Actually, don't be intimidated to open it up. I was just inside one the other night and I only recall 6 screws to get unside. The bottom plastic comes off easily, just be gentle. From there there are only 4 screws holding the hard drive cd/dvd romantic chassis in place.
5-10 minutes and one good Phillips screwdriver is all you need! On Dec 16, 2016 8:17 AM, "Barry Cross" <[email protected]> wrote: > Folks > > > Many thanks for all of the current replies. > > To answer some of the points raised. > > > It has a DVD Drive instead of CD ROM Drive. Apple hasn’t necessarily > followed perceived logic in its models, its taken them an age to get around > to a sensible approach. Around my model they gave a hobsons choice of > burning CD’s but only reading DVD’s. > > The problem is when I insert any disc in the drive, its icon does not > appear on the desktop, so there is nothing there to select and eject. > > Looking at the system through the Apple System Profile, the DVD Drive is > shown, but with the message that there is quote, ‘No media inserted’ > > I had hoped that the disc would eject automatically when the computer > either booted up or shut down, but to no avail. > > I have finally managed to remove the disc from the drive by sliding a card > into the drive under the disc, and pulling it out. This grips the > underneath of the disc and pulls its leading edge out of the drive, > enabling me to grip the disc with my fingers and pull it out. > > > I don’t really fancy messing about with the Mac to open it up, its not > really designed for anyone other than Apple engineers to open it without > damaging any of it. So the thought of changing drives let alone repairing > the drive itself fills me with dread, such that I don’t really fancy trying > it. > > On 14 December 2016 at 05:51, 'Gregg Eshelman' via Vintage Macs < > [email protected]> wrote: > >> Insert a disc with the label oriented in a recognizable way. Wait a bit >> after it's in, then eject. Does the disc come out in exactly the same >> position? If so then the spindle motor is not working. The drive needs >> replaced. If you feel adventurous, the motor can be swapped from another >> drive that has a different problem. >> >> Clean the lens. That will involve removing the drive from the iMac, >> taking its cover off then gently cleaning the lens with a cotton swab >> dipped in a little unscented rubbing alcohol. >> >> If that doesn't work then the easiest course is to replace the drive. >> >> The whole laser sled assembly may possibly be swapped from another drive, >> if the wires to it are not soldered at both ends. I replaced the one in an >> XBox 360 I was given. Cost under $8 for a brand new one off eBay. Might or >> might not be able to find a new one for the iMac drive. >> >> Is your iMac DV one of the CRT models? I had one which was built with a >> plain CD-ROM drive. The only thing that made it a "DV" model was the >> Firewire port. I would've thought that a computer marketed as being >> intended for "Digital Video" use in the late 1990's would come with a DVD >> burner, at the very least a DVD-ROM/CD-RW combo. I tried to find an >> internal DVD burner for it but everyone wanted about 5x what the computer >> was worth. >> >> ------------------------------ >> *From:* Barry Cross <[email protected]> >> *To:* Vintage Macs <[email protected]> >> *Sent:* Tuesday, December 13, 2016 10:51 AM >> *Subject:* iMac DV >> >> Folks >> I have an Apple iMac DV that will not mount discs on its Desktop. >> With a DVD in the Drive, Apple System Profiler indicates that there is >> ‘No mounted media inserted’ >> >> Does anyone have any clues of how I can rectify this please? >> >> -- >> -- >> ----- >> You received this message because you are a member of the Vintage Macs >> group. >> The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/vintagemacs.shtml and our >> netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected] >> To leave this group, send email to vintage-macs+unsubscribe@googl >> egroups.com >> For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group >> /vintage-macs >> >> Support for older Macs: http://lowendmac.com/services/ >> --- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to a topic in the >> Google Groups "Vintage Macs" group. >> To unsubscribe from this topic, visit https://groups.google.com/d/to >> pic/vintage-macs/N9CPaCB0w1E/unsubscribe. >> To unsubscribe from this group and all its topics, send an email to >> [email protected]. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >> > > > > -- > NHS Not For Sale: > https://sites.google.com/site/nhsnotforsale/ > > -- > -- > ----- > You received this message because you are a member of the Vintage Macs > group. > The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/vintagemacs.shtml and our > netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > To leave this group, send email to vintage-macs+unsubscribe@ > googlegroups.com > For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/ > group/vintage-macs > > Support for older Macs: http://lowendmac.com/services/ > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Vintage Macs" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- -- ----- You received this message because you are a member of the Vintage Macs group. 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