My computer is not reading blank DVD-R - kicks it out. However, it will read a blank CD and DVD's that have content on them. Is this something I can fix or do I need to bring it into Apple?
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iMac, Mac OS X (10.5.8)
My iMAC is stuck on blank grey screen at startup. Keyboard is not active, won't function at all.
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MacBook Air
Yesterday I was working with my MBP in one of my client's office and the computer went blank. The screen turn to black and it was still ON. I had to press the ON/OFF button to shut the computer.
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Even a real cd or dvd is not getting any response either!
It has only started happening today! It's like the computer doesn't recognize it.
The computer just spits it out after a couple of seconds.
I've restarted and shut down but nothing seems to work.
im trying to connect to my other computer via ssh and the account has a blank password and when prompted for the password it wont connect because it wont let me enter a blank passwprd it just keeps saying password over and over. what do i do
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View 7 Replies View RelatedIn the last few days, when I hit a key to start up the computer, all I will get is a blank screen with the small, multi-colored, rotating disk icon. I can't get out of this unless I hold the power key down for about 5 seconds, which I know is probably not the right way to shut down.
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Mac Pro, Mac OS X (10.7.2)
I turn on my computer and it has a blank/gray screen. I can turn it on and off, but that's all.
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MacBook Air
I turn on my computer and all i get is a blank white screen. No logo, no loading symbol, just a blank screen; though the start-up music still plays. I have tried almost all the solutions.
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MacBook Pro, OS X Mavericks (10.9.5)
I have a ibook G4 that's been randomly shutting down. It started doing this maybe about a month ago but it's started getting really bad lately. At first it would shut down if I unplugged the adapter. Not every time I unplugged it, but probably about 50% of the time. When I press the battery button all of the green lights would light up. About half of the time it will start up again if I just hit the power button but the half of the time I have to reset the pRAM. Lately this same thing has been happening except when the computer is still plugged in. And when in say shutting down I mean essentially instantaneously. One second it's on and then the screen goes black and it makes that turning off noise. Not a chime, but like all the fans and hardware are coming to a stop.
I was trying to burn a new cd and before I used the application I had inserted a blank disk which my computer didn't recognize. When I tried the application to burn the burn folder, I got a message to insert a blank disk. I tried using the Disk Utility, but when I try to select the volume Superdrive, the option is dimmed. How do I eject the blank disk from my Superdrive? I tried restarting but that did not eject it.
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OPTIARC DVD RW AD-5080H
I Had to force quit finder on my mac book air, now the computer does not work. I have a blank desktop when I sign in
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iMac, iOS 5.1, My IMac was made in late 2008
At start up, my computer shows grey apple screen and then goes blank. Why?
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MacBook Pro, iOS 8.1.2
I purchased my iMac i5 in June 2011.Since day one, whenever a pop up message appears, it comes up blank and it's driving me INSANE! See image below. I have no possible way of seeing what this is actually asking me to do. When I install a new application, the password block that pops up is also blank. The only reason I know it's asking me for a password is because there is a space to type something.
tell me what's going on and if I can fix it??Â
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iMac, Mac OS X (10.7.2)
My iMac will not recognize a blank DVD-R that I am trying to burn. It also won't eject unless I "shut down" and restart while holding down the mouse button.
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iMac, Mac OS X (10.7.4)
My Safari homepage is blank. Bookmarks and toolbar are there but my Earthlink page and address bar are blank. The Safari version is 3.1.2 and the OSX is 10.4.11 My Internet Explorer (which I rarely use) and Firefox are working fine.
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iMac, Mac OS X (10.4.11)
When I turn my computer on nothing happens. You can hear the drive or cooling fans but there is nothing on the screen. Normally there is the spinning wheel but now nothing.
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iMac, snow leopard
As of last night, my MBP started acting very strangely. After entering my username and password, it would enter the desktop for a short period of time and then kick back into sleep mode; the screen would turn back to black. Sometimes it will let me stay on the desktop for a long time and other times it will hardly let me stay on the desktop. I called apple support and they had me start the computer in safe mode; even then it occasionally kicks me out.
The tech guy said that it was a "strange software issue" and not a hardware issue. I thought it was a hard drive issue; my hard drive makes an odd sound when it unlocks (a grinding sound), but it has been doing that for quite some time with no issues. I tried to reset the SMC and it didn't do anything.
How should I remedy this problem? Is this a hard drive issue? Hard drive failure? Has the grinding sound finally caught up with me? I am running OS X; not leopard or snow leopard. I know I need to upgrade, but this shouldn't be happening.
A small (about 1 inch square) blank, white box has appeared at top left-hand corner of my screen. Nothing seems to shift or remove it - cursor doesn't seem to recognise or register on it. I first noticed it soon after I'd had to re-start the Mac (it failed to 'fire up' as usual the other morning), but I can't remember exactly what I was doing when I first saw it.
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iMac, Mac OS X (10.7.3)
Recently my iMac display goes black in the middle of using it. Initially I thought it froze up and I had to force it to reboot. But after this happned a couple of times I realized that I could stil hear the hard drive working and my peripheral lights (keyboard, etc) were still on. On a hunch I put it to sleep (Option-Cmd-Eject). After it goes silent I can press a key and the display comes back up and everything is normal (for a while).Â
It's now been doing this regularly for the last 3 weeks. Sometimes three or four times a day this occurs. When the screen goes black nothing seems to work except the sleep-wake thing. I've tried the screen brightness keys too - but that doesn't work either.Â
My software is up to date (Lion 10.7.4). This is a Mid 2010 iMac 27" with 12GB of RAM and the ATI Radeon HD5750.The regular software that I have running is:
Chrome
Forklift
Light-room 4
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iMac, Mac OS X (10.7.4)
When I try to print any document from a web page, i get an empty page, only the header line at the top of the page. Y work with Safari (last version) but the same I have with Chrome. From other sources there is no problem. I have two HP printers, one laser BW and a color HP Deskjet D1663.
My computer is a MacBook Pro 7.1 with Lion 10.7.4
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MacBook Pro, Mac OS X (10.7.3), 8 Gb RAM
Our iMac is starting up.....I can hear it loading. However the monitor screen is completely blank/dead with no backlight.
This has just happened. I have switched it off and unplugged from the mains before trying again but no luck!Â
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iMac (21.5-inch Mid 2011)
I had to do this to tell that the answer given here didnt't work for me. I still get a blank panel.
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iMac, Mac OS X (10.7.2)
Go to a pdf irs file complete it preview it all info correct  Print it, it comes out as a blank form none of the info input is on the form
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iMac, iOS 4.3.3
I restarted my mac this morning after the time was broken (as far as I know, I cannot manually change it). When it booted, it booted normally. It logged me in (I am automatically logged in) then it threw errors at me. The 2 errors were from Steam and Skype, but none from the mac itself. Steam error: " Steam failed to load: *SteamStartEngine(0xbfffdea4) failed with error 1: Failed create pipe: 28". I forgot to record the skype error, but it was something to do with it not being able to find a file. At this point, the background is blue, I can see the top bar but not the dock. I then close Steam and Skype windows and the bar disappears leaving me with nothing. A blank blue screen. The dock wont come up.Â
I would take this to support, but they want a serial code that i cannot access because its not on the hardware and I cant access 'About this Mac" because it disappears.
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iMac
a blank white screen appears whens i start the imac up, it doesnt seem to respond to anything i press on the keypad or the mouse. it just simply stays on a white screen and wont let me log in or anything. when i turn the imac on it just pops up straight away without the loading sign and bluescreen that appears after the white.
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iMac
I tried to burn a photo cd with the burn folder, but the blank media disc does not mount on the desktop after I insert the blank cd. The computer doesn't know there is a blank media disc in the drive and won't even eject it. I have to reboot the computer for the Imac to spit it out.
Info:iMac, Mac OS X (10.6.8)
Before snapshot: Snow Leopard on one partition, all is normal.
Current snapshot: Lion installed on top of one parttion.Â
Goal: Install Snow Leopard on a second partiton.
