Re: iMac G3 Snow—equivalent to original optical drive

2015-02-19 Thread Alex Santos
After reading the service manual for this machine, I realized that if the plastic casing is not properly installed it can keep the optical discs from ejecting and this is the issue my iMac has (bought second hand) so I will investigate and likely refurb the drive to the best of my

Re: iMac G3 Snow—equivalent to original optical drive

2015-02-17 Thread J. R. Rosen
Alex, try www.otherworldcomputing.com If they don't have a new piece that works, they would have refurbished to think about--maybe. -OR- lowendmac.com, and ask them about your iMac G3. On Feb 17, 2015, at 11:32 AM, Alex Santos santos.pol...@gmail.com wrote: Dear users I have an iMac G3

iMac G3 Snow—equivalent to original optical drive

2015-02-17 Thread Alex Santos
Dear users I have an iMac G3 Snow. I would like to purchase a new optical drive that behaves the same way as the original and could physically fit in the drive bay. I am not interested in finding an Apple branded drive as they would likely all be used/refurbed, have a short warranty and