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Picked up a tip from the web - so obviously a known problem... had to lay the whole darn thing on its front and out she popped... how classy are Macs when they're face down... :roll:
To add insult to injury, my newly bought and expensive Time Capsule won't talk to the Mac yet (that was the install disc that got stuck) - that's what I love about Macs - so effin inuitive... :evil:
Mr K