IMac - Matshita UJ-846 Problems...??!?!?

Hallo!
Why can't i enable in Windows XP DMA mode? There is allways PIO ONLY...
Tnx!

If you guys did a search on the optical drives you'll discover that they have a rather extensive
history for failure. the failing optical drive process starts off rather slowly and worsens over time.
You could replace the internal optical drive but rather than performing surgery on your Imac
you would be better off going with an external optical drive.
If your IMac is still under warranty you can have it replace but I would still pick up an external
as well, I have read a couple of threads where even after having the internal replace the same issue
happened yet again.
I ordered a LaCie that does rather well.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001P5C9S0/ref=oss_product
I did however discover a couple of minor issues with my LaCie...
1) When the mounts a disc , for some reason the mechanical ejection button
on the face of the enclosure is disabled. This is not a major issue right click and eject or, drag the
icon into the trash
2) if you are wanting to lightscribe be sure to go to the LaCie website and download the latest
lightscribe app, the one that came with mine was out of date and did not work in Mac OSX 10.6
3) My lightscribed DVD's had a problem , the images where filled with rings from the center of the
disc out, I have discovered this is due to calibration , Amazon has shipped me a new Lacie that
I have sitting in a box next to me, I have not had a chance to test out the new unit yet.
You may also look at OWC's optical drives
http://eshop.macsales.com/shop/firewire/optical-drives/
Either way make sure that you go with an optical drive with Firewire.
James

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  • Post if successful with 8X DVD-R burns on MATSHITA UJ-846

    Please post the brand of media used if you have had success burning a DVD-R at 8X on the MATSHITA UJ-846.
    Thanks!
    iMac Intel 2 ghz 20 inch   Mac OS X (10.4.8)   512 ram

    I am sorry to seem short, here but from the code you
    gave the Media you are talking about is FINE. Read
    the link on Quality.
    I did read the link, but all I can tell from it is that Verbatim is in the top tier. I have no way to tell what media code the one that I am buying has BEFORE I buy it. That free application to check it after I buy it does not work for me. All I can tell from that link are what are the top tier media codes and the brands that use them. Yet if they outsource, then they could also be using inferior media, I gather.
    IF THE CODE MATCHES IT DOESN"T MATTER WHERE YOU BUY
    IT>
    I understand that, but that is not my question. I don't know the media code if the retailer does not list it.
    SuperMediaStore gives the code. Great! However, Buy.com doesn't, but it is the same product #.
    My question is if the media codes can be different for the same product?
    In other words could verbatim supply supermediastore with a batch of 16X (95102) with a great media code, yet supply the same product to buy.com with a inferior media code.
    Do you know if Verbatim supplies different resellers with different levels of quality for the same product?
    Far right in the link shows those media's
    outsourced.
    There are literally dozens of different Media out on
    the market for you to buy. I say upwards of 60% of
    all problems attributed to different errors while
    burning is from POOR QUALITY MEDIA.
    Most users will not take the time to do a little
    research before they just go out and buy media not
    knowing there is a big difference.
    Don
    I did all the research you recommended. Went out and bought some Vertatim 16 X product #95101 because Vertbatim is recommended on that site. I have no idea what the media code is for this particular one. I couldn't find it anywhere, and I still don't know if Verbatim uses different media codes for the SAME product.
    Unfortunately, The DVD that I burnt was unable to be verified and disk utility said it was unreadable. I was backing up files.
    This is very frustrating. I did hours of research only to come up with failure. I am going to try and return these. But, I need to repeat my unanswered question. Please listen to the question below and answer if accordingly if you know the answer.
    If supermedia has Verbatim 16X DVD-R Media 100 pack (95102) listed as Media code: MCC03RG20, does that mean that the 16X DVD-R Media (95102) 100 pack sold by buy.com or others also have the same media code?
    I apologize if I sound repetitive, but I feel horrible at this point.
    iMac Intel 2 ghz 20 inch   Mac OS X (10.4.8)   512 ram
    iMac Intel 2 ghz 20 inch   Mac OS X (10.4.8)   512 ram
    iMac Intel 2 ghz 20 inch   Mac OS X (10.4.8)   512 ram

  • MATSHITA UJ-846 version  FA0G

    Hi. I;m getting trouble trying DL +R disk burning. My iMac has an MATSHITA UJ-846 version FA0G is this the lastest version for my drive ? if not, where can I get the lastest firmware ? Please, my finalcut original disks needs an urgent backup !!!

    Yes it is thelast firmware. Mine has stopped being able to burn for a year now, it still reads cd & dvd but no burn (always error). I tried to clean with special cleaning disk (dry) so I went finally for an external burner see my old post http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=1927719&tstart=0
    So try zapping the PRAM maybe and then clean and if not get it replaced (under warranty) or go for external or...
    Good luck in any case!

  • Intel iMac 20' users - any problems with noise on your firewire interfaces?

    Someone please tell me that they have a quiet intel iMac 20'/Firewire interface set up, I'm having problems with a lot of digital noise from my Saffire LE & badly am hoping it's 'fixable' or just a faulty unit but more so, praying it's not noise from the iMacs Power supply that will interfere with any firewire interface I get???
    I've read many posts about G5's suffering from noisy psu's which was one factor in my choosing an intel iMac & I chose the Saffire on it's great reviews for sound quality, there's no way I can work with the noise I'm getting & I'm pretty much panicking that if it IS the iMac & firewire thats the problem I'll be screwed as i only have 6 pin firewire as a useable option (really don't want to use usb2)
    Incidentally, the 'budget' set up I had previously (PC & soundblaster audigy) didnt suffer from any noise like this (at least not that was even audible with the mixer levels at conversational level!) which i guess rules out any blame of this on 'mains hum/interference'?
    The noise is there with the saffire's monitor output knob at any setting & with no inputs connected, it;s even worse if i power the saffire with it's external psu instead of off buss power. I'm not using a firewire hub & I've tried switching firewire leads & removing the firewire hard drive i have in the other port in case this was affecting it.
    Would really appreciate hearing from anyone with similar troubles or even better anyone thats NOT having this problem with a 20' intel iMac & firewire interface so at least i know there's light (& quiet!) at the end of the tunnel
    Adam
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    funnily enough I'm going the other way, I have a rack of external modules/>sampler/fx etc & a crate of looms I've just unplugged as they've not been >turned on in so long!!!
    I hear you there!
    The noise is there without any inputs at all to the interface, its defiantely >digital though, its like a toned version of the sound of an old telephone >modem.
    What I mean, is try disconnecting everything, drives and all. You might even disconnect the interface and crank up the iMacs volume to see if it is there. If it is, you can try the UPS and see if that takes care of it. Then add them in one at a time. All it takes is one cheap power brick in the mix to cause all kinds of trouble (if your using powered monitors, that brick too). Noisy components can actually send noise back into the source power.
    I know it can be really frustrating, especially if you have noise coming from more that one source. The key is to strip everything until it is quiet and then add them back in to see where the worst is. Then come up with a plan to try to get rid of the noise.

  • Apple IMac 27 has a problem. Random black screen. Over 1 year without any fix

    Apple IMac 27 has a problem.
    Random black screen.
    Over 1 year without any successful fix.
    IMac 27 10.8.4 (12E55) - bought in 2010
    3.06 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo
    4GB 1067 Mhz RAM
    Graphics ATI Radeon HD 4670 256 MB
    The IMac computer screen goes black randomly but the machine still running beyond.
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    ..the black screen would come back after one second again..and then again and then again and then again..with different intervals..sometime 2 seconds after the other, sometime as soon as appears the user login screen.
    I took the machine to an Apple Store two times over one year, they opened, cleaned it but they didn't replace anything has they could not understand what they real problem was. I was happy for that because they didn't try to make me spend money on something which was not going to solve my issue for sure.
    Last time i kindly asked them to inspect everything meticulously, part by part, i left the machine with them for over 2 months. They couldn't understand why this was happening..after couple of weeks, 5 more machines came in with the same problem.
    On some of them., upon request of the client they changed the graphic card but apparently this was not the fix, the problem come back again. Apparently changing the graphic card or the screen or else it didn't solve any problem to anyone. I'm almost thinking to "trough it out of the window"..we all spend money for this machines and i think we need to know if Apple is looking in to this or not.
    Lately i tried to do an SMS RESET and PRAM RESET, it feels it got better a little but problem still coming back.
    Also, all usb  devices are disconnected and the problem still there
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    27/07/2013 11:03:39.837 WindowServer[119]: Created shield window 0xb3 for display 0x04272d40
    27/07/2013 11:03:39.837 WindowServer[119]: device_generate_desktop_screenshot: authw 0x7fad92c79dc0(2000), shield 0x7fad92c34370(2001)
    27/07/2013 11:03:39.906 WindowServer[119]: device_generate_lock_screen_screenshot: authw 0x7fad92c79dc0(2000), shield 0x7fad92c34370(2001)
    27/07/2013 11:03:41.701 WindowServer[119]: handle_will_sleep_auth_and_shield_windows: releasing authw 0x7fad92c79dc0(2000), shield 0x7fad92c34370(2001), lock state 3
    27/07/2013 11:03:41.702 WindowServer[119]: handle_will_sleep_auth_and_shield_windows: err 0x0
    27/07/2013 11:03:41.704 WindowServer[119]: Created shield window 0xb4 for display 0x003f003d
    27/07/2013 11:03:41.704 WindowServer[119]: handle_will_sleep_auth_and_shield_windows: releasing authw 0x7fad92c79dc0(2002), shield 0x7fad92c34370(2001), lock state 3
    27/07/2013 11:03:41.704 WindowServer[119]: handle_will_sleep_auth_and_shield_windows: err 0x0
    27/07/2013 11:03:45.186 com.apple.launchd.peruser.502[163]: (com.akamai.client.plist[740]) Bug: 12E55: launchd + 95444 [7DCC9489-2DF5-3807-83FA-EF5666EE8078]: 0xd
    27/07/2013 11:03:45.208 com.apple.launchd.peruser.502[163]: (com.akamai.client.plist) Throttling respawn: Will start in 10 seconds
    27/07/2013 11:03:52.117 WindowServer[119]: CGXSetWindowBackgroundBlurRadius: Invalid window 0xffffffff
    27/07/2013 11:03:52.118 loginwindow[43]: find_shared_window: WID -1
    27/07/2013 11:03:52.118 loginwindow[43]: CGSGetWindowTags: Invalid window 0xffffffff
    27/07/2013 11:03:52.118 loginwindow[43]: find_shared_window: WID -1
    27/07/2013 11:03:52.118 loginwindow[43]: CGSSetWindowTags: Invalid window 0xffffffff
    27/07/2013 11:03:53.763 WindowServer[119]: Created shield window 0xba for display 0x04272d40
    27/07/2013 11:03:53.763 WindowServer[119]: device_generate_desktop_screenshot: authw 0x7fad92c87490(2000), shield 0x7fad92e6eef0(2001)
    27/07/2013 11:03:53.838 WindowServer[119]: device_generate_lock_screen_screenshot: authw 0x7fad92c87490(2000), shield 0x7fad92e6eef0(2001)
    27/07/2013 11:03:53.880 WindowServer[119]: handle_will_sleep_auth_and_shield_windows: releasing authw 0x7fad92c87490(2000), shield 0x7fad92e6eef0(2001), lock state 3
    27/07/2013 11:03:53.880 WindowServer[119]: handle_will_sleep_auth_and_shield_windows: err 0x0
    27/07/2013 11:03:53.883 WindowServer[119]: Created shield window 0xbb for display 0x003f003d
    27/07/2013 11:03:53.883 WindowServer[119]: handle_will_sleep_auth_and_shield_windows: releasing authw 0x7fad92c87490(2002), shield 0x7fad92e6eef0(2001), lock state 3
    27/07/2013 11:03:53.883 WindowServer[119]: handle_will_sleep_auth_and_shield_windows: err 0x0
    27/07/2013 11:03:55.209 com.apple.launchd.peruser.502[163]: (com.akamai.client.plist[742]) Bug: 12E55: launchd + 95444 [7DCC9489-2DF5-3807-83FA-EF5666EE8078]: 0xd
    27/07/2013 11:03:55.252 com.apple.launchd.peruser.502[163]: (com.akamai.client.plist) Throttling respawn: Will start in 10 seconds
    27/07/2013 11:04:04.482 WindowServer[119]: CGXSetWindowBackgroundBlurRadius: Invalid window 0xffffffff
    27/07/2013 11:04:04.482 loginwindow[43]: find_shared_window: WID -1
    27/07/2013 11:04:04.483 loginwindow[43]: CGSGetWindowTags: Invalid window 0xffffffff
    27/07/2013 11:04:04.483 loginwindow[43]: find_shared_window: WID -1
    27/07/2013 11:04:04.483 loginwindow[43]: CGSSetWindowTags: Invalid window 0xffffffff
    27/07/2013 11:04:04.704 WindowServer[119]: Created shield window 0xbf for display 0x04272d40
    27/07/2013 11:04:04.726 WindowServer[119]: device_generate_desktop_screenshot: authw 0x7fad92ebdb20(2000), shield 0x7fad92e6eef0(2001)
    27/07/2013 11:04:04.795 WindowServer[119]: device_generate_lock_screen_screenshot: authw 0x7fad92ebdb20(2000), shield 0x7fad92e6eef0(2001)
    27/07/2013 11:04:05.245 WindowServer[119]: handle_will_sleep_auth_and_shield_windows: releasing authw 0x7fad92ebdb20(2000), shield 0x7fad92e6eef0(2001), lock state 3
    27/07/2013 11:04:05.246 WindowServer[119]: handle_will_sleep_auth_and_shield_windows: err 0x0
    27/07/2013 11:04:05.253 com.apple.launchd.peruser.502[163]: (com.akamai.client.plist[744]) Bug: 12E55: launchd + 95444 [7DCC9489-2DF5-3807-83FA-EF5666EE8078]: 0xd
    27/07/2013 11:04:05.249 WindowServer[119]: Created shield window 0xc0 for display 0x003f003d
    27/07/2013 11:04:05.249 WindowServer[119]: handle_will_sleep_auth_and_shield_windows: releasing authw 0x7fad92ebdb20(2002), shield 0x7fad92e6eef0(2001), lock state 3
    27/07/2013 11:04:05.249 WindowServer[119]: handle_will_sleep_auth_and_shield_windows: err 0x0
    I'm now thinking to try to take the machine to its original firmware and see if it still does it, does anyone have any sugestion?
    I use a lot photoshop and other image software, this computer is essential for my work. For more then one year this issue caused me problems.
    Luckly i have a Macbook Pro too and i managed to do some of my work there. At last I was thinking to buy an external screen and attach it to the Macbook pro in order to work on my big images. But who wants to spend money again!!!???? This is not a fixture, this is silly. I wish to have my IMAc working again.
    The warranty it's obviously over and this problem happened right after the warranty was over...
    I write this post because i'm so tired of this issue and online nothing can be found apart from posts from so many people that have the same problem and no fixture has been found.
    The only fixture seams to be to buy a new computer... Ole'!!!..new money flowing in in the cashier!! forget it!!! i would rather change company if apple doesn't respond to this.
    For over 10 years i have been a Apple owner..
    When this problem appears it's like someone it's playing a joke at you...
    Comments welcome..
    Thanks

    Hi, I've seem to have found out the source of the problem.
    The issue is related to heat, and an iMac 27" gets hot pretty fast.
    If I boot the iMac straight after first start into Windows 7 I seem to get a lit built-in display at all times. I can also boot OS X first and then into Windows 7 and the built-in screen get lit every time as long as the iMac isn't hot.
    Strange thing is that the monitor connected to the display port gets lit every time. So I can only assume that the heat only interfere with output to the built-in LED screen.
    So this iMac is going to an Apple premium reseller for service, and I'll tell you guys how it went.

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              iMac (27-inch, Late 2013)
              iMac - model: iMac14,2
              1 3.5 GHz Intel Core i7 CPU: 4 cores
              32 GB RAM
    Video Information:
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              OS X 10.9.1 (13B42) - Uptime: 0 days 0:7:3
    Disk Information:
              APPLE SSD SD0128F disk0 : (121,33 GB)
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                        disk0s2 (disk0s2) <not mounted>: 120,99 GB
                        Boot OS X (disk0s3) <not mounted>: 134,2 MB
              APPLE HDD ST1000DM003 disk1 : (1 TB)
                        EFI (disk1s1) <not mounted>: 209,7 MB
                        disk1s2 (disk1s2) <not mounted>: 999,35 GB
                        Recovery HD (disk1s3) <not mounted>: 650 MB
    USB Information:
              Apple Inc. BRCM20702 Hub
                        Apple Inc. Bluetooth USB Host Controller
              Apple Inc. FaceTime HD Camera (Built-in)
              Apple, Inc. Keyboard Hub
                        Mitsumi Electric Apple Optical USB Mouse
                        Apple Inc. Apple Keyboard
              MediaTek Inc MT1887 
    FireWire Information:
    Thunderbolt Information:
              Apple Inc. thunderbolt_bus
    Kernel Extensions:
    Problem System Launch Daemons:
    Problem System Launch Agents:
    Launch Daemons:
              [System] com.adobe.fpsaud.plist 3rd-Party support link
              [System] com.adobe.SwitchBoard.plist 3rd-Party support link
              [System] com.microsoft.office.licensing.helper.plist 3rd-Party support link
              [System] com.oracle.java.Helper-Tool.plist 3rd-Party support link
    Launch Agents:
              [System] com.adobe.AAM.Updater-1.0.plist 3rd-Party support link
              [System] com.oracle.java.Java-Updater.plist 3rd-Party support link
    User Launch Agents:
              [not loaded] com.adobe.AAM.Updater-1.0.plist 3rd-Party support link
              [not loaded] com.adobe.ARM.[...].plist 3rd-Party support link
              [not loaded] com.adobe.ARM.[...].plist 3rd-Party support link
    User Login Items:
              FontExplorerXAutoload
              iTunesHelper
              Mail
              FontExplorer X Pro
              Canon IJ Network Scanner Selector EX
    Internet Plug-ins:
              AdobeExManDetect: Version: AdobeExManDetect 1.1.0.0 - SDK 10.7 3rd-Party support link
              FlashPlayer-10.6: Version: 12.0.0.38 - SDK 10.6 3rd-Party support link
              Default Browser: Version: 537 - SDK 10.9
              AdobePDFViewerNPAPI: Version: 11.0.06 - SDK 10.6 3rd-Party support link
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              Flash Player: Version: 12.0.0.38 - SDK 10.6 3rd-Party support link
              QuickTime Plugin: Version: 7.7.3
              SharePointBrowserPlugin: Version: 14.3.9 - SDK 10.6 3rd-Party support link
              JavaAppletPlugin: Version: Java 7 Update 51 3rd-Party support link
    Audio Plug-ins:
              BluetoothAudioPlugIn: Version: 1.0 - SDK 10.9
              AirPlay: Version: 1.9 - SDK 10.9
              AppleAVBAudio: Version: 2.0.0 - SDK 10.9
              iSightAudio: Version: 7.7.3 - SDK 10.9
    3rd Party Preference Panes:
              Flash Player  3rd-Party support link
              Java  3rd-Party support link
    Bad Fonts:
              None
    Old Applications:
              /Applications/Microsoft Office 2011/Office
                        Microsoft Graph:          Version: 14.3.9 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
                        Microsoft Database Utility:          Version: 14.3.9 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
                        Microsoft Office-Erinnerungen:          Version: 14.3.9 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
                        Microsoft Upload Center:          Version: 14.3.9 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
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              Volumes being backed up:
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    0xffffff83a9143c80 : 0xffffff7f9b2f283b
    0xffffff83a9143db0 : 0xffffff7f9b2cf9a9
    0xffffff83a9143dc0 : 0xffffff7f9b2cf865
    0xffffff83a9143e70 : 0xffffff7f9b3c4a39
    0xffffff83a9143ec0 : 0xffffff7f9b25a372
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    My iMac network interface is directly connected to a switch using a custom VLAN on the switch side (id 4). DHCP Client is selected and a DHCP server is ready and working to deliver the right adress, but the iMac interface never lights up. VLAN is not configured on the client side (no virtual interface, just using standard Ethernet interface and DHCP setting). This configuration has never been working on Mavericks, but used to work perfectly on ML.
    To make my iMac interface work, I have to be connected to the switch using the default VLAN (id 1). However, as my secondary VLAN works using id 4, I should then remap any switch interface to id 1 and then activate a virtual interface using id 4 on any iMac computer... which works, but which is also something I don't want to do, because it would involve too much work on the network side.
    Am I facing a bug, or is there a deep change on Mavericks' network pile, which would involve using only a default vlan ?
    Many thanks for help or suggestions.

    Hello,
    Interesting information : I couldn't reproduce this strange behaviour on a 2012 MacBook Pro. Regarding VLANs, everything works fine and as expected on this plateform. Still buggy for iMac 2011, though...
    Many thanks for help or suggestions.

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