IMac :: CD Is Not Coming Up On Desktop?
Jul 26, 2010
I put in a computer game i found in my iMac, and the CD didn't come up on the desktop like CD's usually do. It just continued whirring like it was loading the CD, nothing happened. I tried to restart, but it got to the desktop background, and the little black swirly thing in the middle of the screen. And after 15 minutes it didn't restart OR shut-down so i had to press the power button, which I hate doing. So i now i have no way of getting the CD out, and I'm kind of scared I've completely knackered it, everything else is working swimmingly, but theres a CD stuck in the drive and i can't get it out :|
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Oct 10, 2007
first time i have ever come across. I have a Intel 2 MacBook Pro. There is no sound coming from the speakers even though it is not muted and the vol is turned to the max. There is sound coming if i plug headphones in the jack. Just noticed that there is a red light coming from where the headphone jack is...anyone have any idea how i can get my speakers to work again?
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May 14, 2012
I'll be using the Air and all of a sudden there will be static or electrical buzzing coming out of the right speaker on my 13" MacBook Air. It's about 16 months old.
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MacBook Air (13-inch Late 2010), Mac OS X (10.7.3)
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Oct 29, 2009
I have an iMac and it is making a constant clicking noise, like twice a second it is clicking (kind of like a slow moving fan sound but a more distinct 'Click'_
What do you think is going on?
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Mar 23, 2010
Every 10 seconds there is a clicking sound coming out of the iMac i5, I have a CD loaded at the moment and a USB Stick behind. This is Standby and it should be absolutely quite. I am typing this on my PC next to it and hear the click every 10-20 seconds. Very annoying and an absolute Dealbreaker. This is a 2000 USD machine!
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Aug 14, 2010
My Application icon is missing from the dock and i am not able to drag it from the finder window. However I am able to access the applications through the finder window. Also, while the applications folder was on the dock, its standard icon was not coming on- instead it was showing the icon of the first application in the folder.
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Mar 31, 2009
There is a new humming sound coming from my parents iMac, I think it's the processor cooler but I'm not sure. It could be the hard drive as well, I just know it kicks up sometimes when there is a lot of activity. The problem is they don't do a lot on the computer so it scares them.
They are convinced that it is going to die because it's soo old, I think under two years, but this is the second computer they owned. The first was the first 20" G5 iMac that, instead of turning it off the correct way, they just unplugged from the wall outlet. Needless to say it died, but they think it was because their son in law used it too much. I try to tell them that it's because how they turned it off, but they didn't like their son in law, who is now an ex-son in law, so they blame it on him. Yes, I know, my parents are the last people to own a computer.
They also don't want to spend any money on their computer, so worse case scenioro, taking it to the Genius Bar without this computer being under warranty and having them replace the processor fan and/or the hard drive, what would it cost? I think it might just require a new fan for the processor cooler, but what if they need to replace a lot more?
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Jul 15, 2009
Earlier I noticed a faint noise coming from the top left of the iMac, a little 'hiss' like, but otherwise hard to describe. I presume it's the HD, but I'm not quite sure as diagrams show the HD being more-a-less in the middle. Perhaps the room has got quieter, but then again the concern is that the iMac has got louder.
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Sep 17, 2009
I just turned on my G4 17" 800mhz iMac and there was no gong. I thought it was just turned down. So I opened iTunes and cranked the sucker 2 notches past 10 and still nothing!
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Jul 8, 2010
My iMac chimes when I press the start button but the screen doesn't come on. It's making a whirring noise so it's doing something. There's a DVD in it but it won't come out when i press the eject button on my keyboard. The iMac also doesn't show up on the network of my MacBook which it usually does. I was having a few problems earlier this week with the screen doing strange things - occasionally turning off, then coming back on. It was suggested that it might be a dying logic board but I tried a Apple Hardware Test this morning but it said no problems found. I have some files backed up but desperately need to get some recent documents off it [I know, I should have backed it up more often ]. Is there any way to get access to the files on the hard disc?
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Aug 17, 2010
If you're having this problem, try adjusting your brightness. I was experiencing this issue today, and depending on where my brightness slider was... it got worse, better, to non-existant.
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Apr 23, 2012
why does my imac lose internet connection after coming out of sleep mode and sometimes from power up. This is something that started about ten weeks ago.I have been all though road runner's diagnostics and etc. So now they insist that its with my imac.
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iMac, Mac OS X (10.6.8)
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Nov 17, 2010
My family just recently upgraded from an old PC to this 27" iMac, during the early part of the summer. While using it over the last little while, I would notice a noise that sounded like a harddrive spinning or possibly some sort of a fan noise. The best way to describe it would probably be as digital noise. It's not incredibly loud, but it's a decent volume, and can get quite annoying. It has a little bit of a squeak to it.
Over the last little while, it's become more constant. When the computer is in use, it'll usually occur quite often. It's quite annoying and obtrusive when I'm watching videos and I'd like to know what it could be.I think our computer is still under warranty, so I'm hoping to find out if it is something wrong, so I can get it replaced.
I've also been wondering if it's a fan, or a regular noise. However, it's so constant that I'm starting to wonder. The other night, I was watching a video and it seemed like it was coming on every 30 seconds for a long span of time. We don't run any memory heavy programs on this computer. If anything, we're just using Firefox, iTunes and/or Messenger. Sometimes Office. There's little to nothing stored on this computer, as it's brand new, so most of its memory is free.
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Jun 25, 2014
My iMac doesn't come up after turning the power on,the logo keeps running but it doesn't start or open the screen.
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Mar 21, 2012
I am having trouble with our sbcglobal.net email account. A pop-up box keeps coming up: the POP server "pop.att.yahoo.com" rejected the password for user ...@sbcglobal.net. I've reset the password and it's still not working. SBC/ATT says it's an Apple issue, not their issue... that Apple mail is not recognizing the account or something like that. I've also tried adjusting to "recieve mail manually" instead of automatically (on all of our apple products) - still not working. Continual pop-up box rejecting password, no mail coming in to that account either.
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iMac, Mac OS X (10.5.8)
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Dec 21, 2009
I have a 2.1 Logitech Z4 setup, and the sound is only coming out of the left speaker. I have checked the wires, they are fine, and both speakers do work - but it could be the socket that's the problem. It's plugged into the line-in socket, I have put the output in System Preferences to Headphones, and everything is inserted correctly.
What do I do?
EDIT: My sound system is plugged into the headphones jack. I have tried putting headphones into the headphone jack and the sound also only comes out of the left earbud.
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Dec 4, 2009
I'm from Austria so I was not sure if I'll get it before Christmas but today my i7 iMac finally arrived and it is absolutely amazing. I was so afraid of all the possible issues everyone was talking about in this forum but now I'm really relieved and amazed by that beautiful machine!!!
but back to my question. After setting up my system and installing all the tools and software I was trying to find some cool images for the desktop background, like stills from Avatar or something like that, but I wasn't able to find anything near the iMacs resolution.
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Dec 17, 2010
Looking to see my iMac desktop on HDTV in another room. Would like to find a wireless solution.
Can anyone recommend good hardware or software solution for this?
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Feb 12, 2009
I want to have nothing on my desktop except my HD image. Is there a way that I can organize downloads to go to a specific folder on my dock?
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Dec 25, 2009
We have six separate accounts for family members on our Imac. Most work well. However, when two of our children access their accounts, the desktop background size shrinks to about 80% of the screen size. The fonts and icons also become larger. When they log off of their accounts, the appearance changes all of the other accounts until we re-start the computer. Re-start makes it go back to full screen size until on of the two affected accounts are accessed again.
I've attempted changes through the desktop appearance menus in preferences, to no avail.
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Dec 27, 2009
I have a new 27" iMac and when i turn it on it goes straight to the desktop instead of the log in screen. How can i make the log in screen come up first? I tried looking through system prefs but had no luck.
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Jan 12, 2010
1. I've been looking at the Mac Mini because of price (which is a main reason that I haven't seriously thought about switching before). It seems to have the stats of a serious desktop machine. How does it stack up?2. Is it hard to get used to the Mac OS? I am a very proficient Windows user and I wonder if I will feel like a novice for very long on a Mac.3. How many years, typically, do Macs "last"? With a PC they are usually way out dated by 3 years; how does Mac stand up?
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May 24, 2010
It will not allow me to advance beyond the desktop, it will not respond to repeated restarts. Everything is functional but I cannot access anything after reaching the desktop. 10.6.2.snowleopard etc. I cannot get it to respond after reaching the desktop, none of the topbar functions respond at all to anything. Is there any keyboard command I can try? This is being typed on an old pc I had laying around...
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Feb 15, 2012
I would liek to use the Percolator/ Percolate app on my desktop/imac. Can I do that?
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iMac
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Apr 3, 2012
Don't know how to setup email on this imacg5 desktop. the operating system is OS X 10.4.11.at&t is the service. im wireless the main computer is in another room. What do i need to do to set it up?
Info:iMac, Mac OS X (10.4.11)
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May 2, 2012
How do I add iCloud to my iMac Mac OS X 10.6.8 desktop? I just transitioned from Mobile me to iCloud. However I can only access iCloud through an internet explorer like Google Chrome or Safari. The mail application provided on Apple's 2009 iMac is connected to my Mobile me account. How do I change my mail application to reflect the new iCloud account?Â
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iMac, Mac OS X (10.6.8)
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Aug 26, 2010
There isn't an Alias option when I right click on the HD under Devices.
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Nov 7, 2010
I was using adobe final cut and I exported an flv movie and it put every single frame from the movie all on my desktop. Now the minute it loads it jams finder and I get a beachball that will never end.
I need Ti delete all these images but can get to that point before it freezes. I'm totally stuck, any ideas?? I have a proposal to finish tonight and I'm losing my mind.
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Nov 13, 2010
Daughters imac desktop upstairs has always had a weak connection (takes a few times to get started) but has been used this way for 3 years.
Of late she cannot get connected unless she brings it down to next to the router, and often dosen't work unless she plugs in the ethernet cable.
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Feb 18, 2009
I just purchased my first mac (a macbook 2.4) and I'd love to buy a mini, but I can't justify it until it gets an upgrade. Here's to hoping that the sources in this article are wrong, since 2010 is little too far away for an upgrade for my taste....
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