Isight doent want to work again!!

What can i do if the isight is not working. I try to use with imovie or ichat and it says that the camera is not connected or is being used by another program. I reinstalled the Mac OS X discs again but it did not help. What can I do?

Post your question in the iSight discussions:
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Khufucius wrote:
I've been using Macs since 1990, and this is the first one I bought used. Might have been a mistake.
Important plot point here. I missed it on my first read through...
Does anyone have an idea of just what the heck might be causing this? A loose wire inside? Evil spirits?
That computer is dead. You were ripped off. No other explanation for it.
-I'm no computer expert, but the official Apple party line I've heard so far is that "it's corrosion/tertiary effects from a liquid spill." That doesn't sound likely to me.
It is a moot point. Once it gets wet, all bets are off and no reputable repair person will touch it.
-The Apple-store guy (who seemed to know what he was talking about, but also seemed to hate me)
I'm sure he doesn't hate you. He just hates seeing unhappy customers that he can't help.
Since 2006, EVERY YEAR has seen a new logic board. That's 4 logic boards this computer has gone through, not to mention a new optical drive the first year, and several other major repairs. I had no idea that was the state of affairs when I bought it...frankly I'm amazed that Apple kept fixing this unit instead of confiscating it to figure out what is really causing all of these component failures.
Well, you also know that the previous owner poured liquid in it. What else did they do to it before that wasn't so noticeable?
Just buy a new Mac. Get an official refurbished one even. That will still be better than the piece of junk you were sold before.

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