Instead of cutting out a space in the blank faceplate you could always stelth the cd-rom. Place the cdrom a bit father back in the mounts then it is, and use double sided tape to affix the face plate to the tray area of the cd-rom. Use some foam (insulation foam for doors, windows, etc works great) or a bit of plastic over the eject button. This way, you just push slightly on the corner of the drive faceplate by the eject button to eject it. Or, if you have a dremel a jig saw it's pretty easy to cut an opening in it - then use a small file/rasp to smooth things down.
Just a couple ideas. ****************** Jeremy D. Pavleck [EMAIL PROTECTED] Tired of PayPal? Me too. Check out StormPay, it works the same way, with 110% less anal-retentiveness! http://www.stormpay.com/?193662 (Just my referral link, please help me earn a few cents :)) On Sun, 7 Sep 2003, Timothy Virkkala wrote: > I got a 2xCD-ROM drive from a 7100 to work in a 575, and am thinking of > putting it in my sister's LC 580. Trouble is, I have no faceplate for this > configuration. Did Apple make any? Did a third party manufacturer? > > I have LC 520 faceplates galore - but the hole for the CD caddy is not big > enough for the tray, and it does not have an eject-button, either. > > If Apple didn't make any, or I can't find any, how easy is it to cut a > faceplate? Any advice? (I have a few no-CD faceplates, too, that I could > cut - it might be easier than cutting the hole larger on an LC 520 > faceplate....) > > Any help appreciated.... > > > > > - t > > "I know . . . I know . . . I use too many ellipses. . . ." > > -- > Compact Macs is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/>. > > Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> > > Compact Macs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/compact.shtml> > --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; > Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Archive:<http://www.mail-archive.com/compact.macs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> > > > --------------------------------------------------------------- > >The Think Different Store > http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com > --------------------------------------------------------------- > -- Compact Macs is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/>. Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> Compact Macs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/compact.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive:<http://www.mail-archive.com/compact.macs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> --------------------------------------------------------------- >The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
