> 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.
I think the hardware gods are against me today. I tried putting the recalcitrant drive into my Pismo (it's easier to put drives into Pismo's removable module than it is into the TiBook) to see if I'd cleared the mechanism. No joy - and now I've put Pismo's original drive back in the module. It's now got a different problem - a CD is stuck in it. I've tried pressing the ejector mechanism with a straightened paperclip and restarting the Pismo with the trackpad/mousebutton held down. No joy. In fact, I can't book Pismo into OSX - it just sits at the grey screen with an Apple logo and the spinning gear. I can boot Pismo into OS9 by choosing it from open firmware (holding down Option key while restarting, then choosing the OS9 partition). Any ideas on how to destick this baby - and how not to offend the hardware gods further? Many thanks Bruce -- 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
