I bought a HP 940d CD/DVD burner to replace the dead optical drive when I got my 2.7ghz G5 PowerMac. I installed it and it worked fine for a year or so. When I installed the drive I removed the bezel from the end of the tray, which allows the tray to push the door on the case of the G5 open when the tray comes out of the drive. The G5 case door opens with very little force, so I don't think that is part of the problem.
Now the drive door won't open unless there is a disk in the tray. If the drive tray is closed without a disc, when the eject button is pressed the drive whirrs and clunks but the tray doesn't move out. To open the drive I have to stick a paper clip in the eject hole and force the tray out and the drive seems to fight being opened. If there is a disc in the tray everything works fine when you eject a disc. I am at a loss for how the presence of a disc effects the function of ejecting the disc tray on the drive. Any ideas? Thanks Leo --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
