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mac g5: won't start fan gets louder and louder and louder

Message #1 - Posted 2004/10/08 - Errol

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My cd burner was'nt working so I restarted but it won't get past the "apple" symbol and the fan begins to get louder and louder with no response.....

Message #2 - Posted 2004/10/08 - Stephen M. Adams

Errol <errol@chicagoagentmagazine-dot-com.no-spam.invalid> writes:

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My cd burner was'nt working so I restarted but it won't get past the "apple" symbol and the fan begins to get louder and louder with no response.....

Is there a potentially bootable CD/DVD in the drive?

Try power off, then power on and hold down the mouse button and see if a disk ejects. Be sure to keep holding the mouse button the entire time.

-Stephen

Space Age Cybernomad Stephen Adams malchus842SP@AMgmail.com (remove SPAM to reply)

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