Specifications

43Chapter 4 Problem, Meet Solution
Â Pressthepowerbutton(®)andimmediatelyholddowntheCommand(x),
Option,P,andRkeysuntilyouhearthestartupsoundasecondtime.Thisresetsthe
parameterRAM(PRAM).
Â Ifyourecentlyinstalledmemory,andyouriMacsoundstoneseveryveseconds,
makesurethatthememoryiscorrectlyinstalledandthatitiscompatiblewithyour
iMac.CheckwhetherremovingthememoryyouinstalledallowsyouriMactostart
up(seepage38).
Â Unplugthepowercordandwaitatleast30seconds.Plugthepowercordinagain
andpressthepowerbutton(®)tostartupyouriMac.
Â Ifyoustillcan’tstartupyouriMac,see“LearningMore,Service,andSupport”on
page54forinformationaboutcontactingAppleforservice.
If you have trouble inserting a disc
Â Usingacontinuousmotion,pushthediscintothedriveuntilyourngerstouchthe
edgeofyouriMac.
Â Useonlyastandard-sizedisc.
If you have trouble ejecting a disc
Â Quitanyapplicationsthatmaybeusingthedisc,andthenpresstheMedia
Ejectkey(C)onyourkeyboard.
Â OpenaFinderwindowandclicktheejecticonnexttothedisciconinthe
sidebar,ordragthedisciconfromthedesktoptotheTrash.