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

[Jack Russell]

On Mar 17, 2004, at 3:16 PM, TJ Ciaffone wrote:

The iMac will not recognize any disk in the CD tray and prompts me to
reformat it.
It may sound silly, but try running a lens cleaning CD/DVD disc through 
it. When you say it wont recognize any disc it would make me suspect 
dust.  We're in a  dusty environment and all the computers here, older 
Slot load iMac, new iMac and MDD power Mac will exhibit this exact 
behavior when they laser gets dusty.  Worth trying, if this is the 
problem, the fix is inexpensive and dramatic.

We were all very conscious of dust in the floppy days, we seem to 
forget about it with CD's.

Good luck,

Jack Russell

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