The Pismo drive, particularly the LG version, is pretty notorious for failing
early in life. We see many in for repairs, and unfortunately, it is not an
item which can be "rebuilt".. The motor fails and the result is that the head
will not read more than a few times without losing tracks or timing..
You can save a few bucks by getting a replacement drive module, and
installing it in your tray (the drive module can be removed from the black
plastic tray, and a new drive can be installed, using a small philips
screwdriver--it takes about 5 minutes). We do this and several other
companies as well--offering a newer version, with a beefed up motor I might
add (LG finally figured it out after about a year, so the newer versions are
better). It's going to set you back $100-300, depending on how you decide to
go about it.
All that said, the Pismo is indeed a serious contender as one of the best
Powerbooks ever to leave Cupertino. Very well built, very few issues,
incredible expandability, and rock solid reliability. I've logged several
world trips on my own, as well as 15,000+ miles in the saddlebag of my
motorcycle. I love it..
Thanks,
David
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>> Okay - I am new here to the G-Books page and probably asking an old
question.
>> But I
>> just bought a great little Pismo 400 with 320 RAM, open box - new (no
>> warranty) from
>> CompUSA. Everything seemed to work fine for a couple of months until a
couple
>> days ago. Anywho the LG CD-ROM/DVD won't recognize CD's and the System
profiler in
>> OS X.2.2 crashes everytime I take a look at the drive specs. If I run the
>> hardware test I get it to read 1 CD and then it stops again. Are there
driver's posted fro these
>> GoldStar CD/DVD drives that enable them to be more reliable? I see a lot
of postings on
>> Apple's web support pages but everyone basically says "too bad" or "that's
a bummer" but
>> no answers. The rest of the machine runs like a dream - just no i tunes
or the
>> like. Kinda aggravating!! Can anyone help me?
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