As below, Bruce. Always a pleasure having you chime in.
On 12/17/08 6:36 PM, Bruce Johnson of [email protected] sent > > > On Dec 17, 2008, at 4:06 PM, Dana Collins wrote: > >> Hi Bill, >> No, I don't "hot-disconnect" the Ethernet (which would indicate some >> sort of >> installation was engaged, which would then mean, if I read you >> correctly, >> that the CD successfully mounted) - I put the CD in, wait ...for >> nothing...then unplug the Ethernet cable, then wait for the CD to >> spin. >> So odd... When I am extra-energetic, I'll install a newer drive in >> this >> one's place to see if it is (gosh I hope) a drive-specific issue. > > > (Note, there's a difference between mounting and spinning up. The > former requires the latter to happen, but they're separate events) Agreed. > > Do you mean that the CD drive doesn't even spin up when you put in a > problem cd with the ethernet in? You're right - the drive does not even attempt to spin; not until I unplug the Ethernet cable (that's the weird part to me). > > This would almost certainly indicate weird hardware issues with the > drive. Yep, I am more used to a consistent "not spinning up, period" performance to diagnose drive meltdown. > > Fortunately this is, at most a $20-$30 fix, a fix that'll get you a > faster, more capable drive, too. > > For the G5's you need to remove the front tray face of any drive, but > those usually just snap on from the top. This is an easy fix, I've > replaced several. Gotcha. Done a few myself, too-sometimes I can find those "bumpers" that the OEM units have in place of the tray face, and will stick 'em on when I am in an especially OC mood :-) Best regards, Dana --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed Low End Mac's G3-5 List, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list?hl=en Low End Mac RSS feed at feed://lowendmac.com/feed.xml -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
