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| iBook G3 cd rom drive wont stay closed |
Posted by: IlikeTech on 2017-12-12 07:30:44
I have an iBook G3 clamshell with a pop out cd drive that won't stay closed. It works fine and reads cd's if you hold it or tape it shut, but it won't latch. Can I have some help fixing it?
If not, will anyone sell me a drive for really, really cheap?
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Posted by: IlikeTech on 2017-12-12 16:20:23
Never mind, it's broken in a way I really can't fix...
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Posted by: jack on 2017-12-12 16:22:03
Uh oh... I had a feeling that was the case.
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Posted by: IlikeTech on 2017-12-12 16:32:15
It has a piece of plastic that is a catch snapped off internally.
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Posted by: EvilCapitalist on 2017-12-13 06:27:10
Yup, both the clamshell and the later iceBooks with tray loaders had issues with drives not staying shut (ask me how many drives I had to replace on the iceBooks!)
The tape, while it doesn't look the best, is probably the best solution you'll find short of replacing it outright.
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Posted by: jack on 2017-12-13 06:30:03
(ask me how many drives I had to replace on the iceBooks!) ...and I'd rather insert nasty thing here than open a bunch of iceBooks...
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Posted by: IlikeTech on 2017-12-13 07:40:56
It might be completely fugly, but I could probably put another drive in there. It wouldn't match the faceplace though. Anyone got a drive?!
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Posted by: jack on 2017-12-13 07:46:03
Occasionally they show up on here: http://www.powerbookmedic.com/iBook-Clamshell-Service-Parts----Replacement-Parts-For-Repair-p-1-c-319.html
Or fleabay.
Just wait... one will show up eventually 🙂
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Posted by: IlikeTech on 2017-12-14 06:02:11
Just got a drive from eBay. It wasn't cheap, but has all the hardware.
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Posted by: CC_333 on 2017-12-15 22:35:13
I think I have a spare drive too, if you want?
My clamshell did this after I dropped it one time too many. Then the bezel broke off. Had to tape it with a block of... foam? can't remember.... It read CDs just fine, though. I used it that way pretty much until it fell apart in 2005. Of course, I had moved on to a PC by then (but not for long! I got a MacBook for my 18th birthday about 1-1/2 years later).
Didn't realize this was a common problem. I figured it was simply a result of my dropping the thing so much.
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Posted by: IlikeTech on 2017-12-21 19:53:03
The drive has been replaced and the system is now working great!
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