I have an iMac that needs help. It's a Blueberry - 350 mhz I think - but I can't start it up to check. It's running OS X.3 and occasionally Classic. It's the kids' machine. Sometimes the dates get funky, and I'm told that's probably a pram battery thing - which I have a replacement battery but haven't wanted to open the machine up again.
What it's doing - it won't start up. When pressing the startup button on the cpu, the button lights up for just a sec, then nothing. No chime. No breaking glass sound. When this started - maybe a week or so ago, and it's just been sitting there. Main suspects - The Toddler. Reasoning - Because the computer wouldn't boot, and because The Toddler likes to insert CDs into the slot... I started digging around the in the CD slot. I managed to remove THREE CDs that were jammed in there using stickyback tape on a thin plastic ruler. (I also tried the paper clip method, holding the mouse down on startup (which it doesn't) and tweezers, all without success.) I don't know if there's anything else left in there, I really can't tell. It feels like I could slide a CD in there now, but I'm afraid to. And no change with starting up. What next? Kathy K http://www.spotart.net -- The iMac List is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | - Epson Stylus Color 580 Printers - new at $69 | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> iMac List info: <http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[email protected]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/imac-list%40mail.maclaunch.com/> --------------------------------------------------------------- iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
