From: "Mark Edward Attew" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: DVD-R/W in Pismo Date: Mon, 8 Sep 2003 19:45:10 -0700
I tested a Toshiba SD-R6012 DVD-R inside a Pismo optical caddy and it
worked with DVD Studio Pro and Toast, but not with iDVD. I don't know
what iDVD looks for to decide if a Mac + DVD-writer is supported or not.
I don't think any Apple SuperDrives will write to a +R format, they are all -R. My iMac doesn't even see a +R disc correctly.
Weren't these they grey drives that the faceplates wouldn't fit? I saw a
picture somewhere and it wasn't too aesthetically pleasing.
It _should_ work fine hardware-wise, the drive you mention is of the
standard slim formfactor which fits right in the Lombard/Pismo caddy. In
fact if you get the tray-load version (UJ-811/UJ-812) it _may_ even be
usable with the original Apple/Matshita faceplate.
I looked up the UJ-811 and compared it to my DVD-ROM module and it seems
the open/close button and pin release will line up alowing me to use the
original faceplate...now that would be awesome since I want it to look
original. Is the UJ-811 compatible with OS X...can I burn from the
Finder for CD-R and will the DVD burning work with Toast and iDVD. I did
a Web search and couldn't find compatibility info for the UJ-811 and
Powerbooks. Being that the UJ-815 comes with the 17" Powerbooks, I'd
imagine it would be fully supported with all applications. But the
ability to use the original faceplate is important to...
From what I've done with Pismo/Lombard drives, even if you get a Matshita replacement the holes still don't line up. The holes on the left side (looking at it from the front) and the top center will be ok, but PC's use a guide pin next to the hole on the top right, so it's off by about .050. I've cut off the guide pin and drilled a 9/64 hole through there and then used a spare screw for assembly.
It may just take a modification of the burn support file to allow the Finder and iTunes to recognize the new drive, it usually just requires changing the model number in the document.
Another question is, why do we want to burn DVD's on a Pismo/Lombard? FWIW, I just burned a Video CD in Toast - for 38 minutes of video, my TiBook 500 took 4:20 to prep the file. That's hours. I'd think a G3 will be somewhat slower....
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