At 9:00 AM -0600 12/25/2010, Eric Volker wrote:
I've got a bit of a strange problem with my G5 tower. It's a dual
CPU 1.8GHz model with 10.5.8 installed. Recently, my DVD drive
stopped being able to eject the tray. When pressing the eject
button, the drive would buzz and click, but wouldn't eject. However,
I was able to manually force the chassis door open and eject the
drive tray using the paper clip option. Thinking that the drive
motor had somehow lost power, or a belt was slipping, I replaced the
drive - and had the same problem with the new drive.
Time for a little background. Two years ago I bought this G5 used
off eBay. Somebody at UPS drop kicked the thing, and bent the rear
legs on the computer. When I got it, it seemed to work fine. Instead
of going through the hassle of returning it, the seller gave me a
$100 refund on the unit and I went about happily using it for a
couple of years.
Could the problem I'm experiencing now be because the frame is bent
out of shape?
Sounds like it.
If so, are there any remedies that don't involve replacing the chassis?
A comealong and a pick-up truck?
If you hold the door open, can the drive eject normally?
Um... Remove the drive and see if you can make that door move freely?
Perhaps the skew is just holding it a tiny bit, and that can be delt
with by shaving off a bit of metal or something? Or maybe just
remove the door altogether? It's just a flap - there to keep dust
out. A piece of duct tape can do that too!
Another solution would be to put the drive in an external case.
I've also got a splitter on the power cable providing juice to a
video card. Could the drive somehow not be getting enough power to
eject? Doesn't seem plausible, but who knows.
If the drive works otherwise, then doubtful. Some drives are very
emotional - if they detect any drawer interference at all, they stop
the eject and pull their tongue back in. heh. I've got a DVD
Recorder sittin on my TV - if you barely brush the tray with your
fingers while putting in a disc, the tray closes and leaves you
standing there with the disc still in your hand! :\
- Dan.
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