J. Blanton wrote: >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
Unless the spindle motor's carbon bearings cake up your CD-Rom can be rehabilitated. Try a CD lens cleaner to remove bits of dust settling on the LED lens. If not you can dismantle the top cover to get to the LED/carrier assembly - clean the LED and carrier with isopropyl alcohol soaked cotton bud and the relubricating the rotating cam.carrier with grease or Dri-lube. You can exchange the 7200's 4x CD drive. Charlie -- 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
