[Ti] Problem with Combo Drive

[Burt Blackburn]

Thanks for the suggestion, Lisbeth. I am assuming that you meant to do 
the "squeeze" on the Ti case, and not on the CD drive itself with the 
bottom taken off of the Ti? If so, I have tried what you suggested with 
no success. I have also lifted the CD drive out of the case and looked 
around to see if I could see anything that might be causing the 
mechanisn to jam, but didn't see anything. Not that I would know what I 
was looking at anyway...I am not a repair tech! So for now, when I try 
to insert a CD, it's the same result...it just slides in with no 
resistance as if it's an empty slot. Also, on start-up and shutdown, 
there is still no mechanical click coming from the drive, as there was 
when it was working.

By the way, I noticed that the CD drive was sort of wedged into the 
case with little rubber 'dingies' on all four corners, no screws or 
anything to hold it firmly. PowerbookResQ did it, so I guess that's 
correct.

Thanks again and of course I am grateful for any and all ideas on how 
to fix this thing!

Burt Blackburn
Bangkok


On 18/01/2004, at 8:58 PM, PowerBook G4 Titanium List wrote:

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>> Had a little trouble with the drive ejecting discs, and now when I=20
>> attempt to insert a disc, it just slides in without resistance, and=20
>> there is no "catch" of the disc.
> ------
> You may have been "wiggling" the Tibook a bit when trying to get the 
> CD=20=
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> out.
>
> Without any CD:s in the drive try a gentle squeeze at approximately 
> the=20=
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> centre of the drive. Sort of with your pointing finger at the bottom 
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> the Tibook and the thumb on the top. If the mechnism has wiggled 
> apart=20=
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> you would here a clicking (or connecting sound) and if so you can 
> try=20
> loading a CD again. (I have fixed mine and two other Tibooks, out of=20
> warranty, this way so it isn't as crazy as it may sound :-))
>
> To help the loading always enter the CD slightly from the centre of 
> the=20=
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> Tibook. If this treatment is successful you should have a look at 
> the=20
> screw under the keyboard as well as the once at the bottom of the=20
> Ti-book. By tightning them up you will avoid the "wiggling" that 
> caused=20=
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> the mechanism to come apart. Also from now on don't move or lift the=20
> Ti-book only in the right hand corner (the combo drive area) but use=20
> both hands instead.
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> Please let us know if that helped or maybe somebody else could come 
> up=20=
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> with some other suggestions.
>
> Lisbeth in Gothenburg
> <http://homepage.mac.com/holisticum/> updat 030828
> <http://www.got-a-mac.org> medlemssida f=F6r Got-a-Mac (Mug in =
> Gothenburg)