My CD/DVD drive tray will not stay closed

I have a G3 dual USB iBook and my CD/DVD-Rom tray will not stay closed. Any idea's how to fix this?

OK .. I'd been struggling with this problem for a number of weeks - on a friends iBook ( I'm not sure of the Factory Config - but it is a G4).
Anyway - I've scoured these files on the Apple Support system with NO luck at all - and a number of other forums and support sites... that is until I came across a mention of resetting the PMU (Power Management Unit). This URL was given: http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=14449#faq6 .... which of course leads right back here!
But I read all the info and then sought out the appropriate method for a PMU reset and did it. VOILA! It worked.
Now ... I would suggest that this would be a good time to run a Disk Utility (like Disk Warrior) to check out the Disk and System.
But .. the CD Tray remains closed now. So - I hope this gets you all back in business.
PowerBook G3 BronzeKey   Mac OS X (10.3.9)  

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