Q: Odd optical drive issue
I have a PowerMac G5 (PowerMac7,3) OS 10.5.8. My problem has existed over multiple operating systems which leads me to believe a hardware issue has arose.
My problem:
I wish to insert a disk into the optical drive. I press the eject button on the keyboard, nothing happens. I press and hold the eject button and the tray pops out then emediatlty retracts. I repeat the eject button press and it does the same thing. The only way I can get digital media in to that drive is to grab the tray when it slides out and hold it long enough to drop the media into it and then let it go. The drive works just fine by way of reading and writing. Ejecting the media also gives me the same fight.
What can I do in order to remedy this issue.
Thanks.
PowerMac, Mac OS X (10.5.8), 2, 1tb hard drives, 4 gigs RAM
Posted on Jan 2, 2013 9:51 PM