[DM-MUG] wondering about my eMac's CD drive and PRAM?

[James Wu]

Get an IDE optical drive from OWC (http://macsales.com/) for $30 and replace the drive. It's pretty easy to replace but you need to make sure you discharge the CRT while working on it so you don't electrocute yourself.

If you need more info, let me know.

James

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On May 6, 2011, at 1:57 PM, Geoffrey Stevens wrote:

> I have an older eMac.
> Lately it has sopped recognizing the combo drive. I put a CD in and no drive noise and then spits it out.
> I reset the PRAM. Since it is a eMac that uses Open Firmware I boot and type in commands.
> This worked once and got the drive working. But now it doesn't work again. I have tried to get the drive to work again - and now no luck.
> Any suggestions?
> Geoff Stevens
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