on 3/17/02 9:22 PM, Wally Hartley at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Hi Michael-- > > I have a similar problem in a 333MHz Revision D, but it is currently more > intermittent. I cleaned the drive with compressed air and it seemed to improve > things somewhat although it was not a complete fix by any means. > > The drive whirrs several times trying to read a music or data CD until I open > the tray and eject the disk. I don't believe it asks to format an unreadable > disk but I usually eject it and try again before it completely gives up. Many > times after 1 to 3 attempts it will read the disk and work just fine.
>> However, about three weeks ago the tray-loading CD player stopped >> loading my CDs. It makes a short whirring sound (like it's trying to >> read the CD) three times and then a dialogue box appears that reads >> "This disk is unreadable by this computer. My rev A had this problem about 3 years ago. CD tray started making this loud whirring sound a few months after we got the iMac. We got the same message "this cd is unreadable by this computer" Sometimes it would read, but only after a souple tries. We actually had to take it in to get it repaired. My Dad said he thought it might have to do with the CD tray spinning to fast to read. We had to take it in to get it fixed or slowed down somehow. -- The iMac List is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | - Epson Stylus Color 580 Printers - new at $69 | & CDRWs on Sale! | PowerON Computer Services <http://www.poweron.com> REPLACEMENT PARTS in STOCK Drives, CD-ROMs, RAM, Mac OS SW, Power Supply <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> iMac List info: <http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml> Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/imac-list%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
