Optical Drive Gets Stuck On Metal Door

Hey Folks!,
My only discontent with my G5 is that my optical died way too early. So, I put in a new Samsung super drive today and it seems that things are responding correctly however, the plastic tray keeps running into the back of my metal door. Of course, the result is that both the tray and the door get stuck halfway, thus impeding my DVD tray from opening. does anyone know what I can do to fix this problem? Always appreciated.
reuven

Hi-
First, did you take the bezel off the tray? The tray front needs to be bare, or things hang up.
If you did that, then the stand off screws may be the wrong ones. There are two versions of screws, each for different drive makes.
Phillips head screws are for Sony drives, and the hex head screws are for Pioneer and Toshiba.
Which screw would be correct for the Samsung, though, I'm not sure. Comparing the old drive to the bew drive will tell you if you need to go up, or down.
Some people with the wrong standoffs have reported getting by with slightly loosening the standoff to raise the drive.

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