[G4] drive installation problem

[Richard Klein]

On Oct 4, 2006, at 11:32 PM, Margaret Krakowiak wrote:

> I just swapped out the DVD drive in my G4 (gig ethernet).
> All went smoothly, no problems with the installation, had
> good directions printed out to follow.
>
> But when I booted back up and pressed the button on the front
> plate of my tower case to open the disk tray, there was no response.
> I can flip that plate down, but I can't see what is supposed to be  
> contacted
> on the new drive to make it's tray slide out.
>
> Anyone have any ideas? What am I missing here?

The eject button on your case is really just a plastic extension arm  
that's supposed to contact the real eject button on the drive.  I  
think the eject button on your new drive must be in a slightly  
different position than the original, so the arm isn't hitting the  
right spot.  If I remember correctly, you can use the F12 key on your  
keyboard as an eject button.

-- 
Rich