[G4] G4 AGP DVD/CD Drive Problem

[Adrian Abraham]

On Sep 24, 2005, at 7:11 PM, valerie wrote:

> ditch DVD drive and get bog-standard CDRW instead. Have tried 2 now  
> neither
> of which will open, however both drives are recognised in System  
> Profiler.

I just installed a DL DVD burner in my Digital Audio and my drive  
tray also could not open as the graphite (colored) front bezel (the  
plastic parts of the computer case) intefered with the drive door. I  
had to remove the front face plate of the drive in order to allow the  
bare tray now to push open the G4's drive door (on the graphite front  
bezel) when it opens. You may have to do the same *assuming* this is  
your problem. It may seem a little difficult at first but on *most*  
drives, a little twisting and bending will allow the drive faceplate  
to come off.

To confirm this is your problem, try opening the drive with the  
graphite door assembly removed.

Good Luck

Adrian