My imac has a stuck dvd, please help, my imac has a stuck dvd, please help
I've tried dragging the icon to the trash can and it will not eject. I've tried at startup option-command-o-f and nothing happens. I cannot get a prompt. Where or how do I type in commands to make the firmware eject this disk. Can anyone help me on this problem.
Try restarting while holding down the mouse, or try starting up while holding down the Eject key.
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Hi, a dvd got stuck in my mac mini and after looking at solutions online and attempting some not only has the dvd not ejected but my mac wont turn on properly, there is simply a white blank screen, can anyone help me please? thanks
Hi Claire, sounds dire, but some things to try...
Have you done a PRAM reset, CMD+Option+p+r...
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1379
In fact, do 3 in a row, takes a bit of time.
Intel-based Macs: Resetting the System Management Controller (SMC)...
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I have a 2009 iMac 4,1 2GHz intel Core duo it says here I have 1GB of memory. I had it running on snow leopard 10.6.8 I still have the SN software that i bought to made the upgrade. Had some guest staying at my place and they deleted the running os and a lot of files and stuff..., now is running on leopard 10.5.8 and it's giving me a lot of problems because is soo obsolete, also hte computer is crashing all the time and every time I try ti install the SL dvd, the computer won't read the dvd and I'm keeps booting me off. Is not getting better at all and now when I restart the iMac before I get the grey apple screen, the folder of death icon flashes, (I already lost my Macbookpro due this situation. What can I do to resolve this aggravating and frustrating Issue. Need help now ..Please
Before we get too far, please clarify this part:
I have a 2009 iMac 4,1
A 2009 iMac cannot be an iMac 4,1; they are 9,1 and higher. Did you mean to type "2006?" That would be an iMac 4,1. We need to pin down the model issue before proceeding.
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I recently upgraded to to the iOS 5 on my iMac and iPad. Now when i sync my iPad it get stuck on step 8 with a prompt that says "waiting to copy items" it stays on like that for hours. When I eventually do disconnect my iPad it says sync is not complete. Now, some of my album artwork is not copied into my iPad but on iTunes in my iMac desktop everything is still there. Pulling my hair out with this one. Please help!
my iPad it get stuck on step 8 with a prompt that says "waiting to copy items" it stays on like that for hours
Reset your iPad.
Hold the On/Off Sleep/Wake button and the Home button down at the same time for at least ten seconds, until the Apple logo appears.
I recently upgraded to to the iOS 5 on my iMac and iPad
You don't need to manually sync using iOS 5.
Help here > Apple - iCloud - Learn how to set up iCloud on all your devices.
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I am trying to recover or restore my phone but it either says, error has occurred or it says they cannot find my iphone. It is stuck on the loading apple logo. Please help! I dropped it hard, maybe thats why it is not working.. and i put a new screen on it.
to doublecheck you tried everything error 3194 http://support.apple.com/kb/TS3694#error3194
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I put the CD or DVD in my iMac it stay for a while then it comes back out help please
I put the CD or DVD in my iMac it stay for a while then it comes back out help please
Akay3,
Please remember we are not there to see so you have to be much more descriptive. Please complete your profile and indicate which version of OS X is installed, what iMac you own and exactly what CD and/or DVD you are referring to so we have some basic clues. -
Hi, My IMac Superdrive has gone bust and i need to re-install Adobe CS5.5 design premium middle east version. I have the original version DVD with me. But i am unable to install. Can i create an USB installation drive from the DVD or can you please send me a link to download the Middle east version of Adobe CS 5.5 design premium. After downloading i can enter the product key which i had bought. appreciate if anybody can offer a solution urgently. All my jobs are held up. thanks
Download CS5.5 products
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I use free Yahoo mail webMail access because folders I created in webmail access doesn't get set up in Apple Mail. While I was searching for post about password and keychain issues, I stumbled on several threads that complain about Mail folder issues, so I'm holding off on Apple Mail.
On the password and keychain issue that your post is all about. I've been using login keychain to save and automatical fill my login screens for a year or so successfully, with Safari and Chrome. Automatic form fill also works for Facebook login. Unfortunately, about 4 to 6 months ago, automatic password form fill stopped working with Yahoo webmail, while still worked for GMail (Safari and Chrome). I tried deleting the password entry for my two Yahoo email accounts to start fresh, but neither Safari not Chrome will even ask me if I want to save the password. I was so frustrated that I eventually installed the keypassX 0.43 (password manager) that is quite primitive sompare to OS X's keychain (when it works). Probably no surprise to you yet.
The surprise, to me at least, is that, for whatever reason, password auto form-fill from keychain started working again for Yahoo webmail login on Safari about 5-7 days ago. Still doesn't work on Chrome!
Two tips I can share, at least with webmail access:
1. Password is save only for one of my yahoo mail accounts. When I login in with my other yahoo account, I get no prompt to save the password, and form fill doesn't work when I try to log in a second time with my other Yahoo mail account.
2. On inspection of my login keychain, I see a webform password item saved for my Yahoo account that works with keychain. The name of the password is: login.yahoo.com(MyAccountName1#). When I open the password item and look in the Access Control tab, I see Safari and Chome are listed as allowed to access this password item..
I also an "Internet password" item with a name of just login.yahoo.com. When I open the the password item, it looks just like the password item created for MyAccountName#1, but the MyAccountName#2 is listed in the Account field. Inside the Access Control tab, no apps are listed in access permission. I added Safari and Chrome to the lists of allowed app, saved the password item.
Now when I bring up the Yahoo login page(by bookmark) on Safari, form fill fills in MyAccountname#1 for name and the proper password and I can login in. When I change the name to MyAccountName#2, the correct password is retrieved and I can log in! Alas, it still doesn't work on Chrome.
BTW, I changed the password item type from "Internet password" to "Web Form password" and saw no difference! I also edited the name to be "login.yahoo.com (MyAccountName#2)" to look like the web form password item that works, but it has no effect either.
From my experimentation, here's my observation:
1. A Web Form password item is created for the first account name(MyAccountName#1) for login.yahoo.com and typed as Web Form password. When I log in using MyAccountName#2, an Internet Password is created, but no applications are listed as allowed to access the password item, even when the password item was created after just logged in and logged out to yahoo with the account name and password for MyAccountName#2.
2. Manually adding Safari as an app that is allowed to use the password item works. Doesn't work with Chrome!
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Is this what you downloaded: iTunes 10.7?
When the update fails what if any error report do you get, specifically? Please do this before trying again:
Repair the Hard Drive and Permissions
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Login Apr 22 ntpd[148]
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I have only had my imac for about 4 days... don't want to have to take it back already... just as i have finished copying all my files.
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Intel Imac Mac OS X (10.4.6) 2GB RAM 256MB VID RAMHello! At this point the first thing to try is to boot from the install cd/dvd. With the disk inserted hold down the "c" key at startup. Once booted run diskutility repair disk. You'll have to navigate within the installer window. If you can't get the tray open hold down the bouse button and turn it off and back on to open the tray. Tom
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Can't Install OSX Yosemite on iMac Mid-2009 Stuck - No Recovery Partition PLEASE HELP
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