Having accumulated several dozen of these dead drives, I can vouch that it is
NEITHER a connector problem nor a motherboard, software, or PRAM problem. The
drive is the problem--they die, and they die regularly.
We've begun replacing these for the unlucky who are no longer covered by
Apple, and in every instance I've tested the drive, and found them to be bad.
They may read CD but they won't read DVD. IT happens over & over..
Thanks,
David
www.ibookparts.com
www.wegenermedia.com
In a message dated 7/14/02 5:01:51 PM, you wrote:
>
>>
>> some found that swapping two non-working drives worked again if
>> swapped between machines, etc.
>
>That's a connector problem, pure and simple. Grunge and corrosion in the
>connectors will cause problems like that...putting them in different
>machines means the connectors take slightly different paths in mating,
>which scrapes a bit off, making connections again.
>
>Try cleaning the connectors with contact cleaner. Most contact cleaners
>are ok for plastics, but test it on an inconspicuous part of your pismo
>case before spraying stuff around.
>
>> --
>Bruce Johnson
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