i am also using 27" imac in my office... and a DELL pc with dual monitor ... and my macbookpro to check on LYN threads periodically...

i seldom use the imac but yet my magic mouse consumed 2 batteries for the past one month... Enegizer somemore... i was shock of how much batt it will consume in a year...

perhaps we should consider getting rechargeable batteries for the magic mouse.

wireless keyboard batteries are alright thus far.


My imac havent crash on me yet.
but my macbook pro often does.

no idea why either. anyone have any thoughts?

First step:
Disk Utility > Select Hard Disk > Repair Disk Permissions

I have no idea what those acronyms are, so I'm guessing... Adobe CS4? Can you describe what were you doing before it crashed? What are the programs running in the background? Was Safari trying to open a Flash file? Are all your browser plugins up to date?

you can format it

buy better mouse.

no one line post

^ and what good is your post exactly?

TS, follow Ojimaru's recommendation. if it still doesnt solve your problem, boot from the OSX dvd, wait until you get to the menu bar, n go to Utilities > Disk Utility. shud look the same as before, but this time you can do a Repair Disk. try it

how about this free System Disc Utility software ~ Onyx
http://www.apple.com/downloads/macosx/syst...ities/onyx.html

will it help in any way?

@aaronwee, i also encountered with OS crash for my macbook pro, last time when i installed google chrome into my OS, i using macbook pro 13 inch and i check that my harddisk have some sound coming from it.

i think it was harddisk problem and i have send it for repair( change into new harddisk at VR technology) and still dont get it yet. do your harddisk have small sound coming from it? if yes maybe it was your harddisk that make your OS crash,

and also do you upgrade your ram? for TS just like Ojimaru said, try to run disk utility and do check your harddisk sound( if there a small sound on it then maybe your harddisk got problem( eventhough it hard to hear harddisk sound from i mac i presume).

When i purchase my imac, the guy told me that we're supposed to off the mouse when it's not in use. That way you will save a lot of batteries. About files crashing, so far the only thing that crashes on my imac is the firefox after installing fireftp and I don't know why. Does anyone have this problem?

the mouse will go to idle/sleep wen its not being used, never bother abt turning mine off

how does ur safari crash?

The mouse is sucking up lotz of batteries, even the mouse will automatic idle. Solution is buy rechargeable batteries... my house magic mouse change battery once every two months. but my office change twice in a month too...

If you are using CS5 and just updated to 10.6.4 read this:
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?t...tart=0&tstart=0

For Safari, try to do a reset. Check of the crash happen of specific site or specific things you are doing.

Magic Mouse do suck battery like many has indicated. If you are using it for work consider switching to rechargeable cell or just get a cabled mouse.

Yups, I did!.. example during lunch hour and balik time.. but still.

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Added on June 30, 2010, 8:49 pmyea, rechargeable batteries would help.. oh thanks for the simple thoughts ^-^

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Added on June 30, 2010, 8:56 pmthanks ojimaru, I will try your first step at work tomorrow ^-^ and yesss, I'm on Adobe CS4. I open many hires pictures in Illustrator? but that doesn't justify the crash I guess? cause my colleagues opens the file too and theirs did not crash. And nopes, Safari wasn't opening the Flash file. lol.. and everything's up to date.

I just don't know why the iMac constantly crashed and when it happens, I have to pick up from where I've left unsaved .. so sad

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Added on June 30, 2010, 9:00 pmThanks for the pointer again, I will try it tomorrow at work.

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Added on June 30, 2010, 9:01 pmThanks for the pointer again, I will try it at work tomorrow

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Added on June 30, 2010, 9:04 pmthanks for your reply. will take your advise and check the hard disk tomorrow at work =) .. Hard disk got problems? the iMac is new.. but am not sure if it matters or not

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Added on June 30, 2010, 9:12 pmIt makes me wonder if it is either the magic mouse or the batteries that never give the right information on the amount of percentage left inside the batteries.. cause mine will start with 84% or sometimes 76% etc. and the next minute, it goes back to 90%++ .. Anyone encounter such situation ? hahas.

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Added on June 30, 2010, 9:29 pmThat shows how much work load we have .. At home, I'm using normal mouse for my apple macbookpro .. > < .. no money to buy apple mouse yet

any recommended reliable rechargeable batteries other than brands like GP?

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Added on June 30, 2010, 9:34 pmat office, the company is using CS4. So far I've no problem with CS5 but thanks for the link

This post has been edited by g r a p e k e y: Jun 30 2010, 09:34 PM

My white 24" imac from 2006 just started having HDD problems, and is now unusable.

It is not covered under warranty anymore, and I bought it second hand.

Is there any place in lowyat I could send it in to replace the harddrive?

Thanks!

u can PM wei. Hes good! I send my old macbook to him to fix last time..

is it expensive? D:

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Added on July 3, 2010, 4:37 pmanyone?

This post has been edited by Nullify: Jul 3 2010, 04:37 PM

You have been directed to someone. You can contact and ask him. And lastly, expensive is relative. So, by speaking to the person, you would be able to get things done better and faster. Cheers.

My Mac Mini (year 2008) is unable to pass the booting sequence. Once power on, it will go to the Apple Logo and the clockwork then will shut down by itself. I have tried the 'C' and 'D' commands when powering up without any success. I have the original Mac OS X install disc but looks like the Mac Mini won't recognize it although the disc is perfectly fine (tested it on my Macbook). Any suggestions ? I need to be sure if it's the HDD is faulty.

I press the 'option' while staring up and it shows only the main harddisk as boot volume although i inserted the install disc

I was wondering if the ram could be the problem ?

Did you just install the RAM?

i managed to do a restore using Time Machine after booting from usb. Looks like system corrupted. I'm still clueless on why the 'C', 'D' and 'Shift' option when power up does not detect the installation disc in the 1st place

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Added on July 7, 2010, 5:32 pmfound out my Superdrive is dead . anyone know where i could get it replace and cost ?

This post has been edited by Mackiddo: Jul 7 2010, 05:32 PM

pm wei, he shud be able to help u with that, or wait for him to reply

Hey my macbook alu (late 2008) battery shows service battery. I called apple support and they say confirmed that my battery is faulty based on the cycles etc.

They asked me to send to a service provider. Anyway my question is i can just send it to Machines right even though i got mine from Mac City cause Machines is listed as a service provider where else Mac City is not.

Anyway this is my battery info.


This post has been edited by Masamune: Jul 15 2010, 03:14 PM


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