[Pd] OT- Multi-System Networking (was Re: [Pd] splitting Pd on two processors)

[Chuckk Hubbard]

On 7/5/06, carmen <_ at whats-your.name> wrote:
> >
> > Now the CD-rom drive won't open.  I may have to take it back and grab
> > a different one (he had a stack of them and said I could just take
> > one).
>
> this is a pretty common problem. the case uses some funky contraption to pass through the button press. if the drive, or the outer plastic shell is not in the right place, the force won't be transferred. on top of that, the opening for the tray is exactly the size of the tray. so any offset means it won't come out. thank goodness for slot-loading drives, since apple has never been able to design a drive-bay flap to save their life
>

I peeled that flap down and pressed the actual button, no difference.
It makes a short servo sound, followed by a sort of clickety thud, so
I take it the drive is mechanically stuck.

-Chuckk


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