Mac Forum / Country Specific / Australian Mac Group / December 2007

Friends - Just wondering if anyone has had this prob. After updating to
10.4.11 (although I am NOT saying this is the fault; just coincidental
timing perhaps), the tray on my Pioneer 107D will only open and close
once, and only after a shutdown/startup. It will not open or close
after a restart, nor if after the first open/close after the
shutdown/startup. It works fine otherwise; buring and reading. I've
used the keyboard, drag and drop, disk utility, terminal commands, menu
option items, itunes, toast, "about this mac" and system profiler. All
report that the device is fully functional but nothing will open/close
the drawer bar the trusty paperclip or the shutdown/startup option.
I've read of an Aussie guy in the Mac forums who claims that this
problem is due to a software conflict between the  OS update and
microsoft security thingie.....I have also read of many other people
suffering similar strange problems on the forums vis-a-vis the
superdrive. They all seem to have started within the last few months.

My question to this group - Anyone else has similar probs and short of
replacing the drive (as suggested at the Mac Support Forums), any
solutions????

thanks in advance to anyone who has any ideas!! And safe and happy hols!!
cheers,
sam