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I just got a brand new 12'' ibook G4. It plays CD's, but it wont play DVD's. When i put in a DVD it tries to read it and just spits it back out. Also, when i try to run the DVD player I get a message that says "A valid DVD drive could not be found {-70012}." This isn't right though, since it is supposed to have a combo drive that is able to read and play DVD's. Is there something I'm missing, or what am I supposed to do? thanks
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Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: Orlando, FL
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hmmm, i guess what might be a good idea is to check if there is actually a DVD drive in there. apple does sell cd-rom drive ibooks to edu market.
to check: open system profiler (find app or go to about this mac and click on more info) go to ATA on hardware list and find the cd drive click on it, and on the bottom look for "drive type" it should read "CD-RW/DVD-ROM" otherwise call apple or bring it into a store. goodluck |
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Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: "Chambana", IL
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scrouds... not that I have the problem jontunn is talking about... but my combo drive that plays dvds does not show up as "CD-RW/DVD-ROM". I think you might be mistaken?
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High Monarch of MacDebate
Join Date: Jul 2004
Location: Kuwait
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Apple has an iBook for the educational market with the following specs:
1.2GHz PowerPC G4 512K L2 cache @ 1.2GHz 12-inch TFT Display 1024x768 resolution 256MB DDR266 SDRAM 30GB Ultra ATA drive CD-ROM ATI Mobility Radeon 9200 32MB DDR video memory AirPort Extreme ready And it sells for $899, maybe thats the one jontunn has.. portable: MacBook 2.4Ghz, 2GB RAM, 250GB HD | personal: PowerMac G5 dual 2.3ghz, 6GB RAM, 6TB HD | work: MacBook Pro 2.5ghz, 2GB RAM, 160GB HD | car: Alpine iDA-W407 with black iPod 80GB | pocket: iPhone 3GS with Ultimate Ears Super.fi 5 Pro's |
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Join Date: May 2004
Location: Chicago
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Selfish Heathen
Join Date: May 2004
Location: Zone of Pain
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Another possibility is that the DVD he's trying is scratched and the system is just getting confused when it can't mount it.
Have you tried multiple DVDs? |
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