[Blanchard]

Thanks in advance for any help...

I have a cd-rw/dvd combo in my yikes g4. While burning a disk in Toast (OS X) I wanted to check my email, but just as I clicked the entourage icon I got 2 or 3 alert in toast (can't remember what it said... i/o error I think... very strange messages anyways), and now the burner doesn't recognize discs, cannot play them either.

I booted in OS 9, same problem. Same problem with Disc Burner. I inserted a DVD and it won't read it either.

OK, my burner seems dead. But my warranty is expired. This piece cost me a lot of $$$, and anyways I'm broke.

Is there a last resort I haven't tried? Anybody ever heard of this problem?

Please please please...

[suprz's ghost]

i'm no genius by any means but is it recognized in the system profiler? driver problems? (or whatever you call it in OSX)last resort would be to try re-installing toast and the os...

[Blanchard]

ASP recognizes my driver. Reinstalling the OS wouldn't change anything. Remember that I rebooted in OS 9 and the problem was not solved.

I think that the it must have something to do with the laser mechanism. But the strangest part is that the drive stopped working the moment I clicked on the entourage icon.

Could it be that the laser lens (if that exists!) is dirty? Can it be cleaned? Can I poke in there with a pin or something to wake the drive? Is there anything short of 125$ or a prayer that could solve my problem? ...