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walrus - Jun 28, 2006 - 11:38 am
Mate of mine has an iMac G3, 400Mhz, 9Gb, 256 Mb RAM.
All of a sudden, when he inserts a CD (internal drive or external CD/RW), it doesn´t mount on the desktop.
Disk utility sees the CD but doesn´t offer the option to mount.
Any ideas, anyone? (I´ve already checked that the option to mount CDs to the desktop is on).
Thanks,
Simon
All of a sudden, when he inserts a CD (internal drive or external CD/RW), it doesn´t mount on the desktop.
Disk utility sees the CD but doesn´t offer the option to mount.
Any ideas, anyone? (I´ve already checked that the option to mount CDs to the desktop is on).
Thanks,
Simon
walrus - Jun 28, 2006 - 12:19 pm
PS Sorry, should have said, running OSX (10.3, I think)
LovesMacs - Jun 28, 2006 - 2:03 pm
HI Simon,
First, let's make sure of what Mac OS you are running. Click the Apple log top left in the Menu, then click, "About This Mac" ... a pane will open and indicate exactly which Mac OS version is installed on the iMac. Please post back to confirm it's 10.3.x.
Second, I would run Disk Utility. It's in the Applications>Utility folder. Repair Permissions. Also, if the system disk for the Mac OS installed on the iMac is available, use it to run Disk Utility to Verify an possible errors on the disk.
Third, Finder Preferences can get corrupted. Locate this file:
com.apple.finder.plist Here is the path: MacintoshHD>Users>Library>Preferences. Open the Preferences file and locate the file. Drag it to the Trash, empty the Trash, and reboot the iMac. Try to insert a CD to see if it mounts on the Desktop.
If you need further assistance, please don't hesitate to post back and thanks for choosing Macosx.com.
Regards,
Carolyn :-)
First, let's make sure of what Mac OS you are running. Click the Apple log top left in the Menu, then click, "About This Mac" ... a pane will open and indicate exactly which Mac OS version is installed on the iMac. Please post back to confirm it's 10.3.x.
Second, I would run Disk Utility. It's in the Applications>Utility folder. Repair Permissions. Also, if the system disk for the Mac OS installed on the iMac is available, use it to run Disk Utility to Verify an possible errors on the disk.
Third, Finder Preferences can get corrupted. Locate this file:
com.apple.finder.plist Here is the path: MacintoshHD>Users>Library>Preferences. Open the Preferences file and locate the file. Drag it to the Trash, empty the Trash, and reboot the iMac. Try to insert a CD to see if it mounts on the Desktop.
If you need further assistance, please don't hesitate to post back and thanks for choosing Macosx.com.
Regards,
Carolyn :-)
walrus - Jun 28, 2006 - 9:05 pm
Thanks, Carolyn, I'll try all that tomorrow and let you know how I get on.
Simon
Simon
LovesMacs - Jun 28, 2006 - 9:19 pm
You are welcome Simon! Just keep me posted and I'll work with you on this...
Carolyn :-)
Carolyn :-)
walrus - Jun 30, 2006 - 8:05 pm
Carolyn,
Trashing that Finder Prefs file seems to have done the trick - thanks very much. Next time you're in London,
I owe you a drink!
Simon :-)
Trashing that Finder Prefs file seems to have done the trick - thanks very much. Next time you're in London,
I owe you a drink!
Simon :-)
LovesMacs - Jun 30, 2006 - 8:27 pm
Jolly good Simon! Since you're used to fog the next time you're in San Francisco... let me know!
Carolyn :-)
Carolyn :-)
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