Never seen this with either 500 MHz Pismo, OS 10.4.11, 1Gb RAM. I hear the drive spin up but doesn't open. Will it stay closed once you've started up?
Andrew > This happens with my Pismo on every startup - has done since I > upgraded from 10.4.3. > It is only a problem when trying to startup from my install cd - I > have to close it quickly & keep the "C" key held down. > Interestingly, setting the cd as the startup volume makes no > difference - the cd is still ejected! > Pismo 500 & 400, 1GB ram in both. > Gerry > On 27 Aug 2009, at 19:27, Ben Smith wrote: > >> >> theobroman wrote: >>> Greetings. Lately, on power-up, the drawer for the built-in dvd >>> drive >>> on my Pismo 500 has been opening. Everytime. Why does it do this? >>> Can it be stopped? Thanks for your assistance. >>> >>> --- Victor >> >> Stuck trackpad button ?? >> do you have any USB devices plugged in? if so try removing them all >> and >> re-booting. >> Ben. >> >> > > > > > > > == 8 of 8 == > Date: Thurs, Aug 27 2009 5:50 pm > From: Carl Freire > > > At 8:19 PM +0100 8/27/09, Gerald Cornish wrote: >>This happens with my Pismo on every startup - has done since I >>upgraded from 10.4.3. >>It is only a problem when trying to startup from my install cd - I >>have to close it quickly & keep the "C" key held down. >>Interestingly, setting the cd as the startup volume makes no >>difference - the cd is still ejected! > > Same behavior on my Pismo, and same workaround :-), though for me > this arose only after the original DVD drive died and was replaced by > a long-since discontinued combo drive from MCE Tech. Been like that > since day one of using the drive when I was still running only OS 9 > on the Pismo. > > Cheers, > Carl > -- > > ********** > > Carl Freire > cfreire /[...@]* ix.netcom.com > Tokyo, Japan > > > > > ============================================================================== > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "G-Books" > group. > > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] or visit > http://groups.google.com/group/g-books?hl=en > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected] > > To change the way you get mail from this group, visit: > http://groups.google.com/group/g-books/subscribe?hl=en > > To report abuse, send email explaining the problem to [email protected] > > ============================================================================== > Google Groups: http://groups.google.com/?hl=en > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are a member of G-Books, a group for those using G3 iBooks and PowerBooks (we run a separate list for G4 'Books). The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g-books -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
