Recent content by JohnApricot

So, I tested this further in the only way I could think of: I inserted another disk. I was hoping that since I was able to eject the disk when I started up this time I'd be fine; apparently, not. I'm about to try what worked before, since once again nothing else has worked. Any thoughts on what...

Got it! Not really sure what happened, but I saw a suggestion somewhere to unplug the computer and lay it on it's back for a few minutes then try again. Not sure why it works, but it works!

Well, I've found the basic problem: No burning device was found. If you are using an external device please make sure that it is connected and powered properly. It would seem my computer stopped recognizing my CD drive at all. Any suggestions?

Oops! I actually did try going into open firmware, with no results. The computer doesn't even seem to be recognizing that there's a disk at all, and there's no mechanical sound like it's failing to eject.

This seems to be a common issue, and is one I've experienced before, but I've never had so many efforts to eject a disk fail. First off, my computer: iMac PowerPC G5 OS X 10.5.8 What happened: DVD-R was inserted into the disk drive. Did not show up in the Finder or Disk Utility. What...

I'm not sure why exactly, but my computer won't let me download anything from a browser unless there's and actual link to right-click/"Download Linked File" from. I have this issue in both Safari(3.2.1) and Firefox(3.0.5), so I'm currently assuming that it's not a browser issue. For example...