Re: Oh dear



In article <BF60E991.1B8BA%ahorne1nospam@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, Andrew
Horne <ahorne1nospam@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> On 29/9/05 12:03 am, in article
> 1h3miol.1dfpujh1wwhrnjN%UsenetsPam@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "Ryan Callaghan"
> <UsenetsPam@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> > Andrew Horne <ahorne1nospam@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >
> >> Looks like I have something stuck inside my superdrive on a g4 MDD desktop.
> >> The paper from a DVD has eased off and stayed inside when the dvd got
> >> ejected, now my superdrive won't shut.
> >> Any hints?
> >>
> >> Andrew
> >
> > Tweezers, or my personal favourite, artery forceps may be helpful if you
> > can hold the drive tray open and get enough light in to see what's going
> > on, however, it's probably snagged or stuck, so getting the drive out
> > and removing the top is probably the safest fix.
>
>
> Well, after I posted I thought I may as well.
> So in 45 minutes I managed to get the drive out, open it up and remove the
> paper, then insert the drive and connect everything back up again.
> Relatively painless, and it all works too.
> I really thought I was up the creek at first.
> Don't really want to do it again, but if I need to I won't be so scared.
>
Incidents like that are one of the reaons I bought a printer that
prints onto blank media. Much safer.

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Sara

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