On 3/7/09 10:34 PM, hosemonkey of hosemon...@mchsi.com sent > > How works the sliding DVD/CD drive door on a desktop tower G5? I have > a G5 tower, but the sliding door covering the disk drive has slid down > to the open position and is not connected to the drive slide at all. > What makes this door slide up and down. There seems to be no > connection between the door and the slide. Are there parts missing? > And where is it possible to get a picture of how this is connected? > Any help would be appreciated.
Hi "Hosemonkey" (that feels odd ;-), The G-5 door operates up and down (as opposed to the later G4 like models that "flapped" out). The top portion of the door is beveled (teardrop shape), that when the drive tray hits it, compels the door to slide down, following its slotted track. Spring-loaded action pulls the door back up into closed position when the tray is retracted. Basically, the result of kinetic energy, not a self-powered solution. HTH, 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 g3-5-list@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to g3-5-list-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
