Re: i-Mac won't recognize CD-ROM

[Dan Auerbach]

On Mar 13, 2004, at 3:45 PM, TJ Ciaffone wrote:

I got an set of original iMac install disks. Thanks, Jim. However, the 
iMac
won't start up from any of the disks when holding down the C key 
during boot
up.

I had a similar problem which I finally found some info on. In my case 
I had a CD that I couldn't eject via software so I used the eject hole 
in the slot. Then I couldn't use any startup CD at all, The info, I 
think it was on Apples site, said that after you use mechanical 
ejection you must start up and then shut down. On the second startup, 
holding the C key down will work. And it did. Hope this helps.

dan_A

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