I use Sony CDU415 drives in a variety of units.. never has failed to boot, although some units require command-option-shift-delete rather than just holding down 'C'.
Also, I encountered the issue Andrei reports (CD drive only visible if the system disk (actually any Mac bootable CD) is in the drive at boot time). It occurs starting at some version of MacOS around 7.6 or 8.0 and I corrected it by replacing the CD ROM extension with one from an older version of MacOS. Alternatively you can manually patch the newer version to recognize a non Apple drive, but then it will not recognize a real Apple drive. Docs are available "somewhere" via Google. This was on my Starmax 3000 so it probably came from a Starmax site. Les Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> From: "ANdrei" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [1st] Replacement? for CD-ROM-(PM 6100/60) Date: Thu, 19 May 2005 20:26:34 +0300 so it is, in my experience no unit that is not labeled "apple" is bootable on these machines, though it works perfectly as a scsi unit... then, again, i managed to boot off one, but it then only "seems" my drive if I boot the computer with the system CD in it... posted this once on the list, weird stuff :) ANdrei -- 1st-PowerMacs is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Sonnet & PowerLogix Upgrades - start at $169 | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> 1st PowerMacs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/1st-powermacs.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[email protected]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> List archive: <http://mail.maclaunch.com/lists/1st-powermacs/> --------------------------------------------------------------- iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
