Hi Everyone,
I am new to this forum. I recently upgraded my ibook G3 800MHz from a cdrom to a QSI combo drive cdrw/dvd rom. After the upgrade my machine started to hang everytime after being used for a few minutes. I did some troubleshooting and it turns out it is the new combo drive that is causing that. What is even more interesting is that the computer functions normally if and only if the drive is being used by say a music cd. The combo drive itself is operational. I can play, burn cds and watch dvd movies. However if the drive is not being used, the os will hang and my drive's green led will turn on. The machine is then unresponsive, with only the rainbowed status wheel. Has anyone experienced something similar in this forum? if so what can I do to resolve that issue.
I am new to this forum. I recently upgraded my ibook G3 800MHz from a cdrom to a QSI combo drive cdrw/dvd rom. After the upgrade my machine started to hang everytime after being used for a few minutes. I did some troubleshooting and it turns out it is the new combo drive that is causing that. What is even more interesting is that the computer functions normally if and only if the drive is being used by say a music cd. The combo drive itself is operational. I can play, burn cds and watch dvd movies. However if the drive is not being used, the os will hang and my drive's green led will turn on. The machine is then unresponsive, with only the rainbowed status wheel. Has anyone experienced something similar in this forum? if so what can I do to resolve that issue.