>> Any ideas on how to destick this baby - and how not to offend the hardware >> gods further? > > Wow...when I've sinned that badly against the hardware gods, I do penance far > far away from computers for a day or two, and partake of beer and fishing or > something similarly less technologically advanced. :-) Hard to break a > beercan, (although it's not impossible > <http://www.flickr.com/photos/35245797@N00/6259633092/> Guinness showers are > not nearly as pleasant as they sound ...) > > Double check the cable connections on the Pismo module, make sure nothing's > loose or worse, damaged. The slotloader should have worked in the Pismo, I > had one in mine for a long time. Never got around to fabricating the cover, > so it looked ugly, but it worked. > > I'd start haunting the LEM Swaplist and fleabay for a new drive for the > TiBook.
Thanks (Arizona) Bruce - UK eBay has come up trumps with an affordable direct replacement for the dead optical drive. My penance will be 3 days of backing up, nuking and paving then reinstalling and restoring my dad's XP box next week. He's managed to hose the OS **again**. Oh for a PC equivalent of CarbonCopyCloner. I could do the installation with the seemingly endless software updates, then keep a known-good installation on an external HD. If I recall correctly, Bruce, you had examples of why formatted emails are **BAD**. Could you either repost them or send them on to me directly so I can show my dad the nasties that can lurk in email, please? many thanks (Edinburgh) 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
