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<blockquote data-quote="pigoo3" data-source="post: 1445616" data-attributes="member: 56379"><p>If you hear a "clunk" when you press the optical drive eject key…then somethings in there. If there was nothing in there…you wouldn't hear anything. The optical drive is a "tray-loader"…so the tray is trying to open when you press the key…and it's probably hitting the door that you see on the outside.</p><p></p><p>Something is jamming things up…or something is misaligned. That door on the outside can be pried open. It's only on a spring-loaded hinge. The door opens downward…so pry carefully at the top of the optical drive door with something very thin, like a small pocket knife blade or a razor blade from a box cutter. Pry just enough so you can open it up fully with your fingers. Now you will clearly be able to see if there is an optical drive in there.</p><p></p><p>While holding the optical drive door open with one hand (and assuming there is an optical drive inside the eMac)…press the optical drive eject key again…and see if the the optical drive tray will open…or if it's getting jammed up somehow.</p><p></p><p>As far as the optical drive reading CDs & DVD's. The optical drive that came with the 1.25ghz eMac's could read both.</p><p></p><p>Good luck,</p><p></p><p>- Nick</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="pigoo3, post: 1445616, member: 56379"] If you hear a "clunk" when you press the optical drive eject key…then somethings in there. If there was nothing in there…you wouldn't hear anything. The optical drive is a "tray-loader"…so the tray is trying to open when you press the key…and it's probably hitting the door that you see on the outside. Something is jamming things up…or something is misaligned. That door on the outside can be pried open. It's only on a spring-loaded hinge. The door opens downward…so pry carefully at the top of the optical drive door with something very thin, like a small pocket knife blade or a razor blade from a box cutter. Pry just enough so you can open it up fully with your fingers. Now you will clearly be able to see if there is an optical drive in there. While holding the optical drive door open with one hand (and assuming there is an optical drive inside the eMac)…press the optical drive eject key again…and see if the the optical drive tray will open…or if it's getting jammed up somehow. As far as the optical drive reading CDs & DVD's. The optical drive that came with the 1.25ghz eMac's could read both. Good luck, - Nick [/QUOTE]
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