This is a post about two problems, I wasn't sure if it was iMac or Leopard related so I posted in the most general area, to clear things up on that matter.
The first problem is; the computer wouldn't restart after about 30-60 seconds (weird for a Mac which is why I didn't wait a little more or just go about my day like I would have for my PC) so I did a manual restart by holding the power button until it shut off. Upon rebooting, however, it didn't boot into Leopard, but instead gave me this screen (sorry for the quality):
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So I figured I would try to load up using drive select (option) so I did that, selected the Macintosh HD, and the operating system loaded up what seems to be perfectly.
On top of that, whenever I resume from sleep or reboot the computer, there is a mounted drive "No Name" with things I have previously mounted. I eject it every time, and there's no CD/DVD in my optical drive.
Any ideas? I'll be reformatting to clear everything out before I have any important data on the computer, but I still want my Mac to operate like it should!
Thank you very much for any replies!
Edit: Also, the left USB port on the keyboard doesn't power the same things it used to power! (It won't mount my USB thumb drive nor will it mount my Sony Ericsson phone, both of which used to mount fine from that same port). Is this common?
Another edit: When I delete files from said thumb drive, it only deletes their visual presence, the space is still being used! Am I not deleting them properly?
The first problem is; the computer wouldn't restart after about 30-60 seconds (weird for a Mac which is why I didn't wait a little more or just go about my day like I would have for my PC) so I did a manual restart by holding the power button until it shut off. Upon rebooting, however, it didn't boot into Leopard, but instead gave me this screen (sorry for the quality):
So I figured I would try to load up using drive select (option) so I did that, selected the Macintosh HD, and the operating system loaded up what seems to be perfectly.
On top of that, whenever I resume from sleep or reboot the computer, there is a mounted drive "No Name" with things I have previously mounted. I eject it every time, and there's no CD/DVD in my optical drive.
Any ideas? I'll be reformatting to clear everything out before I have any important data on the computer, but I still want my Mac to operate like it should!
Thank you very much for any replies!
Edit: Also, the left USB port on the keyboard doesn't power the same things it used to power! (It won't mount my USB thumb drive nor will it mount my Sony Ericsson phone, both of which used to mount fine from that same port). Is this common?
Another edit: When I delete files from said thumb drive, it only deletes their visual presence, the space is still being used! Am I not deleting them properly?