[iBook] CD Drive Won't Close

[Malcolm Cornelius]

> One of my coworkers has an iBook G3, 600mhz. The CD-ROM drive will not
> close. It does not want to lock into place for use. I can hold it in
> place and it will still function, and I can fill the eject "kick" like
> it is supposed to when I press the eject key, but as soon as I let go
> of the drive door, it pops out in the "eject" state. Can anything be
> done to fix it, short of replacing the drive? We can't think of
> anything that we might have done to break it, unless it was hit hard
> while in its carrying case, but if that happened, the coworker wasn't
> aware of it.

Replace it, the plastics that lock it are probably broken.

15 minute job and a common CD drive.

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Best wishes

Malcolm Cornelius - The Powerbook Fanatic
http://www.pbfanatic.co.uk