[iBook] Installer/CD-DVD drive

[Clark Martin]

At 9:51 PM +0000 3/3/05, Ian Messenger wrote:
>Hello,
>
>I can't open my CD-DVD drive (it has just frozen - there is no CD or 
>DVD in the drive) and when I click on the DVD software I get this 
>message:
>
>DVD Player encountered a serious error.  A valid DVD drive could not 
>be found (-70012).
>
>Does this mean the drive has been damaged and that I need to take to 
>the repair shop?
>
>I bought my ibook second-hand from a colleague and I need to install 
>the new version of iTunes so I can use my new iPod shuffle.  The 
>Installer programme is asking for a password and my colleague has no 
>idea what it is.  How do I get around this?

In different systems I've had problems with the power management 
hardware not powering some systems up after sleep, including the 
CD-ROM drive.  The fix for it has always been to do a shutdown, pull 
the power cord, plug it back in then startup .  FWIW
-- 
Clark Martin
Redwood City, CA, USA
Macintosh / Internet Consulting

"I'm a designated driver on the Information Super Highway"