I just bought an iMac G5 (it refures to itself as an iMac G5.1) with the camera. i inserted a DVD. it did nothing. i couldn't eject (i tried all the strategies) and DVD Player just says "A Valid DVD Drive could not be found. [-70012]"
it runs Mac OS X v10.4.11 (Tiger)
what should i do?
(also a part of the case popped off. how do i fix it?
iMac, Mac OS X (10.4.11)
(i tried all the strategies)
Please detail ALL you have done so far in the way of troubleshooting? Need this info to avoid the been there done that scenarios.
I just bought an iMac G5
what should i do?
Call the seller & ask them what was wrong w/the iMac prior to selling it to you.
also a part of the case popped off. how do i fix it?
Check out the following DIY instructions:
iMac G5 Take Apart Instructions
YouTube’s “How To” tutorials.
i held down the mouse button while booting, i held F-12 , i typed drutil tray eject in to the terminal, and i went on to the disk utility (wasn't there)
also i bought it off Craigslist
and those case things don't help much. i acidentilly popped the upper right side off and are trying to get it back on. im also trying to get that CD out of there, install Mac OS X v10.6 (Snow Leopard), and upgrade it's RAM
i typed drutil tray eject
Not the correct terminal code. The correct code is: drutil eject
Then you press RETURN
i bought it off Craigslist
If the seller didn't advise you of what is wrong and/or why they were selling, no telling is wrong w/it! For all you know, the seller could have been selling that G5 for parts only. You get what you pay for!
Sorry, I cannot help you any further if You Tube & iFixit cannot help. Hopefully, a more knowledgable person will step in here. You will need to advise the helpers which model G5 iMac you have.
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1758How to identify iMac models
http://support.apple.com/manuals
User & DIY (Do-It-Yourself) Manuals
iMac G5.1 with iSight camera from late 2006
WF72 wrote:
iMac G5.1 with iSight camera from late 2006
Apple stopped making G5 iMacs w/iSight late 2005. You need to double check your model again. Either by clicking on the link I provided for you and/or by checking the model in the System Profile.
The iMac G5 was succeeded by the Intel-based iMac on January 10, 2006.
well i don't know about iSight but i know it has a camera. and it IS Intel Based
well i don't know about iSight but i know it has a camera. and it IS Intel Based
You have a Late 2006 Intel iMac, machine code imac5,1. Your putting "G" in the code made people think you have an older PowerPC iMac.
I'll get you moved to the proper forum.
iMac G5.1 DVD Player Error
