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  • Is the 8.5 GB capacity of the disk measured as: 1 MB = 1000^2 Bytes or 1 MB = 1024^2 Bytes If it is the first, then an 8.5 GB disk really only holds: 8.5 * (1000/1024)^3 = 7.916 GB -Alex
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  • It does? Cool. Thanks.
  • For whatever reason, I want to say CDs are supposed to withstand heats of 140 degrees F (that's 60 degrees C). Take a thin meat thermometer and carefully stick it in the drive slot after taking out a CD. Check the temperature. If the internal tem…
  • Haven't done it but you might want to take out a little protection... If you can open the drive (i.e. take the plastic casing off), then take a Q-tip soaked in alcohol (grain alcohol would be best, because rubbing alcohol has some oils in it) and…
  • Excellent. Thanks! Unfortunately the Keyboard preferences have been disabled for normal user accounts, so I'll have to try it out on my buddies computer... Thanks though, very informative. I never would have found that out without an unlocked …
  • okay. thanks.
  • I gotta get used to this Mac thing. Thanks for the help. I don't know why I never thought to click that button... -alex
  • Thanks. One thing I noticed that really bothered me was that I could not key my way up to the menu bar. In Windows, a simple 'alt' stroke will get me up to 'File', 'Edit' etc. so I can navigate with the arrow keys. I couldn't get that to work i…