On 15/06/04 17:22, "Jack Russell" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > On Jun 15, 2004, at 2:13 PM, Normand Rolland wrote: > >> Does anybody know of a good CD burner that would actually work on a G3 >> All-In-One. I have tried 2 so far: a LG and a Lite-On with no success. >> The LG drive would not even burn correctly (had to use a hacked driver >> for >> it). The Lite-On had only a limited success: it would burn CDs without >> a >> problem (it said in the Apple System Profiler that it was fully >> supported) >> but when it came to rebooting from the 10.2 CD...nothing but a blank >> screen. >> I really don't want to go through every models of burners out there >> until I >> find one that will work. So anyone with a AIO (266 Mhz with OS 10.2.8) >> who >> has managed to put a CD burner in their mac, I'd really appreciate >> their >> advice. Xlr8yourmac was NO help at all (I based my Lite-On purchase on >> the >> reports in their compatibility database). > > Certainly worth talking to the MCE folks http://www.mcetech.com/. They > just released a CD/RW unit for the original iMac. The Bondi Blue iMacs > and the G3 AOI are almost identical in bus, cpu, etc. and of comparable > vintage. I would expect that if their unit runs in original iMacs, it > will run on the AIO? > > Sure worth investigating. No personal experience with an AOI, just a > guess. > > Jack Russell > Thanks for the info. I emailed MCE to get more info on this drive. You never know, I might get lucky. -- 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
