> Hello folks > > I have a 7300 G3 that I'm starting to have some issues with. I think the > internal apple 12x CD ROM is dying. It takes considerably longer to load > anything (games, videos, files) than it did in the past. Example: I popped > in the new macaddict disc and it took over 5 minutes just to read the disc. > All the while the drive was spinning speeding up and down constantly. When > it finally opened the tour, the video was horribly choppy and audio was > crappy as well. My questions that I pose for the group are: > > > 1) how do I know for certain that the CDROM is dying? > > 2) my father has a 7200 sitting in the closet that we used to build the > 7300. Is it possible to use the still functional CDROM from the 7200 in the > 7300? > > Thanks in advance! > > Jeremy >
I forgot to add that im beginning to hear clicking sounds coming from the drive. They were not there when the drive was working at full speed -- PCI-PowerMacs is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Sonnet & PowerLogix Upgrades - start at $169 | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> PCI-PowerMacs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/pci-powermacs.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/pci-powermacs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
