On Thursday, August 11, 2005, at 12:34PM, Andrew Rodger <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>Have you tried restarting while holding down the mouse button? If it won't eject with a paperclip it's likely the mechanism is jammed, so that probably won't help. Worth a shot though. Try something stiffer, like athin screwdriver, but if it really won't let go you need a new one. Also be careful where you aim the paperclip. In some CD drives the emergency release tab is very small and hard to hit right from the little hole. You may have missed it and be pressing on the chassis of the drive. On the hard disk front I boosted the speed of my B&W a lot by just installing a 7200rpm drive with an 8MB buffer (Seagate Barracuda 7200.7 80GB). It surprised me how much difference it made, and it's much quieter too. As far as OS goes I recommned 10.3 for older G3 machines. 10.4's revised graphics system tends to drag on older graphics cards. The CPU actually isn't as big a problem as it might appear, it's the graphics chipset that is slow in 10.4 IMHO, unless you start doing serious heavy work, or using iChat AV. YMMV. -- Mark Benson http://homepage.mac.com/markbenson -- Mac UK is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... 123Inkjets.com <http://lowendmac.com/ad/123inkjets.html> Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> Mac UK list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/mac-uk.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; 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/mac-uk%40mail.maclaunch.com/> iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com
