I had the same problem as well; the wire for my airport card was looped around the antenna contact (the disk thingy) on the inside of the enclosure. -just for future reference... -Ray on 12/13/02 4:38 PM, James Knight wrote: > Phew <Breathes a sigh of relief> > > Thanks Hal > > I was getting pretty panicky just there > > Thanks again > > James > > > on 13/12/02 9:32 pm, Hal at kastegir at mac.com wrote: > >> I've had this problem on 2 different cubes. Each time, it was the metal >> plate that fits outside the dvd drive that wasn't quite in place. It >> was just out of the slot or not seated right, and it blocked the core >> from coming out. I used a kitchen knife (dull blade butter knife) to >> press the metal inward as I pulled the core out. >> >> Good luck! >> >> -Hal sincerely, -- Ray Boehmer Marketing Communications Multimedia and Graphics rboehmer at nc.rr.com 919-395-4329