I am getting tired of popping in DVDs in my drives (of six Macs in my house) only to find out that I have the wrong region. Is there a quick way (other than a 3x5 card and a pencil) to see the current region? I don't think I can check in system prefs.
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iMac, Mac OS X (10.7.4)
I have alum macbook trying to play family guy DVD and get this message.
the disc region does not match the drive region.
the drive region must be changed to play this disc.
My Wifi printer is definitely connected to my Network but when I try to connect it to my iMac using the System Preferences it does not show in the available printers window. How to get connected? Just changed to BT Infinity and installed the McAfee Security package could this be the cause?
View 3 Replies View RelatedI've researched and googled and finally downloaded VLC. I can't get it to work. It will paly the title screen of the movie and then shuts down.
I read another thread here from a person who said they newer macbooks won't let VLC run. I bought mine last SEptember.
How to make my iMac DVD drive region/zone free?
Info:iMac, Mac OS X (10.6.8), Late 2006 iMac
I am accustomed to using OS 9 where I could easily identify open applications by clicking on the far right menu heading. I could then click an icon to open the application in order to either use it or to quit those I would rather not have open and using RAM. Can someone tell me how to identify open applications in OS 10.4 and above? I have tried everything and half suspect it cannot be done as easily as in OS 9.
View 9 Replies View RelatedI have a Power Mac G4.
The information on the present 256 MB RAM is as follows:
PC2700U - 25331 - A1.
I want to add an additional 512 MB. How much of the existing RAM identification needs to be identical?
so i have office mac installed on two macs, but i didnt keep track of which serial numbers i used, and if i want to install it on another mac, i dont know what serial number to enter. is there a way to check on the computers?
View 16 Replies View RelatedBefore my Mac was stolen (yeah, bummer), I created a super logo for my website, [URL]. I used PowerPoint. I now want to recreate this logo, using the same font -- but in Windows. I know it must be out there somewhere to download. Could you Macintosh users please go to my site, look at the logo, and try to identify what font I used? The site once again is [URL]. The logo is in red and blue, with a text call-out bubble above it.
View 3 Replies View RelatedI just recently bought an "apple aluminum keyboard" off of craigslist as a secondary one for work. I didn't notice it at the time of purchase, but the keys are different,such as a smaller return key and the key labels are not the same as my main keyboard which I bought at Best Buy. What this keyboard is? A euro edition? or knockoff?
View 2 Replies View RelatedThe internal SuperDrive has a big demage and needs to get replaced by a new device. The replacement is to expensive. Therefore I bought an externalisier drive. But how can I deactivate the SuperDrive by Software?
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ibook G4, iMAC2,16GHz Core2Duo, 2GB DDR2 667 MHz, NAS 1 TB HDD, Mac OS X (10.6.4), iPhone 3GS 16 GB, Apple TV
This has been happening consistently when I try to burn DVD's, during this time the drive stalls and I am not able to eject. (Possibly because software is trying to write with faulty hardware maybe?) The error message changes if I try to burn DL DVD 's. Also CD's often fail while burning some do complete. Errors also occur with Final Cut Pro, Adobe Premiere CS5 and DVD Studio Pro.
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iMac, Mac OS X (10.6.8)
MATSHITA DVD-R UJ-85J: Superdrive won't accept CD or DVD keeps spitting back out - alas 1000's of iMacs with this superdrive have had the SAME problem from what I have read elsewhere. Apple should replace for free or discount for us out of warranty [URL]
View 3 Replies View RelatedI'm having issues with the computer, among which is that the superdrive will not accept any disks... it clicks a couple of times, then spits the disk out. This has been an intermittent problem for about 5 months, but now it seems to be constant. Disk Utility and Disk Warrior (hard drive based) say that I have problems that can only be fixed by restarting with a system disk or DW disk inserted.
I did do the System Management Controller reset but it didn't work. I'll take the computer to an apple store if need be, but is there any way to force a disk to be accepted and read? Also, since I bought Lion via the app store, and have no system disk. Is there a way to fix my hard drive without a physical system or repair disk? I do have the physical disk for Leopard if that would work on Lion. I can't get a CD or DVD to stay in the drive and be read.
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iMac, Mac OS X (10.7.3)
I'm trying to get an accurate identification of the iBook white G/3 700 MHz with 12in display we just acquired. There seems to be a couple of very similar models. The Apple Support article is unclear [URL]as to which one we have. One model is an early 2002 release (M8602LL/A), the other a late 2002 release (M8860LL/A).
View 2 Replies View RelatedI found a spotlight search attribute of channel count which is whether a music track is stereo or mono. Is it possible to use this info in iTunes to add a column to automatically sort the music? Is there a hidden terminal command to add this option to the iTunes view options? I understand the difference between mono and stereo having worked with sound for many years.
View 4 Replies View RelatedI have an iMac now powered by OS X Lion. But the problem is that when I try to insert a disk the superdrive accepts it but it doesn't show in the desktop. And after 30 seconds the disk is automatically ejected. I have tried restarting the PC a lot of time. The problem persists with all cds and dvds.
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iMac, Mac OS X (10.7.3)
the external SuperDrive on my iMAC does not read some of my music CDs. While the majority runs without any problems, quite a few cannot be read, although they work without any problems on my HiFi and on other CD Drives. All Software is up to date and the Drive is just a few months old.
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iMac, OS X Yosemite (10.10.1)
I have a late 2009 27" iMac.I am very capable of repairing my own machine. I replaced the HD over the holiday break without a glitch. My struggle is my SuperDrive needs replacing.It will no longer burn dual layer disks. So, I thought it would be simple to find a replacement and get one ordered.The names of drives don't really help shoppers shop by brand, etc. Mine is a "HL-DT-ST DVDRW GA11N". Nice. Try googling that...Some say that name relates to an LG brand drive, while others clearly don't agree. How is an end user supposed to replace such a part if trying to find an exact match it is so difficult? Also, there have been so many others with failed drives that I really don't want to buy a used one, as I'm sure it too would fail; however, general internet serches don't give me many options for new. Perhaps that is because I still don't know the true brand of the existing "turd" that is in my Mac.I'm tired of looking and not seeing much out there. You would think there would be clear options or ways to shop for an "upgraded and compatable" drive.
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iMac, Mac OS X (10.7.2), 27 inch, 1 TB HD
I have a problem on my IMac 27" (early 2010) when I want so listen to some CD. The Superdive doesn't read the disc (is clean of course) and it ejects after a few tried. On the other hand, no problems with DVD. So I don't know if is a software problem.
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iMac (27-inch Late 2009), Mac OS X (10.7.3)
My IMac won't grab disks in the superdrive, spits them straight out, is there anything I can try before taking it for repairs. It is two years old so is out of warranty.
View 4 Replies View RelatedI have a new IMac 10.9.2 and purchased an Apple Superdrive. The IMac rejects all disks inserted in the superdrive.
View 3 Replies View RelatedMy iMac desktop will not read music CD's with its superdrive. It will burn CD's. Is this a software problem? It is an iMac 8,1 with original superdrive. I have tried working with permissions and hard drive repair.
View 1 Replies View RelatedNothing appears on the desktop, and the DVD doesn't play (this is the second DVD I've tried). The drive works to download software though. These are commercial DVDs from Lovefilm in the UK - there are bound to be some scratches - does this mean I can only play new DVDs?
Also, if I click Finder to eject the DVD, the command is light gray, meaning the IMAC has not actually registered that there's a DVD in the drive, so I have to log off and on again for the DVD icon to appear on the desktop, at which point I can eject it. However, if I click it, it doesn't play. I'd really like to play films if I can.
I don't know what operating system I have, except that it's MAC OS X. I only just got it new two days ago.
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iMac
How do I set which app is to open when I insert an SD card? (only choice now seems to be iPhoto, but I want Aperture to open)
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iMac, Mac OS X (10.6.8)
What wireless router works best for setting up a wireless printer?
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iMac, Mac OS X (10.7.2), E-1000 Linksys wireless router
I'd like to set the font for outgoing mail to be Georgia. I'd like to have Mail format the message so when the recipient reads it, it is also formatted in Georgia. I would not like to do this for each message individually, I'd like to have this default for all outgoing message.
View 2 Replies View RelatedWe have one desktop computer. I have an itunes account set up to download music to my iphone. Can my wife set up an itune account of her own to allow her to download music to her iphone? we have one computer and share the same e-mail address
View 4 Replies View RelatedI have found that my WiFi setting is not sticking. This is a problem when I'm trying to use my Apple TV which needs to be on the same network as my Mac. The WiFi keeps picking up a neighbors network. I change it back to mine, and then the next day it's on the neighbor's again.
Info:imac/intel, Mac OS X (10.6.2)
How to set up another primary email account on iMac. I want to get rid of gmail....
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iMac, Mac OS X (10.7.4)
