On Tue, Oct 5, 2010 at 5:30 AM, Kevin Barth <godai....@gmail.com> wrote:
> > > On Tue, Oct 5, 2010 at 5:50 AM, Eric Herbert > <goo...@hillcotechnology.com>wrote: > >> >> >> > OK, first off THANKS for the cleaners for my CD-ROM and DVD Player! >> > >> > Now, I ran the one for the CD-ROM unit and then stuck that CD-ROM back >> in and >> > it STILL asks me to choose between Ignore and Eject. >> > I believe I did look at this CD-ROM on my old Smurf (B&W G3) and it is >> possible >> > I saw it on the old 8600/200 >> >> When it's asking if you want to Initialize, Ignore, or Eject, it means >> that either there is no data on the disc (never was burned), or if there is >> data on the disc, it's in a format the computer flat out doesn't understand >> is actually data (a corrupted or incomplete burn). If the drive is reading >> other discs normally, it's the disc, not the drive. >> >> > Yes, but if I understand what he's saying, the same disc that won't read on > his QS is read properly on other machines, which means the disc isn't the > problem. > I will stick the CD in my DVD player and see if it sees it. My QS did see my OS 9.1 CD-ROM (I store it in my 8600/200 which is NOT fired up right now) > > Here are the steps I would take (and indeed, did take...the optical drive > on my QS went about 8 months ago). You may have done some or all of them > already: > > 1) Clean drive. You might want to do this step 2 or 3 times, since it > takes more than one cycle sometimes. > 2) Open the QS, disconnect and reconnect the data cable. > 3) Replace the data cable. This one can get a little hairy since the MOBO > connector for the data cable is not easily accessible without some system > breakdown. So you might want to skip this and go directly to > 4) Replace the drive. ATAPI DVD-ROM drives are dirt cheap, and the only > thing close to being difficult about the process is removing the front bezel > from the drive. > > If none of these work, your cable and/or controller might have gone. There > are secondary ATAPI controller cards which might be an option if your PCI > slot is free. If not, you might want to consider an external Firewire > drive. > > -- > 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 g3-5-list@googlegroups.com > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list > -- Steve Conrad Henrietta, MO 64036 "The time has come for mankind to grow up and leave its cradle behind; to go forth and claim our place in outer space." - Capt. Henry Gloval (\__/) (='.'=) (")_(") Help Bunny Take Over The World! -- 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 g3-5-list@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list
