Mac Toast Help

The OP has a Mac mini, but same question applies I'm sure. ...

It might help it getting your Mac going again because it sounds as if the hard drive is toast or the logic board is toast. ...

it has absolutely nothing to do with Toast. It's entirely likely it has to do with a hardware fault, either of the Mac or the hard drive. At some point, you're either going to encounter a service bill or a replacement bill for the hard drive. ...

Unplug the drive from your Mac then Reset Your PRAM and after doing that reconnect. This may help and if it doesn't the drive might be toast. ...

I am desperate for some help with the following. ...

of DVD movies that I own. I used to be using Handbrake to decode the DVD's, but after their latest updates, I was forced to switch programs. I just started using Mac the Ripper and iSkysoft's Video Converter tonight, and am having issues already. ...

at the same time Toast started crashing when I import video file to burn a DVD. ...

at the same time Toast started crashing when I import video file to burn a DVD. ...

am looking for a way to use my wasted 1 hour commute. Is it possible to record the Mac reading a text document and either make an audio CD or download it to an ipod? ...

the icon fails to show up on the desktop. I can use Toast, but cannot burn in the conventional way, because the CD is not recognized by my Mac Mini. ...