Upgraded DVD-ROM drive having issues
I acquired a second-hand iMac 500 with CD-ROM drive. I upgraded it to a DVD-ROM drive (pulled from another iMac somewhere) and a larger (40GB) hard drive. I also replaced the dead clock battery.
Before I closed all the housing open during the upgrade, I booted and tested the hardware. I installed OS 10.1 / 9.2 from original discs and booted successfully into OS 10.1. I inserted a movie and it played beautifully.
But after spending the time to close everything up, I now find that the nothing will play in the drive. The drive is still functional, but the computer complains that "it is not readable by the system" and prompts me to eject, initialize, or continue. The disc won't mount. Tried the exact same discs that were functional minutes before the computer was put back together -- nothing works.
To troubleshoot, I've attempted:
Download 10.1 system updates -- successful
Reseting PRAM -- successful
Updating Firmware (4.1.9) -- successful
Booting system from CD -- failed
After my troubleshooting attempts, I can't even get the system to tell me the disc is not readable. It just spins up for a second and then never mounts. This happens with all original install discs, dvd movies, and third party discs. Ejecting requires a reboot.
The drive seems in good condition. Discs insert and eject smoothly, and the drive is quiet and clean sounding.
What haven't I tried?
Before I closed all the housing open during the upgrade, I booted and tested the hardware. I installed OS 10.1 / 9.2 from original discs and booted successfully into OS 10.1. I inserted a movie and it played beautifully.
But after spending the time to close everything up, I now find that the nothing will play in the drive. The drive is still functional, but the computer complains that "it is not readable by the system" and prompts me to eject, initialize, or continue. The disc won't mount. Tried the exact same discs that were functional minutes before the computer was put back together -- nothing works.
To troubleshoot, I've attempted:
Download 10.1 system updates -- successful
Reseting PRAM -- successful
Updating Firmware (4.1.9) -- successful
Booting system from CD -- failed
After my troubleshooting attempts, I can't even get the system to tell me the disc is not readable. It just spins up for a second and then never mounts. This happens with all original install discs, dvd movies, and third party discs. Ejecting requires a reboot.
The drive seems in good condition. Discs insert and eject smoothly, and the drive is quiet and clean sounding.
What haven't I tried?
iMac 500, Mac OS X (10.1.x)
