Well, I will follow an iFixit guide on disassemble the iMac. I am new to Mac but work a for years with computer, server and laptops in general, so I believe it will not a very difficult task to dismantle it and remove the CD from the drive.
Thank you. On Thu, Nov 17, 2011 at 12:26 PM, Bruce Johnson < [email protected]> wrote: > > On Nov 17, 2011, at 4:32 AM, gifutiger wrote: > > > Hold the mouse button down at startup (Mac OS 8 - Mac OS X) > Restart or startup your computer. > Hold down the mouse button immediately. > Continue to hold the mouse button down until the CD ejects. > > > Not a single one of those suggestions work on an imac with dead USB ports, > like the OP has. No USB, no Mouse. > > Some slot loaders have eject buttons on them; possibly all, but I don't > have a lot of experience with them disassembled.where they are depends on > the model, and these are a lot easeir to find if the system's disassembled, > which you're going to have to do to replace the bad logic board you have. > > -- > Bruce Johnson > University of Arizona > College of Pharmacy > Information Technology Group > > Institutions do not have opinions, merely customs > > -- > You received this message because you are a member of the iMac Group, a > group for those using Apple iMacs and eMacs. > The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml and our > netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > To leave this group, send email to [email protected] > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/imaclist > -- MarckOliver "O mal do Malandro é achar que todo mundo é Otário" -- You received this message because you are a member of the iMac Group, a group for those using Apple iMacs and eMacs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To leave this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/imaclist
