On Jan 6, 2012, at 8:11 AM, Bruce Ryan wrote: > Hi folks > > I think I need to replace the DVD drive on my 1GHz TiBook. It wouldn't accept > disks so I took the TiBook apart to see if something in the drive mechanism > was jamming. It no longer jams - but now disks won't stay in. >
Did you remove the drive? Maybe there's some gunk or a piece of a disk or something in there causing this, try pulling the drive and blowing it out with canned air. Is it pulling them in and then pushing them back out or are they falling out? If the former, I'd suspect that the alignment with the slot is still not right or something's pressing against the eject switch (which some of these slot loaders do have) to make it kick it back out. > The drive is a Matshita DVD-R UJ-815. I don't want to spend huge amounts > replacing it, so does anyone know of a guide to fixing optical drive > mechanisms? Never seen one...your best bet is probably buying a busted (or even working) TiBook for the part; the drives are expensive nowadays, since they're no longer made. -- Bruce Johnson University of Arizona College of Pharmacy Information Technology Group Institutions do not have opinions, merely customs -- 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
