it's like witchdoctory

What do you mean?

RodeoSchro said:

you want the whole sequence of events?



I put my macpro to sleep, and then changed my mind, so I tried to wake it up.

Also, I noticed my USB headphones plugged in so I took them out.

So I get an unresponsive mac with a flashing power light.

I googled flashing power light mac-pro

Forums point to RAM issue, reset RAM

So I google reset RAM

it says

hold down Apple-Option-P-R while powering up and hold keys down until machine chimes twice

(I had to get help to do this since I don't have enough hands to perform the operation)

it's like pull on the branch 5 times to open the secret doorway in the famous 5.

You can't just unplug stuff from a USB port on a Mac willy-nilly. You need to "dismount" it.

In this case, all you probably needed to do was power down...wait about 10 seconds...then power back up.

Genesia said:

I tried that already, it didn't start up, just gave the blinking light

I realise the USB pulling out was not so good.
where do I "dismount"?

I realise to dismount a volume you drag to trash - how do you do that with a pair of headphones? They have no icon on the desktop to drag.

ZombieKitten said:

That's because you're below the equator, so everything's backwards.

ZombieKitten said:

Yeah, I don't think you can eject anything that doesn't have an icon. I think your headphone deal isn't really a part of the problem, but I could be wrong.

RodeoSchro said:

Now who's having the last laugh?!!


[Edited 10/7/09 16:45pm]

ZombieKitten said:

If you plugged into the USB port, there must be an icon somewhere - maybe even one called "untitled." (That's how my camera shows up on my desktop - it's always murder when I want to disconnect it because I can't spot it without hunting.)

Genesia said:

Cameras & such are like external drives because they contain information. But I don't need to eject a mouse or a printer from my MAC

NDRU said:

Genesia said:

I get nothing

NDRU said:

The last laugh is:

I performed the sorcery, it fixed my computer and it runs faster now

Aren't you all gonna ask me how I could google if my machine was unresponsive?

NDRU said:

yes I name all mine too, like ROBOT BABY and MUTANT BABY so I can't miss them

ZombieKitten said:

"Bam!"

NDRU said:

...they just become unresponsive and mysterious.

I plugged my phone and camera in several times while typing.

Hi, I'm a mac






Hi, I'm Windows Vista (NSFW): http://api.ning.com/files...d_shim.jpg

Mars23 said:

supposedly these things are plug and play and don't require special drivers or whatnot

I dunno

Imago said:

Again, I see Vista has everything you like. I don't get the hate.

I don't mind vista

once I figured how to turn off the frikkin magnifier that (ALSO very mysteriously) had activated itself

ZombieKitten said:

Yea, it's been great to me, but I'm installing Windows 7 later this week.

>i don't have a MAC
>hello ZombieZombie

ingamilo said:

all computers break your heart, no matter what OS

NDRU said:

ZombieKitten said:

>you necessary of having a good lamp of salt close to the computer to combat the negative ions
>salt rocks discharge negative ions into the air, helping to counter all those pollutants, caused by things like your computer

Imago said:

oh

my

gawd


!!!!!

Alej said:

you're too young to look at such atrocities