Optical drive is faulty.

Hello,

After a couple of days the optical CD disc drive went faulty. All inserted CD's, even the orginal System discs were spitted out. First I tried a cleaning CD which was also not accepted.

I went on MacUpgrades.co.uk site which had no spares for the optical drive. Even when I asked for an external one they said that the iMac was too old!!! I don't want to get rid of him because I need him for special work which he does fine for me. I have to upload files, so I need the drive, internal or external whatever.

Specs:

iMac CRT M5521 Machine ID: 406

System: Mac OS 9.2.2.

Built in Mem: 192MB

Processor: Power PC G3

Speed: 350MHz

Specs drive:

Version driver: 1.4.7

Removable media: yes

Vendor: MATSHITA

Revision nr.: ZAOE

Product ID: CD-ROM CR-1760

By the way, my machine has no FireWire ports.

It has:

1 phone, 1 Ethernet, 2 USB, Sound: in-out.

Kind regards.

Hubert Steyns.