I Tunes has went crazy
I am using a INTEL IMAC (MODEL iMac 6.1)with OS 10.4.11. I use the installed CD player to listen to music as I work on screen. The CD player started to make a awful noise about two-three months ago. It would go away after a while. But two days ago, it will not load a CD at times, it will just emit a very loud noise and to me it acts like it is hung up on a track. When it does load, it may play one track and then hang up. I used the Scotch cleaner disk, but it also hangs up and I have to FORCE QUIT the program.
Has anyone experience this problem and if so how did you correct it.
If I can not correct it, can I use a stand alone CD player hooked up to the computer and listen to music as I work using the computer speaker system. If so, what would you recommend that I use?
Thanks
Fred Holmes
Lompoc, California
Hi Fred, yes my Optical went on the fritz in my iMac 7,1, quite common & Optical drives are not long lived in my experience.
If I can not correct it, can I use a stand alone CD player hooked up to the computer and listen to music as I work using the computer speaker system. If so, what would you recommend that I use?
Yes...
http://eshop.macsales.com/shop/firewire/optical-drives/
PS. Once they start making noise they can ruin CDs & DVDs, I wouldn't put a valuable one in it again.
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