Problem with apple 24 scsi cd drive

#1 Sun, 13 Nov 2011 - 18:32 68kMLA

I have a problem with my cd rom drive the last days. Most of the times tries to read a cd with no success. Even when i try to eject (the cd) it appears a msg like that: The disk "x" could not be put away, because a disk error occurred. My mac is a performa 6116 with 136 mb ram, sonnet nubus g3 at 500 Mhz installed, mac os 7.6 and mac os 8.1. Thank you

#2 Sun, 13 Nov 2011 - 18:44 68kMLA

Have you tried using a CD player lens cleaner? It may have dust on the lens. Alternatively, the lens may be out of alignment or focus.

#3 Sun, 13 Nov 2011 - 18:47 68kMLA

I haven't tried anything yet. I will try to find lens cleaner. Thank you

#4 Sun, 13 Nov 2011 - 19:04 68kMLA

Do i have to buy a special cd cleaner (old and for this kind machine?) or a new one from the stores can do the job?

#5 Sun, 13 Nov 2011 - 19:13 68kMLA

New is fine. I get mine from a $2 store

It is just a CD with a small brush glued to it, and a bottle of fluid.

You could also try a photographic lens brush if you have one, or a very clean, soft, fine hair paintbrush - if you can see the lens mechanism when the drive is open.

#6 Sun, 13 Nov 2011 - 19:38 68kMLA

I tried one of those cleaning kits when I needed to clean the drive in my 7500. It was useless. Not sure if it was the brush on the CD or the liquid (whatever it was, it wasn't IPA) but it had no effect. In the end I opened the drive up and cleaned the lens directly with a cotton bud (q-tip) and some isopropyl alcohol and it's worked fine since.

#7 Wed, 16 Nov 2011 - 18:46 68kMLA

Well i tried a cd cleaner (with the brush) and the following msg appeared:

The Apple CD-ROM drive is not

responding.

Please be sure that at least one

Apple CD-ROM drive is connected

and turned on, then restart your

Macintosh.