I'm trying to take apart and clean the AppleCD 24x CD-ROM drive from my 9600 but I can't actually seem to get at the laser assembly...I've taken all the screws out and still can't get the top shell off, and I can't find a guide anywhere online on how to do it. Can anyone help me?
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Disassembling an AppleCD 24x CD-ROM drive
- Thread starter EvieSigma
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Because there are 2 hidden clips right where the screws go through the covers on the bottom. If you look really really closely, you will see a tiny plastic tab sticking up next to the bent metal screw tabs. 1 on each side.
Push those to "clear" the tabs and poof she pops apart.
Push those to "clear" the tabs and poof she pops apart.
No pictures. All my stuff is put back together/fixed.
Depends on the drive, I have only found 2.
Also the tray has to be open, and the front bezel/faceplate has to be removed.
Depends on the drive, I have only found 2.
Also the tray has to be open, and the front bezel/faceplate has to be removed.
Well I knew that wasnt gonna work. lol.
The laser itself is weak and you will need to adjust the output level of the laser diode itself, which is a pot on the side of the laser. Thatll get it going for awhile at least.
The laser itself is weak and you will need to adjust the output level of the laser diode itself, which is a pot on the side of the laser. Thatll get it going for awhile at least.
very small flat blade screwdriver. Tweak only a tiny bit at a time. If you go too far you risk burning out the diode.
Plus in the beginning I wasnt sure what you were attempting to do other than clean the drive, maybe the tray was sticking? One could only assume.
If you said, Wont read discs, then I would have said the optical pickup is bad and needs re-adjusted.
Anyways, I got an 8X drive that has a bad RF Amp IC that I need to fix someday.
Plus in the beginning I wasnt sure what you were attempting to do other than clean the drive, maybe the tray was sticking? One could only assume.
If you said, Wont read discs, then I would have said the optical pickup is bad and needs re-adjusted.
Anyways, I got an 8X drive that has a bad RF Amp IC that I need to fix someday.
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That means that it can't find a disk... Or can't read it. If it could be read it would keep spinning.
