I had this exact same problem and figuring that the mechanism was blown, bought a new mechanism for it from Wegener Media. They mentioned this happens a lot with the DRN8080B mechanism, and they've found a new revision of the drive which is less problematic. As it's working perfectly now with the new mechanism, I'm pretty certain that the diagnosis was correct.
Apparently it's something that LG has addressed, but obviously not soon enough for those of us who were "blessed" with LG mechanisms. I think the total damage was around $100 for a new mechanism, and it only took about 3 minutes to install. Probably the easiest (and least expensive!) fix I've done for my Pismo to date. Hope it helps. Tom >On 14/7/03 11:36 PM, "Pete Gregory" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> Any bright ideas as what the problem is and how to fix it? >> My 3 year old pismo (OS 9.22, 382 Mb Ram, stock 20Mb HD) has stopped >> recognising CD's. I put a CD or CD-R in the drive, close the unit, the >> drive spins up, spins down about a second later and that's it. Checking >> in sys profiler shows 'no media' and the eject button on the unit still >> works. I've tried with a few CD's, pulled the drive out and reseated it >> but no joy. However, it happily reads DVDs with no problems. >> >> Model is LG (DVD-ROM DRN8080B rev LAB8) with driver version 1.4.7. >> -- G-Books is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> G-Books list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html> --> 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/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/> --------------------------------------------------------------- >The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
