[Ham-Mac] Superdrive problems
Dick Kriss, AA5VU
aa5vu at sbcglobal.net
Sat Dec 10 11:11:34 EST 2005
Scott,
Suggest you install Patchburn
http://www.patchburn.de/
73, Dick AA5VU
On 12/10/05 9:08 AM, "Scott Galbraith" <scottg at n3ok.com> wrote:
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> Hey guys,
> I have a Pioneer DVD SuperDrive in my mirror dual G4 that has suddenly
> stopped responding to any type of CD put in it about a month (maybe 2) ago. It
> will still open/close under computer control, but that is the extent of it. If
> I "load" a CD, it closes, but never spins up or makes any effort to read or
> mount the disc. I have TechTool, Drive 10 and the Apple utilities, but can't
> find any diagnostic software anywhere which would give me an indication if the
> drive itself, the physical controller or the "driver software" has failed.
> (I'm wondering if something was deleted or mis-configured in a recent system
> update.) Computer also has the Phillips Combo Drive installed and it continues
> to work fine, so I at least have basic CD-RW and DVD read ability still. The
> Pioneer drive is still recognized by the profile software which pulls version
> and serial info - but just can't make it do anything.
>
> Running OSX 10.3.9 (7W98) as have not seen a need to go to 10.4 yet.
>
> Any suggestions for software based trouble shooting?
>
> Thanks - Scott
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