If the System profiler sees it, and it won't read, and all the cables are tight, then the drive is most likely dead. Don't worry, they're pretty cheap. You can by a DL DVDRW drive from newegg for about $20.
-Jonas On Sun, Jan 3, 2010 at 8:30 PM, tonycd <[email protected]> wrote: > Just got this computer, a dual 1.25 MDD for my son. Got it fired up > with Tiger. > > The machine, in general, screams (at least by my modest Quicksilver > standards). One problem now, and it's not small: the internal CD/DVD > drive will open and close, but it shows no signs of spinning a disk. I > put a disk in, I hear no activity, I see no desktop icon for the > inserted disk (seemingly irrespective of what it is). I checked the > snugness of the ATA and power connections, and I pushed the internal > PRAM button for 30 seconds while powered down and plugged in. No > difference. > > I have no idea whatsoever whether the drive worked before, and no way > to find out. System Profiler lists it as a Pioneer CD/DVD burner, > probably OEM (it seems like everything else in the machine is). > > Any reason to believe the drive isn't dead, and/or any remaining > tests, procedures or paramedic help I've not yet tried? > > Thanks, > Tony > > -- > You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, 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] > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, 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] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list
