I have a Mac Pro running OS X 10.8.2. Frequently the system fails detect a CD. Doesn't seem to make a difference if it contains music or is blank. I am unable to eject the CD. The system just doesn't recognize that a CD has been loaded.

Step one, boot the new MBA into recovery mode (CMD+R on startup), launch Disk Utility, wipe the HD, and restore the OS. On reboot, use the Setup Assistant to do the migration. Details in Pondini's Setup New Mac guide.

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I have a Mac Pro Running OSX Leopard that the OS has gotten corrupted.

I have a Mac Pro Running OSX Leopard that the OS has gotten corrupted. Can I boot and install OSX Snow Leopard instead of reinstalling OSX Leopard?

Buy a new drive.
Leave your corrupt Leo system as is.
Maybe you own Disk Warrior? maybe not.
If you don't own Carbon Copy Cloner, invest in it. It can verify and do checksum on all files. So too can Lloyd's File Integrity app.
But you are overdue probably for a new system drive. My vote today is pick up a 120GB Samsung 840 SSD for $90 is fine, will feel like a new computer and is room enough for system and apps. All your data needs to go to drive #2.
With a clone you should never have to reinstall. But you would have bootable backups from points in time, like right after installing, right before making changes.
If you are running Leo then it has to be Early 2008 or before, a 3,1 or maybe 1,1 or 2,1 model.
Leo is not receiving security updates. Snow is, but Lion is even more secure and runs on all Mac Pro models. It does drop support for all the older PowerPC programs and drivers.
You should insure that you are prepared for any updates needed even for 10.6.8.
http://www.roaringapps.com

TS1559 I bought my iphone 4s in usa apple store but when i write my serial number to support center i see warning like that. What is the problem ? Our records indicate that this product has been replaced. Please provide the serial number for your replacem

I bought my iphone 4s in usa apple store
ihave trouble with my iphone wifi that is gray and cannot connect any wifi network.
i want to support for this issue.
but when i write my serial number to support center i see warning like that. What is the problem ?
Our records indicate that this product has been replaced. Please provide the serial number for your replacement product to find the support and warranty coverage information. For more information, please contact us.

Nobody here would know. Contact Apple and ask them

I have a Mac Pro. Tried to use it today and the Adobe Flash will not reinstall. After 3 years it will not take password.

My Mac Pro is three years old. Today when trying to use the adobe flash it is not working. after trying to reinstall the program, there is no way it will take pass word to reinstall this program. Can anyone give an idea as to how this can be repaired.

Assuming you mean you need to rest the administrative PW then:
Forgot Mac Password? How to Reset Your Mac Password (with or without CD)
Change the Admin Password with Mac OS X Single User Mode
Reset mac mini admin password: Apple Support Communities

How can two people use both of their shared credit cards on each of their two iPhones if the credit card numbers are the same but the names are different? The iPhone won't accept the second card because it says that it's already been loaded.

iPhone won't accept second credit card with the same number, but different user.

Only one credit card can be on an iTunes account at any one time - presumably if they are shared credit cards with the same card number then it's the same credit card account with the one bill, so from a billing/payment point of view does it make any difference which card is on the account(s) ?

My Airport Extreme is flashing yellow, but I still have internet connections and iPhone access to the network. Does this mean that my network has been hacked or something else?

The light on my Airport Extreme is flahing yellow, but I still have network access to the internet with no issues. PLus, I can still get into the network with my iPhone, too.
DO I have a problem (such as net work being hacked)?
Was going to shop and don't want my cc number scattered all over creation.
Thanks.

Suggest the following:
Open Macintosh HD > Applications > Utilities > AirPort Utility
Click Manual Setup
Click directly on the word Status (2nd line on the summary page)
A window will open to explain why the amber light is blinking and offer suggested actions to remedy things.
If everything seems to be working OK, it might simply be a message that an update is available for your AirPort Extreme.
Now you know what to do next time the amber light is blinking.

I have a mac pro but need a monitor and can't use LED needs suggestions

I have a mac pro running on snow leopard, version, 10.6.8. Here is the graphic info that is one my mac pro
ATI Radeon X1900 XT:
Chipset Model:          ATY,RadeonX1900
Type:          GPU
Bus:          PCIe
Slot:          Slot-1
PCIe Lane Width:          x16
VRAM (Total):          512 MB
Vendor:          ATI (0x1002)
Device ID:          0x7249
Revision ID:          0x0000
ROM Revision:          113-A52027-140
EFI Driver Version:          01.00.140
Displays:
VA730m:
Resolution:          1280 x 960 @ 60 Hz
Pixel Depth:          32-Bit Color (ARGB8888)
Main Display:          Yes
Mirror:          Off
Online:          Yes
Rotation:          Supported
Display Connector:
Status:          No Display Connected
I am not sure what monitor will run on this mac pro bought in Spring of 2007. Is there any monitor with a built in camera that can be used on this machine?
I have confirmed with apple that it cannot run the LED monitors that apple sells.
suggestions or if you know what monitors I can try to find would be great. If you need more information, please let me know. I want to be able to do this right. Thank you so much.

I know there were many more problems 5 yrs ago with 3rd party monitors and have been some issues in between also.
Apple does have what is needed to use multiple 30 inch displays and the 5770 is pretty mainstream and standard.
It is also about the only card being sold outside ebay and a couple places in case you want to take your chances with Nvidia 8800GT 1st gen model or ATI 4870.
Mini DisplayPort to Dual-Link DVI Adapter
Display Adapters Needed

What version of Safari do I need to download for a Mac Pro running 10.7.5?

I have a Mac Pro running 10.7.5. What version of Safari can I download and run on this computer?

The latest one available to you in Software Update. Probably Safari 6.1.6.
It is not available as a separate download: Get the latest version of Safari for your Mac - Apple Support

Connection getting lost on Mac Pro running mavericks

We have replaced one of our old Xserve fileservers with a new Mac Pro running Mavericks. This is one of four systems we use to reduce dense geospatial data into descriptive assets. Up to 20 iMac workstations can be accessing data on this server simultaneously. The problem we are experiencing since, the switch to the new fileserver, is that the workstations seem to be randomely loosing their connection to the data. We don't have this problem with any of our four other systems configured as Xserves, running Lion. Any suggestions or experiences that would suggest a place to start looking?

Figured it out - there was an app that was being run at login and the hide this app button was checked on that app. The app has a dialogue box that pops up when the app starts. Because this box was being hidden it was impossible to click "OK" so the system kept trying to pop up that dialogue box, causing the app that was being used to shift to the background.

Looking to find out how to get rid of ransomware on my mac pro running Lion???

I have a Mac pro running OS Lion v10.7.5 and now have ransomware and would like to figure out how to get rid of the ransomware. Would apprieciate any help.

RuAnLe wrote:
I have a Mac pro running OS Lion v10.7.5 and now have ransomware and would like to figure out how to get rid of the ransomware. Would apprieciate any help.
If you're seeing a message in your web browser that your Mac is infected with a virus, and given a phone number to call for help, you're being scammed. There is no virus. See:
Tech support scam pop-ups
(Fair disclosure: I may receive compensation from links to my sites, TheSafeMac.com and AdwareMedic.com, in the form of buttons allowing for donations. Donations are not required to use my site or software.)

TS1365 I have a mac pro that when i turn it on the sleep light blinks and makes a beeping sound but my screen is black. Any idea's as to why this is happening and how do i fix it?

I have a mac pro that when i turn it on i get a black screen and the "sleep light" is on but i also get a beeping sound. How do i fix this? I have powered off turned it back on and tried the command, option, P, and R and still nothing

Welcome to the Apple Support Communities
How many beeps do you hear?

I have a Mac Pro using OSX 10.7.4. When using apple mail I click on the address icon to obtain email address and nothing happens. I've restarted both the application and the Mac but still won't open address book. Any ideas please.

I have a Mac Pro using OSX 10.7.4. When using apple mail I click on the address icon to obtain email address and nothing happens. I've restarted both the application and the Mac but still won't open address book. Any ideas please.

Assuming you have these accounts set up in Mail, open preferences and under Accounts tab, edit the SMTP outgoing server list. Do you have a .mac address in the list? If so, delete it.
Are you using iCloud?
For the troubled account, select the correct SMTP server for that account in the box and check the box to use only that server with that account.

My 2008 Mac Pro running Lion will not play HDV1080i60 footage in FCP 7. When I open the sequence settings, all HDV codecs are hdv1, hdv2, hdv3, and so forth. Anyone have any idea how to fix this?

My 2006 - 2008 Mac Pro running Lion will not play HDV 1080i60 footage in FCP 7. When I open the sequence settings, all HDV codecs are hdv1, hdv2, hdv3, and so forth. However, when I open the project on my other Mac Pro running Snow Leopard and FCP 6, the footage works fine as it does on my newer Imac running Mavericks and FCP 7. I have tried a Quicktime update on the Mac Pro that the footage doesn't work on but it says that I already have the newest version of Quicktime installed. I have also tried reinstalling the Final Cut Pro Studio twice, still no fix. I'm completely out of solutions and need to be able to edit HDV footage on this machine. Any help would be great. Thanks.

there was a recent software update that seemed to screw HDV up. Do some searching here over the last month or 2 and you'll find a bunch of posts and some possible solutions.
Worst case scenario, do as Shane suggests. But might I suggest you take a look at the user tips section of the forum. there are some great tips on how to prevent these sorts of problems by cloning your startup drive, etc.

TS1362 I have a Mac Pro tower, am running osx and iTunes will not work.. It basically just stopped working after having run faultlessly for...years... I can see all the songs, playlists etc, but the progress bar will not progress..it's 'stuck'. Suggestion

I have a Mac Pro tower am running OSX and iTunes will not work. It has always worked flawlessly. I can see all my iTunes content- my playlists, my songs et cetera, But I cannot play anything. The progress bar is 'stuck'...any suggestions?

Thanks. I have been using iTunes since its inception and have never had a problem...I'm using the latest version. The progress bar is the bar that moves when you're playing a song..it just won't start when I double click on a song,..have tried quitting, rebooting etc but nothing works. Apple are useless-they have told me twice they've tried to call me 'momentarily', but I've been waiting by the phone, and they definitely have not tried to call...

HT201343 I have a Mac pro with osx ml in a Ethernet connection and a apple tv with a wireless, there is no way I can see the airplay in my Mac pro

I have a Mac pro with osx ml in a Ethernet connection and a apple tv with a wireless, there is no way I can see the airplay in my Mac pro

Mac Pros don't support Airplay. Only some post 2011 Macs do, MAc Pros aren't amongst them.
http://www.apple.com/uk/osx/specs/
You could try Airparrot software as a workaround.
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I have a Mac Pro running OS X 10.8.2. Frequently the system fails detect a CD. Doesn't seem to make a difference if it contains music or is blank. I am unable to eject the CD. The system just doesn't recognize that a CD has been loaded.

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