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Apple Computing Products:
macOS - Notebook Hardware
Broken Optical Drive - PB G4
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<blockquote data-quote="Kevriano" data-source="post: 1243127" data-attributes="member: 18605"><p>Sadly not a lot. It will still show because it's still present whether it works or not because it's not disconnected from the board in any way.</p><p>Almost certainly the failure is down to the actual laser failing.</p><p>The only thing you could try would be to blow air into the slot (with one of those air cans used in photography), to try and clear any dust from the lens and then try a disc, but on a machine this old it's done well to last to be fair.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Kevriano, post: 1243127, member: 18605"] Sadly not a lot. It will still show because it's still present whether it works or not because it's not disconnected from the board in any way. Almost certainly the failure is down to the actual laser failing. The only thing you could try would be to blow air into the slot (with one of those air cans used in photography), to try and clear any dust from the lens and then try a disc, but on a machine this old it's done well to last to be fair. [/QUOTE]
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