So a DVD disc will not work. Boot the machine to the OS installed and insert a CD disc (a original, not a CD-R) to see if it shows on the desktop.
On Dec 31, 2011, at 2:33 PM, Jake Lumpkin wrote: > Johnny, > > Its a CD-RW > > Jake > > On Dec 31, 2011 8:51 AM, "Johnny Red" <[email protected]> wrote: > Best is to open System Info and check what CD/DVD drive is installed. > > CD/DVD drives do not show up on disk utility unless media is in it. > > On Dec 31, 2011, at 7:41 AM, Camden wrote: > > > His drive didn't show up in the disk utility. It is either bad, or a cable > > came unseated. I suppose there could be an issue with the motherboard, or > > disk controller, but let's not think about that. > > > > On Fri, Dec 30, 2011 at 11:40 PM, Charles Lenington <[email protected]> > > wrote: > > On 12/31/11 1:14 AM, Dylan McDermond wrote: > > On Dec 31, 2011 1:50 AM, "Todd Brayer" <[email protected] > > <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: > > > > I never used 10.1, but doesn't it have a Startup Disk thing in the > > control panels that you can use to have it default to starting from > > the system disk? I don't see if you tried that or not. > > > > > > > > Open the cd/dvd drive door w/ your finger. copy the computer info listed > > > > it will look like > > > > 700 mhz 40 gig hd 512 meg CDrom > > dvd > > Combo > > > > what I'm looking for is the last item above. If you have a cdrom drive a > > dvd won't work in it. The early eMacs shipped w/ cdroms. > > > > > > -- > > ----- > > You received this message because you are a member of the Vintage Macs > > group. > > The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/vintagemacs.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/vintage-macs > > > > Support for older Macs: http://lowendmac.com/services/ > > > > > > > > -- > > Sincerely: > > Camden Stensland, A+ Technician, CCNA, MCP > > .CAM Computer Services > > Founder/President/Technician > > Ph: 206.769.4585 > > Alt: 206.632.4176 > > [email protected] > > > > > > -- > > ----- > > You received this message because you are a member of the Vintage Macs > > group. > > The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/vintagemacs.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/vintage-macs > > > > Support for older Macs: http://lowendmac.com/services/ > > -- > ----- > You received this message because you are a member of the Vintage Macs group. > The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/vintagemacs.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/vintage-macs > > Support for older Macs: http://lowendmac.com/services/ > > -- > ----- > You received this message because you are a member of the Vintage Macs group. > The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/vintagemacs.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/vintage-macs > > Support for older Macs: http://lowendmac.com/services/ -- ----- You received this message because you are a member of the Vintage Macs group. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/vintagemacs.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/vintage-macs Support for older Macs: http://lowendmac.com/services/
