The problem is bent metal. I can get the disk to spin up with the help of a screwdriver. Sorted.
On Mar 14, 8:44 pm, warhelmet <nova.akrop...@googlemail.com> wrote: > Jaal, > > drive is grounded via physical contact to drive cage. Tight fit. > > Factory cd - bad > CD-ROM - ok > Factory DVD - Bad > DVD+RW - bad > > I'm thinking thickness & friction. > > On Mar 14, 6:25 pm, "./aal" <aalh...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > On Sat, Mar 14, 2009 at 12:26 PM, warhelmet > > > <nova.akrop...@googlemail.com> wrote: > > > > I've made some progress. I think I had the dvd mounted too far forward > > > initially. But the beauty of mounting with velcro is that I can easily > > > adjust the positioning of the drive. > > > > The dvd drive powers up and makes noises. It will suck in and spit out > > > disks. However, it seems to have real problems getting a disk to spin > > > up. I can hear the motor struggle. I've tested several disks and it > > > only likes one (a CD-ROM). I can't see any difference between the > > > disks. Seeing as it came in the post not terribly well protected, I > > > wonder if some of the metal work has got bent? > > > > Any suggestions before I go back to the vendor? > > > Also, I just thought about grounding > > > You say you mounted with velcro, last I checked velcro is not good > > grounding material. > > make sure the metal of the drive chassis is connected to the metal of > > the system chassis > > > If you cant get it to read disks try this b4 returning the drive > > Use a wire and a couple mounting screws to connect it to the laptop if > > you cant screw it directly to what the orig drive mounted to. > > -- > > I'm a PC(x86 AND ppc) > > AND I RUN LINUX!!! > > Linux is like ice cream. It comes in many flavors and everyone has > > their favorite, but we all get the same smile regardless of which we > > choose to scoop. > > Vicomte de Chateaubriand - "You are not superior just because you see > > the world in an odious light."- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to Low End Mac's iMac List, a group for those using G3, G4, G5, and Intel Core iMacs as well as Apple eMacs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to imaclist@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to imaclist-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/imaclist?hl=en Low End Mac RSS feed at feed://lowendmac.com/feed.xml -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
