On Dec 17, 2008, at 4:06 PM, Dana Collins wrote:
> Hi Bill, > No, I don't "hot-disconnect" the Ethernet (which would indicate some > sort of > installation was engaged, which would then mean, if I read you > correctly, > that the CD successfully mounted) - I put the CD in, wait ...for > nothing...then unplug the Ethernet cable, then wait for the CD to > spin. > So odd... When I am extra-energetic, I'll install a newer drive in > this > one's place to see if it is (gosh I hope) a drive-specific issue. (Note, there's a difference between mounting and spinning up. The former requires the latter to happen, but they're separate events) Do you mean that the CD drive doesn't even spin up when you put in a problem cd with the ethernet in? This would almost certainly indicate weird hardware issues with the drive. Fortunately this is, at most a $20-$30 fix, a fix that'll get you a faster, more capable drive, too. For the G5's you need to remove the front tray face of any drive, but those usually just snap on from the top. This is an easy fix, I've replaced several. -- Bruce Johnson University of Arizona College of Pharmacy Information Technology Group Institutions do not have opinions, merely customs --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed Low End Mac's G3-5 List, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to g3-5-list@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to g3-5-list-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list?hl=en Low End Mac RSS feed at feed://lowendmac.com/feed.xml -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
