[Ti] dead cdrom on TI500 - what are my options

[Benn]

On Saturday, August 23, 2003, at 07:38  PM, mac2 mail wrote:
> I have a TI 500 with the stock CDROM/DVD-ROM drive which has recently 
> died.  It will accept a cd then in a few seconds, eject it.  When the 
> cd is in the drive, the drive never spins up.  I will probably keep 
> this system for another 9-12 months and definately need some type of 
> optical drive.  If for nothing else, Panther will be out in September 
> and I want to load that.  I feel that I have (2) options:

I'm suggested reading the thread "DVD don't spit at me..."  which you 
can find by searching the archives at: 
<http://lists.themacintoshguy.com/Lists/Titanium/List.html> (warning: 
the page often takes time to load)
Essentially though, people (myself included) have had success getting 
the CD to read by tapping hard on the palm rest above the DVD-ROM or 
squeezing the top and bottom of the case near the middle of the case 
until yo hear a snap as if something were reconnected.  Again, I would 
read the thread for the info.  It certainly helped me out, and the 
powerbook and it's new owner have had no problems reading media since 
then.

Benn