iMac G3 won't recognize keyboard or mouse

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iMac G3 won't recognize keyboard or mouse

I've got an old iMac G3 that I got second hand. It had no OS installed so I tried installing Tiger, but it doesn't seem to be recognizing my keyboard or mouse. They're the ones that come with the iMac ( hockey puck etc.) so I can't really do anything. But my biggest problem is that I cant press eject on the keyboard, nor can i hold down the mouse button to eject, so now my Tiger disc is stuck in the iMac and I sorta really need it back... Any suggestions?

 24: iMac 2.4GHz, 700MHz eMac, 400 MHz PowerMac G4, 350 MHz PowerMac G3, Mac OS X (10.5.2)

Posted on Jun 21, 2008 7:48 AM

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Answer 1

spudnuty

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Jun 21, 2008 7:57 AM in response to Sibty

Hey Mr Schnoobley,
Well try this:
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=58566
The last part talks about the lower case which might have to come off to retrieve your disk. The final sollution is to pull the mass store cage and open up the CD-ROM. eMail me if you need intructions.

but it doesn't seem to be recognizing my keyboard or mouse.

Have you tried a different keyboard, USB port, go direct with the mouse?
I have yet to see an iMac with a bad USB driver. Usually if a USB port is bad it's fairly obvious since you can see the damage.
Richard

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spudnuty

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Jun 21, 2008 8:01 AM in response to Sibty

Also Kenichi just referenced this site:
http://mrjcd.com/
it has a service manual for the slot loader.
Richard

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Sibty Author

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Jun 21, 2008 9:31 PM in response to spudnuty

Yes I have tried different keyboards (second newest apple one, and the aluminum one, aswell as two windows keyboards) and a few different mice (mostly the standard MS optical one) and they dont work. I would really much rather try to fix the iMac than open it up just to retrieve the CD, and I do have a DVD copy of Tiger somewhere so I can use that in future, but I really prefer the CD...

I'm not really sure how much I can do since there is no OS installed.

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Sibty Author

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Jun 22, 2008 5:06 AM in response to Sibty

OK, you know what, forget about this. I ended up opening up the iMac and pulling it part completely (very interesting BTW) and retrieving my CD. I don't think the computer works anymore though... thanks anyway.

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