Re: Optical replacement for Zip in an AGP Sawtooth G4?

[Bob Geiger]

Yeah, I thought about that. I just figured it might be easier to keep 
the DVD, yank the Zip drive and put another optical in the bay. The 
case design for fit is what I needed advise on which you point out 
won't comfortably do what I intend. The SuperDrive is probably the way 
to go then. I already have an external FW CD writer. Any pointers on 
models, cost, places to buy?  Thanks again for your advise James.

Bob
On May 1, 2004, at 1:21 PM, James S Jones wrote:
That case design didn't comfortably support what you're considering 
until the MDD (mirrored drive doors) models.

There are no electrical reasons why you couldn't use another 5 1/4 
inch drive in the earlier models (B&W G3 through Quicksilver G4), but 
you'd have to substantially modify the drive mounting bracket, face 
plate and cover. It's not likely to be very attractive afterwards.

Instead of going this route, why not just replace your CD/DVD ROM 
drive with the 'super' drive? Or, do you have a regular need for 
accessing 2 optical disks at the same time?

On May 1, 2004, at 10:03 AM, Bob Geiger wrote:
Does anyone know if one can replace the internal Zip drive in a 
Sawtooth AGP G4 with something other than another Zip drive. I'm 
thinking a CD/DVD writer to complement the DVD drive. I'm concerned 
with bay space and any power voltage differences that may exit. If it 
can be done, I'd appreciate any suggestions for an internal CD/DVD 
writer. Thanks to all.

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