From: "Ted" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: CD-R in ibook Date: Sat, 29 May 2004 06:02:34 -0700
Can I upgrade the internal CD ROM drive in my 366 MHz ibook to a CD-R or
CD-RW?
If so where do I get the drive and information on how to do it?
If not where is the best place to get a USB CD-R or CD-RW?
Ted
It can be replaced, the connectors are the same for all internal drives. As Laurent said, the face plate may not match up correctly but they can sometimes be modified. FWIW, I put a Matshita combo drive into a Pismo housing, and had to drill a hole in the plastic for a screw to mount up correctly. I have a Matshita CDRW that the Lombard face plate won't fit at all, so it's just sitting in my drawer waiting for another project. Support files are easy to modify in OS9 and Patchburn works well for OSX, so Finder and iTunes burning shouldn't be an issue.
As for installing, there are a few sites on the web explaining the details. It is a lot of work to take apart any of the iBooks. Also, note that USB will be limited to 4x speeds for CDR.
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