Re: TiBook CD drive malfunction

2002-09-02 Thread Ryan Coleman
>extremely doubtful that apple will cover a cdrom damaged by a (from the >sound of it) warez copy of their software - if in fact that is what it >is, what is the point of putting a paper label on it and everything? >black sharpie marker does the job Who said it was warez? it could have be

Re: TiBook CD drive malfunction

2002-09-02 Thread dreemkill
extremely doubtful that apple will cover a cdrom damaged by a (from the sound of it) warez copy of their software - if in fact that is what it is, what is the point of putting a paper label on it and everything? black sharpie marker does the job On Monday, August 26, 2002, at 11:02 PM,

Re: TiBook CD drive malfunction

2002-08-27 Thread DavidWedge
Andrew, those drives die regularly.. We've got rebuilt units, for about $110 or so (don't recall) There's not any extended coverage (even though it's a common issue).. Thanks, David www.ibookparts.com www.wegenermedia.com 228 Elberta Dr Lexin

TiBook CD drive malfunction

2002-08-26 Thread Andrew Main
While helping a friend install some software on her 1st-generation 400MHz G4 PowerBook, I ran into a problem: the CD drive made a terrible noise while accessing the installer CD, then about halfway through the installation the CD spun down to a stop, and after that the drive kept making noises