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e-Mac wont read Music cds or USB pen drive and wont let me upload pictures from digital camera. But it will read cds that ive burned my uni work on. Help me please someone, mac help is not helping :confused:

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Short, practical diagnostic checklist that pulls together points raised by , , and and avoids repeating their specific examples.

Start by isolating hardware vs software: confirm the eMac’s OS version (Apple menu -> About This Mac -> More Info) and look at the USB and ATA/ATAPI sections in System Profiler to see whether the pen drive, camera or optical drive are detected. If a device is seen in System Profiler but not on the Desktop, check Finder Preferences (show CDs/DVDs and external disks) and Applications -> Utilities -> Disk Utility to attempt a mount or run First Aid; if the device is invisible on any other machine it is likely the device rather than the Mac.

Camera and USB-stick specifics: many cameras expose multiple USB modes (Mass Storage vs PTP) — the Mass Storage mode or removing the card and using a USB card reader usually avoids camera-driver quirks. If a thumb drive appears in System Profiler but won't mount, Disk Utility will show the partition; unsupported filesystems (or a corrupted partition table) will prevent mounting — data should be backed up before repartitioning or reformatting.

Optical-drive symptoms that vary by disc type often point to lens or laser-age issues rather than Finder settings. Useful checks include a lens-cleaning disc, booting in Safe Mode (hold Shift) to rule out third‑party extensions, and resetting PRAM/NVRAM (restart and hold Command-Option-P-R until the startup chime repeats). Run Apple Hardware Test or the diagnostics that shipped with the Mac to verify the drive mechanically.

Final notes: always test each device on a second computer to rule out the media/device itself; avoid reformatting without a backup; and if diagnostics indicate a failing drive or persistent USB bus problems, hardware replacement or a powered USB hub/card reader are common, low-risk fixes.

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Hello,

What version of OS X are you running on your eMac? Did you install the software that should have come with your digital camera?

I remember in an older day that my Powermac G3 would not accept memory cards in the PCMCIA slot under OS X, but they worked great under OS 9. I would verify that the software is properly installed.

I have not tried USB Pen drives on an e-Mac (or on any Mac for that matter). Music should not be a problem... but it could be the media that they are played on. I have had better luck with verbatim CD-ROMS and have had HORRIBLE success with Maxell's. My truck's audio player will not play any homemade Maxell, yet the Verbatim's work just fine.

Good Luck,

Christian

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Am having similar problem!

I have an emac too. Firstly, the pen driver given was incompatible with OS X.3 (even though it said OS X.2 upwards). Had to download new driver from website.

Did work fine for months, but now one of the partitions on my pen (the big side) is not reading. Any ideas for that?

And superdrive gone totally pearshape after working fine for months. Any ideas there?

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Am having similar problem!

I have an emac too. Firstly, the pen driver given was incompatible with OS X.3 (even though it said OS X.2 upwards). Had to download new driver from website.

Did work fine for months, but now one of the partitions on my pen (the big side) is not reading. Any ideas for that?

And superdrive gone totally pearshape after working fine for months. Any ideas there?

I have a similar problem on my G4/AGP PowerMac: it won't read CD-ROMs, eg DiskWarrior or Install disk, and many other CDs. It *does* read some, but I can find no pattern...

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