[CUBE] DVD eject problem

[Richard Clark]

it's not the align ment Randy there is a rubber transport wheel inside 
the drive that must be dirty you need to keep your cd's clean i just 
installed a fan in my cube and while i was at it i took apart the 
dvd-rom and cleaned it now mine works fine i used alcohol to clean the 
rubber but i don't advise this because it is really easy to screw the 
thing up it is very delicate and i've found them for sale for about 37 
dollars. costs less in the long run to keep oils off your cd's though 
or it might be the cd drive that the springs that hold the cd against 
the roller are weak. Anyway hope this helps.
On Saturday, Jan 4, 2003, at 20:11 Europe/Rome, Randy Spencer wrote:

> How does one adjust the alignment of the DVD in the case, I have been 
> having
> problems with the power switch and a couple of bad hard drives and 
> finally I
> have the system stable for the first time since I got it.  Only 
> problem is
> that with all the taking apart and putting together the DVDs don't 
> always
> eject cleanly anymore.  Often I have to power down the machine at boot 
> time
> mid-eject to get in there and pull it out with just the tiniest of lips
> showing to pull with my fingertips.  If I leave the unit on the disc
> re-inserts when I try to pull, or by itself when it realizes the disc 
> has
> not ejected completely.
>
> I thought it might be specific discs were larger than others, but the 
> same
> disc seems to eject cleanly one time and then stick the next.  Possibly
> there are some discs that eject cleanly all the time, I have not got
> complete records.
>
> I looked at the connection between the case and the cube and there 
> doesn't
> seem to be any adjustment and the drive appears to be in place, 
> certainly
> inserting the discs is flawless.
>
> Any ideas?
>
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