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
On Sat, Mar 14, 2009 at 3:44 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.
OK
It did not sound like a tight fit
I've tried to install a pulled dvd drive for a MacBook. Physically,
was a bit of a job. Felt pads and velcro tape. But I think that the
drive is dead.
It's a long time since I've seen a working slot load G3 iMac power up.
On the optical drive front, what should I expect to do on start up?
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
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
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
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
