>OK, first, D-E-E-P breath... >when you say '1/2 way', have you tried the obvious, that >is, pushing down on the CD once it is in 1/2 way to see if >it will engage the motor and fully load? Yes, I tried that, and it wouldnt engage. >If so, (and that doesn't work) have you tried to see if >there is a cd in the drive? Restart and hold (& Keep >holding) the mouse key down while restarting the Cube. If >there is a cd/dvd in there (assuming it is standard size) >it will eject. I tried this, and no disk was ejected. However, the boot process stalled for as long as I held down the mouse button. Also there was a picture of a floppy with a question mark. >Let's start with that and move forward slowly from there... Thanks much, I appreciate the help :)