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1. CHIPMUNK BASIC MAC OS 8.6 INSTALL
2. CHIPMUNK BASIC MAC OS 8.6 UPDATE
3. CHIPMUNK BASIC MAC OS 8.6 ARCHIVE
4. CHIPMUNK BASIC MAC OS 8.6 SERIES

The designers seemed to think that convection cooling for quieter operation was more desirable than maximizing the service life of the unit. Resetting the PMU made no difference - it's dead. After installing the battery, I pressed the power button and only heard (3) muffled sounds (like a pfff pfff pfff), but it wouldn't start. I had to tilt the computer all around to get the pieces to fall out through the bottom, and then I put them aside. As I looked down into the upper housing, I saw 6 broken pieces of a slightly-curved, light-brown plastic material, the type of plastic coating that surrounds an electrical component. I turned it upside down and removed the bottom cover to replace the motherboard battery. It isn't stored in an overly cold or hot room, so that had nothing to do with what happened to it. My iMac 400DV worked OK the last time I used it (about a year+ ago), but two weeks ago, I plugged it in again and it wouldn't do anything. For $149 (USD), you can buy an internal DVD±RW drive from a third-party dealer, but given the failure rate of the P-A-V board in those iMacs over time, it's not worth it.

There were no factory-installed, combination CD-RW/DVD-ROM drives available. The slot-loading G3 iMacs shipped with one of (3) available optical drives: the 24x CD-ROM drive, the 4x DVD-ROM drive in the "DV" models, and the 8X/4X/24X CD-RW drive in the 2001 models. There is a tiny, manual-eject hole, through which a paper clip can be inserted to force-eject the disk. They only soften it a little, making the rubber a little tacky, which isn't the same thing. While some owners have used petroleum distillate-based cleaners to clean them, they really can't restore the natural surface friction of new rubber. Some won't pull or eject the disk at all, and others will partially function, requiring some pushing/pulling with one's fingers. The rubber sleeves dry out over time, losing their capability to gently grip the disk. They also grip it, to roll it out on ejection. As for the optical drive not ejecting the disk, the drive has a rod with a pair of rubber sleeves that grip the disk when it's inserted, to pull it fully inside. It was released in October 1999, as was the blueberry iMac w/o FireWire that you have. That orange set of installation disks is what my iMac DV400 shipped with.

There was a workable iTunes or if it was culled. Version of mine) had a fair selection of original software. Hopeful the disc choice(s) may work out this model (or the 400MHz The Classilla browser from maker of TenFourFox is likely or only one.

There may be other shortcomings with software, internet access, etc.

CHIPMUNK BASIC MAC OS 8.6 SERIES

I'd installed it in my Lime iMac400DV because previous owner may notĪnd the unit suffered logic board issues and then saw some repairs.īecause the 350GHz model of this build series cannot use Tiger 10.4

CHIPMUNK BASIC MAC OS 8.6 UPDATE

CHIPMUNK BASIC MAC OS 8.6 ARCHIVE

So it may just work.Ī later Firmware Update 4.1.9 (link to official archive download was May affect how it installed in an iMac400 DV (with combo optical drive)Ĭompared to the lower-end iMac350 of same series. It may not, would be if they were to have changed the ROM version. The 'orange disc' has fair or better odds of working the only reason why You may feel lucky if you get what works, and if not, they may take it back.

CHIPMUNK BASIC MAC OS 8.6 INSTALL

I may still have a universal Mac OS8.6 install CD (instead of update toīe used with 8.5 CD) that was not available retail was a tech version.īecause several of those sellers may suggest they won't accept returns Otherwise the specs are somewhat alike these are grouped together. Answers/View/41258/Optical+drive+is+faultyĪpple Service part replacement for iMac G3 ( M5521). Repair Guides Answers Forum Parts & Tools Store Teardowns. Went on .uk site which had no spares for the optical drive.