[CUBE] DVD eject problem

[Sergei Zak]

Cool. That's the completeness and detail of message I've come to expect from
you fellow cubers!
Your cube must've been used very intensively, as I never had a single
hardware problem with mine for 17 months. Of course, my CDs are always
clean. I had one case of a thin CD stuck inside - I just restarted to Open
Firmware and used 'eject cd' command.

Richard Clark emitted a stream of electrons translating into this:

> it's not the align ment Randy there is a rubber transport wheel inside
> the drive that must be dirty you need to keep your cd's clean i just
> installed a fan in my cube and while i was at it i took apart the
> dvd-rom and cleaned it now mine works fine i used alcohol to clean the
> rubber but i don't advise this because it is really easy to screw the
> thing up it is very delicate and i've found them for sale for about 37
> dollars. costs less in the long run to keep oils off your cd's though
> or it might be the cd drive that the springs that hold the cd against
> the roller are weak. Anyway hope this helps.
> On Saturday, Jan 4, 2003, at 20:11 Europe/Rome, Randy Spencer wrote:
> 
>> How does one adjust the alignment of the DVD in the case, I have been
>> having
>> problems with the power switch and a couple of bad hard drives and
>> finally I
>> have the system stable for the first time since I got it.  Only
>> problem is
>> that with all the taking apart and putting together the DVDs don't
>> always
>> eject cleanly anymore.  Often I have to power down the machine at boot
>> time
>> mid-eject to get in there and pull it out with just the tiniest of lips
>> showing to pull with my fingertips.  If I leave the unit on the disc
>> re-inserts when I try to pull, or by itself when it realizes the disc
>> has
>> not ejected completely.
>> 
>> I thought it might be specific discs were larger than others, but the
>> same
>> disc seems to eject cleanly one time and then stick the next.  Possibly
>> there are some discs that eject cleanly all the time, I have not got
>> complete records.
>> 
>> I looked at the connection between the case and the cube and there
>> doesn't
>> seem to be any adjustment and the drive appears to be in place,
>> certainly
>> inserting the discs is flawless.
>> 
>> Any ideas?