Try http://mywebpages.comcast.net/gionpeters/hhhh/pb1400.htm
Towards the bottom of the page he suggests how to fix a 1400's CD drive. Might work for you too... Wiebe. On 14/7/03 11:36 PM, "Pete Gregory" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Any bright ideas as what the problem is and how to fix it? > > My 3 year old pismo (OS 9.22, 382 Mb Ram, stock 20Mb HD) has stopped > recognising CD's. I put a CD or CD-R in the drive, close the unit, the > drive spins up, spins down about a second later and that's it. Checking > in sys profiler shows 'no media' and the eject button on the unit still > works. I've tried with a few CD's, pulled the drive out and reseated it > but no joy. However, it happily reads DVDs with no problems. > > Model is LG (DVD-ROM DRN8080B rev LAB8) with driver version 1.4.7. > > I have not loaded any new software or tweaked the hardware for a long time. > > My workaround of using fetch to copy from a linux box over the network > is rather painful and only works with mac disks. > > Suggestions gratefully appreciated. > Pete. > -- G-Books is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> G-Books list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html> --> 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/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/> --------------------------------------------------------------- >The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
