on 03/06/04 13:53, K at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Morning Lista's > It appears that the DVD portion of the CD/DVD drive has kicked the > bucket...It no longer recognizes a dvd...either home made or > commercial....It spins up and down several times and eventually stops.. > However, it does mount and play cd's w/out a problem....Unfortunately, > the A/C for the unit expired back in March...but when it was sent back > to Apple last October for other work...new power board, cpu etc, I told > them that the drive was acting buggy ie....not loading a dvd the first > time...Nothing was done to it and now it appears to be well and truly > expired. I believe that it is an LG unit because the little serial # > tag on the case ends DLG... > Now for the $64 Question.....What are the suggestions for replacing the > unit..best vendors, prices, customer svc etc that y'all have dealt > with? Is it possible to get an original Mat drive instead of an LG? > I have a table top DVD player but I like too use this one more... > Thanks in advance and Regards, > Mike K > > When I called A/C about the fact that they neglected to do anything last > fall about it I was told that since the A/C was over, I was SOL but for > $379 they would check it and repair/replace whatever was wrong.. > System profiler info: > Model LG DVD-ROM DRN-80808
Get a replacement DRN-8080 mechanism and replace the faulty one ? This mechanism is notoriously problematic. -- Best wishes Malcolm Cornelius - The Powerbook Fanatic http://www.pbfanatic.co.uk -- 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------
