try removing the epson software <br>or otherwise pick off the third party soft ware one by one <br>from the sound off it the optical drive is not on its way out so your lucky <br><br><div><span class="gmail_quote">
On 5/30/06, <b class="gmail_sendername">António Matoso-Ferreira</b> <<a href="mailto:amatosoferreira2004@yahoo.com.br">amatosoferreira2004@yahoo.com.br</a>> wrote:</span><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
Hei Stephen:<br><br>Thanks for your advise. I can see under "ATA" in System Profiler I see<br>the optical driver. I would like to ask you , what I shall do after<br>starting in safe mode? After switch off the computer can I start again
<br>as usually?<br><br>Regards<br><br>Antonio<br><br><br>Stephen Mackenzie wrote:<br>>> What I know is after that I am not able to see any CD applications,<br>>> DVD, audio CD. I am not able to use optical drive. I have done
<br>>> several things for solving the issue, like reset the PRAM, starting<br>>> from the original CD, repairing permissions. What I note was that if<br>>> I put Disc one from the installation software 10.3
I listen some<br>>> sound like it wants to start, but the starting comes always from the<br>>> Hard disk.<br>><br>> António,<br>><br>> I think your optical drive has failed during the installation of the
<br>> Epson software. If you look in System Profiler under "ATA" can you see<br>> the drive?<br>><br>> Another thing to try is to start in Safe Mode "Hold down the Shift key<br>> immediately after the startup tone, and release when you see the
<br>> progress bar," says Mac help. That will turn off all but Apple<br>> software, if there is a problem there, your optical drive should return.<br>><br>> Alas, it is probably a problem with the optical drive.
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