Ars Technica

WTB: A Bunch of Stuff to rehabilitate an iMac (RAM, CD-Rom, OS, hard drive)

So I picked up an old iMac and donated it to my family. Unfortunately, the CD-ROM doesn't work and they want it replaced and, strangely enough, I get to pay for it. Go figure.<BR><BR>Anyway, if anyone ...
CNET

Odds & Ends: iMac CD drives; NUpowr G3; more

Forums Today: iMac CD-ROM drive quality A thread in the MacFixIt Forums suggests that 333MHz iMacs may have a quality-control problem with the CD-ROM drive. NUpowr G3 upgrade for PB 1400 and problem ...
Macworld

iMac with CD-RW needs DVD media

Reader Josh Keonig wishes to be generous with a now-unneeded Mac, yet that Mac’s deficiencies are making this thoughtful gesture more complicated than he’d like. He writes: I’ve been waiting until ...
Ars Technica

How do I eject a CD on an old iMac before boot-up?

I'm working on this old iMac (350Mhz) which booted up the "Folder ?" deal. So I pop in the Norton CD to boot it up. Norton wants to format the drive. What the? Instead, I get it to check the drive ...