Greetings~
The Superdrive (Pioneer DVD-RW DVR-103) appears to be no longer recognized. The eject button on the keyboard works, but inserting any kind of disc results in...well...nothing.
Listening closely, it sounds like the drive head (or laser arm or whatever the read component is) is periodically moving around trying but failing to find anything to read.
No CD/DVD icon appears on the desktop anymore. This seems to have happened after installing Tiger (I've installed the update as well), but it could just be a coincidence as it seems to my non-hardware-oriented self like it's probably a drive failure.
The mac is a few years old (Dual Proc 800mhz G4) but hasn't been used consistently, so I'm a bit disappointed it would fail after relatively little usage.
SO: 1) is there anything I can do to troubleshoot this thing?
2) if a failure, can someone suggest a reliable replacement and vendor?
Appreciate any and all help!
-G
The Superdrive (Pioneer DVD-RW DVR-103) appears to be no longer recognized. The eject button on the keyboard works, but inserting any kind of disc results in...well...nothing.
Listening closely, it sounds like the drive head (or laser arm or whatever the read component is) is periodically moving around trying but failing to find anything to read.
No CD/DVD icon appears on the desktop anymore. This seems to have happened after installing Tiger (I've installed the update as well), but it could just be a coincidence as it seems to my non-hardware-oriented self like it's probably a drive failure.
The mac is a few years old (Dual Proc 800mhz G4) but hasn't been used consistently, so I'm a bit disappointed it would fail after relatively little usage.
SO: 1) is there anything I can do to troubleshoot this thing?
2) if a failure, can someone suggest a reliable replacement and vendor?
Appreciate any and all help!
-G