Lately a few times I'm inserting a disc in to the CD/DVD drive (the MATSHITA DVD-ROM SR-8187) of my PB G4 / 400 and it gets stuck just about midway. If this happens and if I try to remove the disc to reinsert it, it gets scratched as the insertor arms must have got their "hands" onto the disc before it gets stuck. This have rendered 2 discs unusable. After removal the drive "clams" and make some noises as it tries to spin up the non existing disc.
The problem seem to be able to fix itself, but can reappear later. The area just right of the trackpad seem unusally "giving" and if I press there with a disc in the drive I can hear the disc getting touched. A 550 I have here also is much stiffer and it isn't possible to affect the spinning disc by pressing down. I need some suggestions what to look for if I remove drive to inspect it. I suppose the softness of the cover can be related, but I haven't seen anything obvious missing inside or being misaligned in order to cause this. That doesn't mean it's not there and I have a hard time accepting this "softness" and occasional insertion problems. Any suggestions and ideas to find the cause of this problem are welcome. -- 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------
