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Q: Mac Pro circa 2008 tower DVD/CD drive flap stuck open

I just hit the open button to open the drive by mistake and when I closed it the door flap did not come down.

 

The drive itself does load a dvd okay no problem there.

 

I have the Everything Mac book so I can open it up no problem - any one else have a stuck flap problem?

Mac OS X (10.6.8)

Posted on Mar 3, 2015 3:02 PM

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  • by Grant Bennet-Alder,Solvedanswer

    Grant Bennet-Alder Grant Bennet-Alder Mar 3, 2015 4:42 PM in response to notcloudy
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    Mar 3, 2015 4:42 PM in response to notcloudy

    That silver flap moves UP into the space, not down.

     

    If you remove the optical drive enclosure, the flap mechanism will be in plain sight against the front wall. It may need some lube, it may be bent, or it may have a broken spring.

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    notcloudy notcloudy Mar 4, 2015 6:33 AM in response to Grant Bennet-Alder
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    Mar 4, 2015 6:33 AM in response to Grant Bennet-Alder

    Grant Bennet-Alder wrote:

     

    That silver flap moves UP into the space, not down.

     

    If you remove the optical drive enclosure, the flap mechanism will be in plain sight against the front wall. It may need some lube, it may be bent, or it may have a broken spring.

     

    What I will try first when the weather is less weathery (so I can open the window) is to dust it out with canned air - as I noticed the disk platform accumulated dust even though always kept closed.    Have put a strip of paper over the drive door for the moment.

  • by kahjot,Helpful

    kahjot kahjot Mar 4, 2015 4:54 PM in response to notcloudy
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    Mar 4, 2015 4:54 PM in response to notcloudy

    Mine sticks in the open position, but gently tapping just beneath it gets it to pop back up again.