filesystem is FAT32
[SERVICE: 0x52C,09:43:03 INFO] [1] ===== iPod Touch Wheel =====
[SERVICE: 0x52C,09:43:03 INFO] [1] progress state is 2, Waiting to mount = 0
[SERVICE: 0x52C,09:43:03 INFO] 9:43:3, year 2006, day of yr. 321, GMT offset 0 isDST 0
[SERVICE: 0x52C,09:43:03 INFO] [1] progress is now 0
[SERVICE: 0x52C,09:43:04 INFO] [1] *** MOUNTED - Sending event out, device session 0.
[SERVICE: 0x52C,09:43:04 INFO] [1] Auto-launch iTunes DISABLED
[SERVICE: 0x4F0,09:43:11 INFO] [VolumeArrive] mask = 0x10
[SERVICE: 0x4F0,09:43:11 INFO] looking up device # for \\.\E:
[SERVICE: 0x4F0,09:43:11 INFO] type 0x7 drive 0x1 partition 0x1
[SERVICE: 0x4F0,09:43:11 INFO] iTunes device #1 found with drive letter E, mask 0x10
[SERVICE: 0x4F0,09:43:11 INFO] [1] set waiting to mount = 0
[SERVICE: 0x4F0,09:43:11 INFO] [1] input #22 from src #0
[SERVICE: 0x4EC,09:43:11 INFO] [1] input #22
[SERVICE: 0x4EC,09:43:11 INFO] [MACHINE 1 INPUT #22] - (HDW) Volume Mount
[SERVICE: 0x4EC,09:43:11 INFO] ** CItunesDevice::HandleHardwareInput()
[SERVICE: 0x4F0,09:43:11 INFO] [DevNodesChanged]
[SERVICE: 0x4F0,09:43:11 INFO] [1] input #23 from src #0
[SERVICE: 0xD24,09:43:11 INFO] [1] input #23
[SERVICE: 0xD24,09:43:12 INFO] [MACHINE 1 INPUT #23] - (HDW) CheckDevNode
[SERVICE: 0xD24,09:43:12 INFO] Connection Detection Status - 0x180600A, device '\\?\usbstor#disk&venapple&prod_ipod&rev1.62#000000bf5f21&0#{53f56307-b6bf-11d0-94f2-00a0c91efb8b}'
[SERVICE: 0xF90,09:43:16 INFO] <0x4> Got Serial #
[SERVICE: 0x200,09:43:16 INFO] <0x4> GetFormatType() returned unknown format 0
[SERVICE: 0x200,09:43:16 INFO] [1] Progress state is 0, Waiting to disconnect = 0
[SERVICE: 0x200,09:43:16 INFO] Mounted
[SERVICE: 0x200,09:43:16 INFO] Device 1 is FAT32 and appears mounted, checking intermediate state...
[SERVICE: 0x200,09:43:16 INFO] Device 1 not in intermediate state. It appears to be truly mounted.
[SERVICE: 0xF90,09:43:16 INFO] Mounted
[SERVICE: 0xF90,09:43:16 INFO] [1] already mounted!
[SERVICE: 0xF90,09:43:16 INFO] [1] progress state is 0, Waiting to mount = 0
[SERVICE: 0x200,09:43:33 INFO] <0x4> GetFormatType() returned unknown format 0
[SERVICE: 0xD10,09:43:33 INFO] [1] Progress state is 0, Waiting to disconnect = 0
[SERVICE: 0xD10,09:43:33 INFO] Mounted
[SERVICE: 0xD10,09:43:33 INFO] Device 1 is FAT32 and appears mounted, checking intermediate state...
[SERVICE: 0xD10,09:43:33 INFO] Device 1 not in intermediate state. It appears to be truly mounted.
[SERVICE: 0xF90,09:43:33 INFO] <0x4> COM request for device 1 drive letter - E
[SERVICE: 0xD10,09:43:34 INFO] Mounted
[SERVICE: 0xD10,09:43:34 INFO] Device 0 is FAT32 and appears mounted, checking intermediate state...
[SERVICE: 0xD10,09:43:34 INFO] Device 0 not in intermediate state. It appears to be truly mounted.
[SERVICE: 0xF90,09:43:54 INFO] [1] Progress state is 0, Waiting to disconnect = 0
[SERVICE: 0xF90,09:43:54 INFO] Mounted
[SERVICE: 0xF90,09:43:54 INFO] Device 1 is FAT32 and appears mounted, checking intermediate state...
[SERVICE: 0xF90,09:43:54 INFO] Device 1 not in intermediate state. It appears to be truly mounted.
[SERVICE: 0x200,09:43:54 INFO] Mounted
[SERVICE: 0x200,09:43:54 INFO] [1] already mounted!
[SERVICE: 0x200,09:43:54 INFO] [1] progress state is 0, Waiting to mount = 0
[SERVICE: 0xD10,09:43:54 INFO] Mounted
[SERVICE: 0xD10,09:43:54 INFO] Device 0 is FAT32 and appears mounted, checking intermediate state...
[SERVICE: 0xD10,09:43:54 INFO] Device 0 not in intermediate state. It appears to be truly mounted.
[SERVICE: 0xF90,09:43:54 INFO] [1] Progress state is 0, Waiting to disconnect = 0
[SERVICE: 0xF90,09:43:54 INFO] Mounted
[SERVICE: 0xF90,09:43:54 INFO] Device 1 is FAT32 and appears mounted, checking intermediate state...
[SERVICE: 0xF90,09:43:54 INFO] Device 1 not in intermediate state. It appears to be truly mounted.

If anyone is interested I managed to solve this problem by reformatting the ipod as a mac ipod, with the help of friends system. This does get rid of the music but as I had it backed up wasn't a problem. I then plugged the mac Ipod back into a windows pc and reformatted it as a windows ipod which updated the firmware correctly and have'nt had a problem since.

How to make external devices (like iPods, etc.) NOT mount as connected drives when plugged in via USB to a Mac?

If I plug my iPod (or a thumb drive or whatever) to my Mac's USB port, the device appears as a icon representing a connected drive on my Mac's Desktop.
This is normal, expected behavior.
HOWEVER, in some cases, I'd prefer that the device not "mount" as a connected external drive.
With thumb drives or external USB drive, of course, I want them to "mount" so I can transfer files on or off them -- that would be the only possible reason to connect an external drive like that.
But with other Apple devices like iPods or iPhones, there are TWO possible reasons to connect them to a Mac: either to "sync" them or transfer files on/off them; OR, to simply recharge the device's battery. (Or, both sync and recharging functions at once.)
For those people who use their Apple devices in ways that require transferring files (i.e. most people), then having the device "mount" as a connected device is a desirable behavior.
But in my circumstance (and I bet there are a lot of people in a similar circumstance), I have no need or desire to transfer any data to or from my device every time I plug it into my Mac: I'm plugging it in SOLELY to recharge the device's battery.
Specifically, in my case, I have a 6th-gen iPod Nano, and I use it exclusively as an FM radio and a pedometer. I don't have any mp3s or songs or any other external files loaded on it, nor do I plan to add any in the future.
The only reason I ever plug it into my Mac is so that I can recharge the iPod's battery.
But the "problem," which is a minor one I admit but a problem nonetheless, is that every time I connect the iPod to the Mac, the iPod appears as a "connected drive" icon on my Mac's desktop. Which means that I'm not supposed to just unplug the iPod when I'm done -- first, I have to find its icon on the Mac Desktop, and then drag the icon to the Trash, to "unmount" it -- and only then can I freely unplug the iPod without getting an error message telling me that I shouldn't just disconnect connected drives without first properly unmounting them.
This would be bothersome enough if I only had to do it once per connection, but in the case of the iPod Nano, there's no way to tell how recharged it is while it is in the act of recharging, so that to see if I'm "done," I have to unplug it, check the battery status, and if it's not fully charged, re-plug it back in. So that each time I recharge it, I often have to unmount the drive several times, depending on how impatient I am.
There has to be a way to prevent the mounting of the drives of devices that one is connecting simply for the purpose of recharging. But how?
Strangely, I also have an old iPhone, and when I plug that in for recharging in the same way, it DOESN'T appear as a connected drive on the Desktop. I'm not sure how I managed to do this, but long ago I must have changed some setting or preference for this to happen. And by now I've forgotten what I did.
I'd prefer that I could change the "mount/don't-mount" setting on a device-by-device basis -- i.e. make it such that this particular iPod doesn't load, but perhaps a different iPod would load -- but if that's not possible, then is there a way to stop ALL iPods and iPhones from loading as connected drives when plugged in?
(I'm not talking about appearing as connected drives within iTunes -- I'm talking about appearing as an icon on the Desktop in the Finder.)
And please don't tell me to just buy a wall charger! I prefer to recharge off my computer if possible, using the charging cord that came with the iPod.
I presume there's some simple setting to toggle this on or off, but I haven't yet found it. Any clues would be appreciated. Thanks!

Well, I already know about that Finder Preferences option, but that is not what I'm looking for. Why not? Because I still need CDs and DVDs to appear on the Desktop and mount properly! If I uncheck the "CDs, DVDs and iPods" option, then I lose the ability to access CDs and DVDs, which creates a whole new problem for me. What I want is to not mount iPods only -- actually, what I really want is to not mount this particular iPod -- but if that level of specificity is not possible, then I want to exclude just iPods from mounting, without also condemning CDs and DVDs (or whatever) to invisibility.
Also, I was confused by the way the Preference is worded: It says "Show these items on the Desktop," with a series of options to check. But this phraseology seems to mean that the unchecked items will still "mount," they simply won't appear as Desktop icons. One would still have to "Eject" them using a menu command, rather than dragging the icon to the Trash -- right? Or am I mistaken, and is the Preference Pane simply badly worded, and when they say "Show these items on the Desktop," what they really mean is "mount these external devices as connected drives." So that if a category is unchecked, then they won't load as external drives at all?
But if so, then what purpose could possibly be served by inserting a CD or DVD that is not recognized by the computer? And if it isn't recognized, then it would seem that there would be no way to ever Eject the CD or DVD disk. Right?
Thus, if I uncheck that Finder Preference box you suggest, one of two outcomes will result:
-- Either CD, DVDs and iPods are still mounted, they just won't appear as icons on the Desktop; but they would still need to be Ejected via a menu command, which doesn't solve my problem.
-- Or, CDs, DVDs and iPods are not mounted or recognized by the computer at all, which means that if I insert a disk into the disk drive, it will get stuck there forever, since there's no way to Eject it, since the OS doesn't recognize that it's even there. Which is thereby a new problem.
Either way, I'd have a problem! Or...? Clarification, anyone?

IPod Touch (2nd Gen) not charging properly and apps won't update

Hi, I'm not really sure if or how these problems can be linked, but I thought I'd put them together just in case...
My first problem is that my apps aren't updating properly. When I try to apply the updates, I get the "waiting" come up but then it just resets having done nothing, sometimes needing me to switch my iPod right off and on again before I can use the app again. I tried connecting my iPod up to my computer to apply the updates through iTunes and it seemed to work, but none of them actually updated.
Having connected to iTunes and tried to sync everything, I also got an error message saying that the apps couldn't be synched due to not being able to determine what apps were on my iPod. However, they were all sitting there looking like they had synched.
The second part of the problem is that my iPod doesn't seem to be charging properly anymore. The battery doesn't seem to be lasting as long as it should and I've noticed that sometimes when I'm charging it, I get the symbol come up that means it's running from the mains, when it should actually still be the symbol to show it's currenty charging, so I'm wondering if the problem is that it's not charging properly some of the time rather than the charge isn't lasting long enough.
If anyone's got any ideas how to resolve any of this I'd really appreciate it
Thank you
amethystar

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CD/DVDs Not Mounting But Drive is Recognized / SCSI Card Not Seen

Apologies for this mess in advance, but I thought it was worth seeing if anyone had an idea of what to try on either of these two issues from a system software perspective before I start breaking the computer apart and tinkering with hardware.
My G4 is the 733 MHz model which first shipped with the SuperDrive. That SuperDrive died years ago and I replaced it with an HP DVD Writer 300n which worked fine up until some version update of 10.4 though I can't recall the specific version. In any case, now the drive will not mount any CD or DVD that I insert, commercially-pressed or otherwise. The eject key on the keyboard functions properly, the tray opens and closes without problem and when a disc is inserted the activity light goes on and the disc spins for a minute and all seems normal, but the disc never appears on the desktop nor in any Finder window. The drive is still recognized in the System Profiler and I've double-checked the CD/DVD settings under System Preferences to verify that nothing is set to ignore there. I suppose it's possible the laser suddenly went bad, but as I said, the symptoms showed up following an update (though it was a while ago and at the time I had no need for a optical drive on this computer so I didn't address it then).
The second issue I discovered when I attached an external optical drive via the SCSI port I hadn't used in many years. That drive wasn't recognized at all and when I looked in the System Profiler the SCSI card isn't listed under PCI Cards. Is there a generic SCSI card driver I might be missing under OS X or will I need to open up the computer and determine which card I actually have in there?
Any suggestions would be appreciated and hopefully I've provided enough information to make that possible.

Hi K Roth, and a warm welcome to the forums!
I find Optical drives fairly short lived myself, but on the Internal, you might try PatchBurn...
http://www.patchburn.de/
Do you have another Mac with Firewire and a good optical drive?
If so you can boot the Other Mac into Target mode...
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=58583
Boot this G4 with the Option key held down, see if the Install Disc in the other Mac shows up as a boot choice.

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BDAqua wrote:
What exactly shows in System Profiler>Hardware>USB for those drives?
Boot from the Install Disc & see if they show up, not grayed out in Disk Utility.
1. Insert the Mac OS X Install disc, then restart the computer while holding the C key.
2. When your computer finishes starting up from the disc, choose Disk Utility from the Installer menu at top of the screen. (In Mac OS X 10.4 or later, you must select your language first.)
*Important: Do not click Continue in the first screen of the Installer. If you do, you must restart from the disc again to access Disk Utility.*
We were thinking along the same lines. While at home I dug up a firewire enclosure and put a bootable GUID formatted drive in it (that I had in one of the usb enclosures) and started her computer holding down the option key and then chose to boot from the external firewire. All usb drives are now mounting upon connection. I asume that her drive has bad sectors on it (even though the SMART status says it's OK) and is not loading all the drivers properly for USB to mount. I was suspicious from the beginning that the OS was corrupt when she first had me look at it. It was at that point that I booted it in target mode, connected to my Macbook Pro, and then CCC'd to a usb drive that I had. I then had a couple of difficulties installing the new OS. Should have known......
I am now going to put a new drive in it for her and she'll be up and running.
Thanks so much for your help and thoughts that got me thinking as well.
pax

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bunjamin wrote:
There is now a new line in BBM that wasn't there before which covers the message that I am typing, so I can't actually see what I am typing.
Hi bunjamin,
just go to BlackBerry World, and update all your apps including BBM.
bunjamin wrote:
Every time I unlock my phone, my screen enlarges so I can't really see much on the hub/notification screen and it defaults to the hub which it didn't do before).
you can turn off the magnifying glass :
device settings >> accessibility >> magnify mode >> OFF
you can deactivate the "reset to Hub view" :
hub >> overflow (bottom right button) >> Settings >> Display and actions >> Return to Default View When Idle >> OFF
bunjamin wrote:
my ringtone is much softer than it was previously
yes, BlackBerry has acknowledged this bug in this article from the public knowledge base:
KB36755 After upgrading BlackBerry 10 OS to version 10.3.1 the volume for notifications is noticed to be significantly lower than in the previous version
The search box on top-right of this page is your true friend, and the public Knowledge Base too:

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