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From: Duncan Kennedy on 17 May 2010 05:13
SM <info(a)that.sundog.co.uk> wrote:

> Duncan Kennedy <nospam(a)nospamottersonbg.couk> wrote:
>
> > > Of three i5s which I bought one scratches DVD/CDs badly. This isn't
> > > cackhandedness but something inside isn't right. It's twatted the
> > > install discs for Final Cut Studio and Logic Studio which is a lot of
> > > DVDs :-(
> > >
> > > Googling suggests a problem exists but it's clouded by the possibility
> > > of pulling/pushing discs against the aluminium slot.
> > >
> > My Mini has just done that with my new Apperture disk. Seemed Ok going
> > in but, fortunately, the scratch damaged sample files only. I did
> > notice something on the scratch which cleaned off. The drive has onbly
> > been used a few times.
>
> Could you check the model of your mini's drive?
>
I would if I knew how and it didn't involve prising the Mini apart. I'm
quite new to Macs.



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duncank
From: Woody on 17 May 2010 05:16
Duncan Kennedy <nospam(a)nospamottersonbg.couk> wrote:

> SM <info(a)that.sundog.co.uk> wrote:
>
> > Duncan Kennedy <nospam(a)nospamottersonbg.couk> wrote:
> >
> > > > Of three i5s which I bought one scratches DVD/CDs badly. This isn't
> > > > cackhandedness but something inside isn't right. It's twatted the
> > > > install discs for Final Cut Studio and Logic Studio which is a lot of
> > > > DVDs :-(
> > > >
> > > > Googling suggests a problem exists but it's clouded by the possibility
> > > > of pulling/pushing discs against the aluminium slot.
> > > >
> > > My Mini has just done that with my new Apperture disk. Seemed Ok going
> > > in but, fortunately, the scratch damaged sample files only. I did
> > > notice something on the scratch which cleaned off. The drive has onbly
> > > been used a few times.
> >
> > Could you check the model of your mini's drive?
> >
> I would if I knew how and it didn't involve prising the Mini apart. I'm
> quite new to Macs.

If you look under your apple menu, 'about this mac' and then click 'more
info', there is a section for drives, and it should give you the model
number and lots of other info


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Woody
From: Chris Ridd on 17 May 2010 08:38
On 2010-05-17 10:16:58 +0100, Woody said:

> Duncan Kennedy <nospam(a)nospamottersonbg.couk> wrote:
>
>> I would if I knew how and it didn't involve prising the Mini apart. I'm
>> quite new to Macs.
>
> If you look under your apple menu, 'about this mac' and then click 'more
> info', there is a section for drives, and it should give you the model
> number and lots of other info

Holding down the Option key while you click the Apple menu will turn
"About This Mac" menu item into "System Profiler..."
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Chris

From: zoara on 19 May 2010 09:09
Chris Ridd <chrisridd(a)mac.com> wrote:
> On 2010-05-17 10:16:58 +0100, Woody said:
>
> > Duncan Kennedy <nospam(a)nospamottersonbg.couk> wrote:
> > >> I would if I knew how and it didn't involve prising the Mini
> > > > apart. I'm
> >> quite new to Macs.
> > > If you look under your apple menu, 'about this mac' and then click
> > > 'more
> > info', there is a section for drives, and it should give you the
> > model
> > number and lots of other info
>
> Holding down the Option key while you click the Apple menu will turn
> "About This Mac" menu item into "System Profiler..."

Brilliant!

-z-

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From: Woody on 19 May 2010 09:30
zoara <me18(a)privacy.net> wrote:

> Chris Ridd <chrisridd(a)mac.com> wrote:
> > On 2010-05-17 10:16:58 +0100, Woody said:
> >
> > > Duncan Kennedy <nospam(a)nospamottersonbg.couk> wrote:
> > > >> I would if I knew how and it didn't involve prising the Mini
> > > > > apart. I'm
> > >> quite new to Macs.
> > > > If you look under your apple menu, 'about this mac' and then click
> > > > 'more
> > > info', there is a section for drives, and it should give you the
> > > model
> > > number and lots of other info
> >
> > Holding down the Option key while you click the Apple menu will turn
> > "About This Mac" menu item into "System Profiler..."
>
> Brilliant!

Calm down chap, useful certainly, not that brilliant !

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Woody
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