working with iMac G3 questionsHello, I am experiencing some difficulty with my older iMac G3 computer. I put in a dvd into it's disk drive and when I tried to eject the disk, it wouldn't come all the way out, it was getting stuck in the disk drive...view more
Thread Snow iMac G3 internal optical drive with issues
Snow iMac G3 internal optical drive with issuesHello I have an old iMac G3 Snow 600 MHz. The issue the optical drive has is that it reads fine but discs are almost always stuck after inserting them and the mechanism struggles to get them out, most ...view more
What OS X do I need and how to wipe iMacI need to wipe clean my iMac I purchased back in 2006. It is a 17" iMac with DVD/CD player built into the side of it. I don't have the original OS X cd and am not sure what the baseline OS X I need in orde...view more
free g4, a couple of problemsOkay, the story goes like this! Keep in mind this is my first mac. I was at a yard sale and saw this mac for sale for 20 bucks. I thought to my self. " hey a mac for cheap. its old but probably still u...view more
Copy slideshow to dvdI am having trouble copying a slideshow from iphoto to a DVD+R. My iMacG5 has a Matushita DVD-R Uj845. Can someone explain how best to do this? I cannot drag the slideshow file to the opened DVD icon. What am I doing ...view more
iMac G4 Leopard install failGreedings everyone, I just got an iMac G4 17" 1.25 ghz without its original keyboard and mouse, so I use a PC keyboard & mouse. Its got tiger and I want to install Leopard on it. I do have the Leopard install DVD...view more
Disk ejecting when trying to formatI inherited an older iMac that dates back to 2004 which will not boot up correctly. When I tried to format it with OS X 10.4 (PPC), the disk ejects while holding 'C'. If I press/hold alt/opt during boot-up, it only sh...view more
How best can I open this old software?I went to the Louvre Museum many years ago and purchased a 2 disc set that that included an audio and image virtual tour of the museum. I have the latest in iMacs (10.7) and I also have an old 20" iMac G5 that d...view more
Thread iMac G5 won't boot from CD drive, Please Help
iMac G5 won't boot from CD drive, Please HelpMy iMac G5 won't boot from the CD drive. There is no operating system on the hard drive so I want to install a fresh copy of Leopard. I have tried a couple different methods, but I keep getting the same end result. Th...view more
Thread iMac G5 20 won't read leopard OS disc & ejects it in 30 seconds
iMac G5 20 won't read leopard OS disc & ejects it in 30 secondsI have an iMac G5 20" 2.1 GHz iSight computer that boots up to the flashing file symbol, which usually means it doesn't have an operating system installed on the hard drive. The previous apple computers I have bought,...view more