[X Newbies] disk drive won't accept CD

[Jennifer Thomas]

Sorry.
I have an iMac G3 OSX.2.8  with a CD-ROM only drive.    The disk drive 
I'm talking about is the
internal one with a slot opening on the front of the computer.

J.

On Friday, March 19, 2004, at 02:16  PM, Alex wrote:

>
> On Friday, Mar 19, 2004, at 13:11 Canada/Eastern, Jennifer Thomas 
> wrote:
>
>> I'm not sure what you mean by the "drive tray won't close", but 
>> what's happening is
>> I can put the CD part way in the slot, but it doesn't "give".  The 
>> slot doesn't suck it in.
>
> Perhaps we should get straight what machine and what drive you're 
> talking about.
>
>> My Mac OSX.2.8  G3  CD-ROM drive won't accept a CD
>
> Usually, the Macs described as "G3" are the PowerMac G3, the G3 
> Minitower, the All-in-one G3, and the Blue-and-White G3 (see
> <http://www.apple-history.com> or <http://www.mactracker.ca>). To my 
> knowledge, none came with a slot drive. From your description, I'd 
> guess you're really talking about an iMac SL or iMac DV SL. I'd 
> further guess the drive needs to be replaced, or at least cleaned and 
> lubricated by a professional; at any rate, it's not a software > problem.
>
> f
>
>
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