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drewdix
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Username: Drewdix
Post Number: 1202
Registered: 7-2001
| | Posted on Wednesday, June 28, 2006 - 12:36 pm: | 
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My son put a mini-disk (baseball card) into the disk drive. It disappeared inside somewhere, and obviously now I can't insert anything else. The drawer slides open & closed; can't see anything to remove.
To the shop? |
Glock 17
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Username: Glock17
Post Number: 1282
Registered: 7-2005
| | Posted on Wednesday, June 28, 2006 - 12:52 pm: |
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Yeah. Unless you are comfortable removing the drive yourself and fishing it out. |
Monster©
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Username: Monster
Post Number: 3838
Registered: 7-2002
| | Posted on Wednesday, June 28, 2006 - 1:53 pm: |
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If it's a tray load iMac than the mini disc should have worked no problem, there is that little circle that it fits into (or rectangular shaped indention), you say that the tray opens & closes, what exactly happens when you pop another cd into the tray and try to close it, it tries to close gets partially closes and pops open, closes all the way & opens, closes and just sits there while it tries to spin up and then opens, or does it just sit there and doesn't spin up?
If you are absolutely sure the disk is in there, try tilting the iMac, bang (not to hard) directly at the tray opening, then try opening it to see if the cd has fallen into place. If it doesn't, tip the other direction and thump the Imac, then try tipping forward over the edge of the desk and thump & open.
If the card somehow fell through the tray (I can't see this, since that's where are the gear mechanisms are, and you say the drive opens & closes)), when it's open get a flashlight and tweezers, if you can see the CD in there somewhere, try to coax it out.
Now if this were a slot loading iMac, I would say that your best bet would be to put double sided tape around a butter knife, putty knife, piece of cardboard, something rigid and thin, and try to use it to get the CD out, after of course using a paperclip to press the small eject button a few times to see if the CD works itself out enough to pull out with tweezers or even your fingers.
I've had to use the double sided tape method before, and it's a well known remedy on the net for CD's stuck in slot loaders.
Let me know if you need assistance. |
drewdix
Citizen
Username: Drewdix
Post Number: 1203
Registered: 7-2001
| | Posted on Wednesday, June 28, 2006 - 2:43 pm: |
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It's got to be in there. can't see it with a flashlight.
The tray opens; I can insert another; it closes all the way and tries to spin up; then gives up and spits the new one out.
How difficult is it to remove the drive for a handy person like me, but a techno-nothing ("just make it work")? |
Glock 17
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Username: Glock17
Post Number: 1288
Registered: 7-2005
| | Posted on Wednesday, June 28, 2006 - 2:48 pm: |
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On a normal computer..easy...on an iMac...I really don't know. |
Tom Reingold
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Username: Noglider
Post Number: 14818
Registered: 1-2003
| | Posted on Wednesday, June 28, 2006 - 3:06 pm: |
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Which imac is it? I've taken apart a 1998 model. The first time took a long time. I have a service manual for that model. Or I could help. I can now get it open and closed in about 20 minutes.
Here are some imac images to give us an idea of which imac model it is:
http://images.google.com/images?client=opera&rls=en&q=imac&sourceid=opera&oe=UTF -8&ie=UTF-8&sa=N&tab=wi
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drewdix
Citizen
Username: Drewdix
Post Number: 1204
Registered: 7-2001
| | Posted on Wednesday, June 28, 2006 - 3:18 pm: |
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it's the Imac G4 (gooseneck on top of the "half dome" computer) |
Monster©
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Username: Monster
Post Number: 3839
Registered: 7-2002
| | Posted on Wednesday, June 28, 2006 - 3:31 pm: |
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I had a feeling it may be one of those, it's not that difficult, go to this page, http://www.r3uk.co.uk/content/view/51/61/
for a take apart guide, it's pretty simple, you should also go to Radio Shack and get some heat transfer grease, unless you have some.
O f course it may be a little more difficult taking the drive apart, the good thing is that you probably only have to take it apart part of the way.
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Monster©
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Username: Monster
Post Number: 3840
Registered: 7-2002
| | Posted on Wednesday, June 28, 2006 - 3:39 pm: |
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While you are at it, you may want to think about upgrading with a better drive too.
http://eshop.macsales.com/shop/optical-drives/superdrives/powermac/ |
drewdix
Citizen
Username: Drewdix
Post Number: 1205
Registered: 7-2001
| | Posted on Wednesday, June 28, 2006 - 4:57 pm: |
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thanks for all the help m-
the take apart guide link is not loading- is that the entire url? |
Monster©
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Username: Monster
Post Number: 3851
Registered: 7-2002
| | Posted on Wednesday, June 28, 2006 - 6:35 pm: |
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the link works fine here, http://www.r3uk.co.uk/content/view/51/61/
perhaps you might try on another browser?
oh here, I downloaded the page, you can get it here, http://homepage.mac.com/jocnsoc/iMacG4.sit
Just unstuff, open the folder, and click on the html file |
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