startup problem

[fy_yf99]

Dear all,

I've had this problem for quite a while. Hope someone out there could help me get rid of it.

I'm still using OS 9.2.2. What happened is whenever I boot the computer, a Power Mac G4 (500MHz) I bought in 2001, it always opens the CD tray. This is annoying.

I was wondering whether there is a preference file I could delete to get rid of this bad "habit" of my Mac.

Thanks in advance!

fy_yf99

[beth_68]

oh my gosh.... I'm not the only one with this problem! Do hope someone has an answer. My G4 Sawtooth (400MHz), purchased 3/2000 started doing it recently after my husband updated the firmware.

Good Luck!

beth_68

[beth_68]

Found answer to problem (in my case that is). Went searching other forums & at Computing.Net another Macuser with this problem posted his query & later added that he had found the cause... his iMate. Possibly are you using one too? I am, as really like my old "clicking", white keyboard & Turbo Mouse. When I removed the iMate & inserted an Apple Pro mouse the CD tray stayed put on startup. Here is post I found.....

"I managed to have an Apple Tech visit me for a seminar on OS X. He helped me in finding out what the solution to the problem. The problem was from an adapter connecting on the keyboard(an iMate adapter for a dongle key). After removing the adapter, the cd rom tray works properly."

Good Luck... hope this helps.

Beth_68

[fy_yf99]

Thank you, Beth for your answer!

That's exactly what caused the problem, the iMate. The only problem is that I have to use Asian Quark, so I have to do with it for now.

fy_yf99

[ONi]

my computer do it so, i don't know if its my new commodore nmouse, because i don't remember well if it doit before