It stays shut once it is pushed closed. On 30 Aug 2009, at 06:27, Andrew King wrote:
> > 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
