Hi Leith ... Thanks for Responding, The PowerBook is running OS 10.3 and therefore has no extensions Regards, Ian Ian Royce 125 Brooker Boulevard The Blue Mountains, ON L9Y 3Z2 Home: 705-443-8694 Cell: 705-441-2884 E-mail: iroyce@xxxxxxxxxxxx > From: Leith Peterson <lpeterso@xxxxxxxxxxxx> > Reply-To: <muglo@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Date: Thu, 21 Apr 2005 14:45:14 -0400 > To: <muglo@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Subject: [muglo] Re: PowerBook CD Problem > > Hello Ian: > > I have an iBook Clamshell running OS 9.2.2 and found that only by > taking out all USB devices, and disabling any USB device extensions, > and the CD burner extension, could I get my CD's read. In other > words, I had to create a separate extension set, unplug the USB items > (with the iBook off), and reboot. > > I also ran into a problem awhile back where I thought it was my CD > tray, but it turned out to be an installation CD that was scratched, > and therefore wouldn't mount. I ordered a replacement CD and it > works fine. > > However, it sounds to me your problem is more relating to conflicting > extensions. > > Hope this helps. > > Leith > >> Hey Everybody ... >> >> It's nice to read all of these familiar names ... I hope that you are all >> doing well. >> >> I have returned to the Mac world and between myself and my daughter Lana we >> have two Macs ... Me an iBook 1.33GH 14" and she a PowerBook 500MH 15". >> >> Lana's machine has only a CD player and we have only had it for a short >> while. The problem is that it won't play all CDs ... I'm not referring to >> home burned CDs at all but CDs from legitimate sources intended for >> Macintosh. >> >> The particular offender is an installation CD for a brand new HP printer. >> The CD is specifically Mac version and won't do anything ... No activity at >> all when inserted. The same is true of the install CD for her iPod. >> >> Originally we thought that the CD might be faulty but it plays in my >> machine. >> >> Any help would be appreciated. >> >> >> Regards, Ian >> >> Ian Royce >> 125 Brooker Boulevard >> The Blue Mountains, ON L9Y 3Z2 >> >> Home: 705-443-8694 >> Cell: 705-441-2884 >> E-mail: iroyce@xxxxxxxxxxxx >> >> >> _________________________________________________ >> >> For information concerning the MUGLO List just click on >> >> http://muglo.on.ca/Pages/joinus.html >> >> Our Archives can be viewed at >> >> //www.freelists.org/archives/muglo >> >> Don't forget to periodically check our web site at: >> >> http://muglo.on.ca/ > > _________________________________________________ > > For information concerning the MUGLO List just click on > > http://muglo.on.ca/Pages/joinus.html > > Our Archives can be viewed at > > //www.freelists.org/archives/muglo > > Don't forget to periodically check our web site at: > > http://muglo.on.ca/ _________________________________________________ For information concerning the MUGLO List just click on http://muglo.on.ca/Pages/joinus.html Our Archives can be viewed at //www.freelists.org/archives/muglo Don't forget to periodically check our web site at: http://muglo.on.ca/