. . . no CD tray movement. No paperclip access apparent! 
I was thinking my 9.2.2 CD might be in there, no can tell. WTH!!!(heck) :?:
I was thinking my 9.2.2 CD might be in there, no can tell. WTH!!!(heck) :?:
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iLamp CD: KERthump . . . kerTUMTHMPT . . .
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That's actually what I was using, been keeping one beside the QS'02 since switching to a USB wireless with Windows Keys on the KVM setup. I haven''t got anything that actually goes with the bedstand iLamps.
That's actually what I was using, been keeping one beside the QS'02 since switching to a USB wireless with Windows Keys on the KVM setup. I haven''t got anything that actually goes with the bedstand iLamps.
I have one of the early iMac "bondi blue" keyboards that I use for the mini and the iMac. Good because it is compact (I don't like table-sized keyboards aka AEK-II) bad because it's missing keys. As it lacks an Eject key, I had a slight problem with yes, the CD drive on the iMac. Turns out, hidden in the 9.2.2 installation disk is an Eject applet (and a Control Strip module) so that the F12 key ejects the tray, or it can be manually changed in the Keyboard preferences, as it is assigned like a program-launch button. 10.2 recognizes F12 as eject so that's not a problem.
When I had the iMac apart, I peered into the DVD drive, and didn't see anything overtly suggesting a manual eject button. Pffft. I do have a spare Kensington around for this very reason which has an Eject key (and a Del key, which I am lacking for when I'm in XP on the mini...) and all the sound buttons. Never know when you might need it.
When I had the iMac apart, I peered into the DVD drive, and didn't see anything overtly suggesting a manual eject button. Pffft. I do have a spare Kensington around for this very reason which has an Eject key (and a Del key, which I am lacking for when I'm in XP on the mini...) and all the sound buttons. Never know when you might need it.
That's putting it mildly. PthBBBBBBBBBLOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
So how do I get it open, complete disassembly? :
Sarcastically?
Pretty simple, really. There's four screw that take off the bottom plate, remove those, then there's four more underneath. Once those are out the mobo with the bottom case lifts off. The HDD/CD drive assembly is another four screws that are buried deep in there.
There's a service manual floating around. . .
If there's one complaint (actually, two) that I have is that they really should have made it with a 2.5" hard drive and laptop CD drive a'la the Mini. Could have been much smaller, or at least accelerated the development of the iMac G5. I do miss the 900MHz iBook though, except the flexing motherboard, the hated GPU issue and the tedious take-down makes it a write-off. Too bad, I liked mine when it wasn't acting up.
Pretty simple, really. There's four screw that take off the bottom plate, remove those, then there's four more underneath. Once those are out the mobo with the bottom case lifts off. The HDD/CD drive assembly is another four screws that are buried deep in there.
There's a service manual floating around. . .
If there's one complaint (actually, two) that I have is that they really should have made it with a 2.5" hard drive and laptop CD drive a'la the Mini. Could have been much smaller, or at least accelerated the development of the iMac G5. I do miss the 900MHz iBook though, except the flexing motherboard, the hated GPU issue and the tedious take-down makes it a write-off. Too bad, I liked mine when it wasn't acting up.
I'm always reluctant to recommend brute force, BUT...
I have sometimes found that if you insert a thin flat blade, such as a blunt kitchen knife, just between the side of the tray door and the iLamp body, and give it a little physical persuasion while it is carrying on with its KERthumping, the tray will magically come to its senses and eject. This may be just momentary and it may immediately try to close again unless you physically hang on to it.
When I have had that problem on iLamps, it has usually been one of three things:
a) There is a mechanical jam in the tray mechanism
B) IDE cable has worked partially loose from the motherboard or the CDROM end, or
c) The PSU is underperforming and resets each time the tray eject motor tries to start up
Of course,it could be something else
Either way, sounds like your Lamp is due for a good clean out and internal inspection. Disassembly is not too painful, really.. The only essential consideration is restoring the thermal grease heat transfer between upper and lower case when you reassemble.
Rick
I have sometimes found that if you insert a thin flat blade, such as a blunt kitchen knife, just between the side of the tray door and the iLamp body, and give it a little physical persuasion while it is carrying on with its KERthumping, the tray will magically come to its senses and eject. This may be just momentary and it may immediately try to close again unless you physically hang on to it.
When I have had that problem on iLamps, it has usually been one of three things:
a) There is a mechanical jam in the tray mechanism
B) IDE cable has worked partially loose from the motherboard or the CDROM end, or
c) The PSU is underperforming and resets each time the tray eject motor tries to start up
Of course,it could be something else
Either way, sounds like your Lamp is due for a good clean out and internal inspection. Disassembly is not too painful, really.. The only essential consideration is restoring the thermal grease heat transfer between upper and lower case when you reassemble.
Rick
Make sure to be careful if you are going to disassembling your iLamp. The cables don't have much slack. If it is an early model the plug that connects the logic board to the screen is fixed. On the later ones, it is a cable.
You might also want to reapply the thermal paste on the heat piping. Just in case.
You might also want to reapply the thermal paste on the heat piping. Just in case.
I've been at it with dental picks already, I'll try it just a tad more forcefully. [}] ]'> I take it Apple used a non-standard (read sub-standard?) mechanism in these things? If they did a custom design for the iLamp, why no manual ejection latch? I don't think I've ever run across an optical drive, cartridge OR tray loader, without a paper clip latch before this *$%#@+!=POS.
I think I've got the Service Source already, thanks for the tips on the take-apart/servicing of these funky lookin' Macs. One works one doesn't and unless the drive is well and truly borked, there's no CD in its trap according to the mounted volumes.
For the meantime, I think I'll just make clear plexi covers for the pair of LCDs and use 'em for picture frames without the slide shows.
] ]'> I take it Apple used a non-standard (read sub-standard?) mechanism in these things? If they did a custom design for the iLamp, why no manual ejection latch? I don't think I've ever run across an optical drive, cartridge OR tray loader, without a paper clip latch before this *$%#@+!=POS.I think I've got the Service Source already, thanks for the tips on the take-apart/servicing of these funky lookin' Macs. One works one doesn't and unless the drive is well and truly borked, there's no CD in its trap according to the mounted volumes.
For the meantime, I think I'll just make clear plexi covers for the pair of LCDs and use 'em for picture frames without the slide shows.
Noooo! Not a picture frame!!! 8-o
These elegant machines deserve to live out their years in dignity.
The optical drives are just standard IDE/ATAPI models - I've swapped them for generics with no problems (you need the shorter form factor). If you disassemble, you may even find that the drive has an eject button on it, but Apple have just omitted to provide the appropriate pinhole. Even Jony Ive was not perfect.
Try swapping drives before you give up on the machine, please :-*
Rick
These elegant machines deserve to live out their years in dignity.
The optical drives are just standard IDE/ATAPI models - I've swapped them for generics with no problems (you need the shorter form factor). If you disassemble, you may even find that the drive has an eject button on it, but Apple have just omitted to provide the appropriate pinhole. Even Jony Ive was not perfect.
Try swapping drives before you give up on the machine, please :-*
Rick
Oopsie! :lol: That's "for the meantime" read as "temporarily" while I sort things out. The two have been sitting on my headboard/bedstands since they came out of the packaging from a trade.
However, they will be digital picture frames and adjustable reading lights/indirect lighting units. [}] ]'> Being displayed, if underused on my Danish, Mid-Century Modern Teak headboard unit ought to be dignified enough, even for the iIve . . .
. . . if not . . .
There's a DVD drive for playing VidClips of the rug rat in the future for one of them. One day I'll source parts and build the linkages, LED housings and perfboards. I'll only be tacking the assemblies on with something like hot glue, clear silicone or a DF tape that leaves a compatibly soluble residue. the LEDs will be remote controlled a/o positionally switched. The housing will flip down adjustably for reading as the LCD is tilted downward and forward for reading lamp mode. The hack will be stealth and fully reversible 1n this instance though . . .
. . . you never know, the funky (in?)elegance of the iLamp may make it the 128k of a later date, as compacts eventually achieve a Lisa-like status and rarity. :approve:
edit: These were made with proper, leaded solder, correct? I assume so, if the electronics are still functional after this long already. Lead-free, upgrade impaired, irreparable, disposable electronics are a sin against mother nature as far as I'm concerned. It's a venal sin in the case of a portable device like a phone, but a mortal sin for something the size of a current iMac in my book. When they finally pass laws requiring refundable "core charges" and recycling for electronics like they have now for lead-acid batteries, I'll likely change the level of my conservationist's outrage to peccadillo/venal sin status.
However, they will be digital picture frames and adjustable reading lights/indirect lighting units. [}
] ]'> Being displayed, if underused on my Danish, Mid-Century Modern Teak headboard unit ought to be dignified enough, even for the iIve . . .. . . if not . . .
There's a DVD drive for playing VidClips of the rug rat in the future for one of them. One day I'll source parts and build the linkages, LED housings and perfboards. I'll only be tacking the assemblies on with something like hot glue, clear silicone or a DF tape that leaves a compatibly soluble residue. the LEDs will be remote controlled a/o positionally switched. The housing will flip down adjustably for reading as the LCD is tilted downward and forward for reading lamp mode. The hack will be stealth and fully reversible 1n this instance though . . .
. . . you never know, the funky (in?)elegance of the iLamp may make it the 128k of a later date, as compacts eventually achieve a Lisa-like status and rarity. :approve:
edit: These were made with proper, leaded solder, correct? I assume so, if the electronics are still functional after this long already. Lead-free, upgrade impaired, irreparable, disposable electronics are a sin against mother nature as far as I'm concerned. It's a venal sin in the case of a portable device like a phone, but a mortal sin for something the size of a current iMac in my book. When they finally pass laws requiring refundable "core charges" and recycling for electronics like they have now for lead-acid batteries, I'll likely change the level of my conservationist's outrage to peccadillo/venal sin status.
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