> > > > > > I have a 266mHz Beige G3 Desktop also. I have seen many other posts in > > > Usenet about the flaky OEM CD Drive in the Beige G3's. Sometimes I've > > > found that a CD Drive cleaner will help, but eventually I gave up and > > > replaced it with a Cendyne. The Cendyne won't boot from an OS 9 or OS X > > > installation disk, but I keep the OEM drive around for those situations. > > > > > > To make a long story short, it's probably nothing you're doing wrong. > > > The OEM Matshita just can't read burned disks very well, or > > > consistently. I found that they worked sometimes. > > > > > > Jackie > > Jackie, what flavor of Cendyne do you have/recommend? > > > > Thanks, > > Byron > > > I have the Cendyne 52 x 24 x 52. Make sure you look at the model # by > the UPC code. You want one that is actually a Lite-On model. The model > should say LTR-52246S to be a Lite-On. I believe the 48x24x48 will also work. > > Jackie
I forgot to mention that you will probably need Toast Titanium, as I seem to recall it was not recognized by Toast until one of the later updates. Jackie -- G-List is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- We have Apple Refurbished Monitors in stock! | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> G-List list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.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]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/g-list%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
