[Cube] Faulty optical drive

[haugwarb at nt.ntnu.no]

Hi,

Shame on me! I did not know about this option. According to the seller
there should be plenty of info coming with the product so I probably
don't need a service manual, or what do you think? Anyway, thanks for
your help.

Tore Haug-Warberg
haugwarb at nt.ntnu.no

Quoting Andrew McKenzie <andrew.mckenzie at onlinecol.com>:

> hey-
>
> There are certainly some options available.. For example, check out
> this link:
>
> http://eshop.macsales.com/shop/optical-drives/superdrives/cube/
>
> You'd have to install it.. Maybe I could help you find a service
> manual, if you wanted to try.
>
> Andrew
>
> On Sep 5, 2006, at 5:47 AM, haugwarb at nt.ntnu.no wrote:
>
> Hi,
>
> I've been running my old G4 Cube for years without trouble, except
> that
> the DVD player sometimes gets stucked in the middle of a movie. This
> happens at the same location every time, and the failure has quite
> persistently survived all software upgrades up version 10.4 (which
> rules out any driver problems I believe). Playing the same DVD on a
> PowerBook G4 works fine, so the problem must be due to the CD-drive
> itself. Is there any chance I can get hold of replacement drive or
> maybe a third party drive that will work? I mean without spending
> another $1000?
>
> Tore Haug-Warberg
>