For several years now the DVD drive on my Mac Pro has been increasingly refusing to open. I’d press the eject key over and over, and finally, like a slot machine reluctant to pay off, it would finally eject. A few days ago it refused entirely. Sure, it made that “clunk” noise like it was going to eject the tray, but that was just for comic effect. The drive was busted.
Replacing the drive turned into a real project. The bottom line is that the folks at the Mac Store in Seattle were great and did me a good turn. Read on for the story.
