[Ti] Combo Drive Update

[David Grieve]

FWIW, I had the problem when I replaced the DVD drive with a combo drive 
in my TiPB 500,15 inch.  The mounting frame which holds the drive does 
not secure it very well on one side.  That allows the drive to slightly 
drop(when warm?) and then the CD hits the case when you eject it.  I 
added a stack of long narrow rubber pieces along the very outer edge of 
the drive to keep it in line with the frame.  (The rubber pieces are 
designed to tape on the bottom of something to keep it from 
sliding--Home Depot).  The bottom of the PB holds the drive inplace in 
the frame and the CD goes in and out just fine.  
Dave G

rob morris wrote:

>On 1.6.2003 11:29, "Charles Shere" <charlesshere at earthlink.net> wrote:
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>>Maybe it bears repeating: keep a THIN credit card near your TiBook.
>>When a CD won't eject, insert a corner of the card into the CD slot, at
>>about the center, pointing up at about a 30-degree angle, while the
>>drive is attempting the eject. The CD will slide out under the credit
>>card.
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>>This tip was given me over the phone by Apple help and it's never
>>failed. I cut an old credit card down to size just for the purpose;
>>it's replaced my old straightened-out paper clip.
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>>Most of my eject problems seemed to be cured when I went to 10.2.6, but
>>an extra-thick label, like the Memorex glossy labels, will still make
>>problems. I'm told this is because of a deflected top plate, so watch
>>that right hand-heel!
>>--
>>Charles Shere
>>http://www.shere.org
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>Will not work with the 1 GHz Ti.  Locking mechanism in the front will not
>allow card to be inserted while disk is in the drive.
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