This was a item that was discussed on this board alot several months back. There has been alot of problems with DVD Rom drives for the 2000 Firewire powerbook. I was one of them. Most cases this happened just after the warrenty goes. I contacted a apple tech and to replace the item with exchange is around $500. So unless you can find one cheap (unlikely) i suggest goin with a CD RW DVD combo drive by MCE Technologies the Xcarte Pro Expansion Bay drives (on of the few after market drives that are CD Bootable as well as Burn supported. They go for around $350 - $400 this gives u a DVD rom drive as well as a CD RW drive. I have the CD RW version and it works wonderfully. I just got in Feb out of warrenty warrenty on my laptop for $220 and that covers everything hardware related for one year. It was well worth as they exchanged my bad DVD Rom drive for a Good Drive (look to be a Factory Refurb but it WORKS:o)). This is becoming a common problem and is known by apple desipt what the tech reps say. IF you have apple care or are still under warrenty u can replace the drive but if not your basically have to chuck out $500 or so to replace the drive - Replace it with a aftermarket drive or FInd some resonable warrenty info for out of warrenty items
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