Greetings Yawg ( + )!( + ) You might want to try:
http://www.patchburn.de/ As this might be able to fix your SuperDrive problem. Another thought is How Many Times Have You Changed The Region Code on Your SuperDrive? Cheers Harry San Jose, Ca ø?ºº?ø,¸¸,ø?ºº?ø,¸¸,ø?ºº?ø,¸¸,ø?º?ø On Jan 25, 2:37 am, PeterH <[email protected]> wrote: > On Jan 25, 2009, at 1:50 AM, yawg wrote: > > > > > My SuperDrive can't write DVD-R discs any more. When I open up its > > system profile I get this (Dutch): > > > ATAPI DVD DD 2X16X4X16: > > > Fabrikant: ATAPI > > Model: ATAPI DVD DD 2X16X4X16 > > Revisie: G7H9 > > Serienummer: > > Schijftype: CD-RW/DVD-RW > > Schijven branden: Niet ondersteund > > Verwijderbare media: Ja > > Externe eenheid: Nee > > Protocol: ATAPI > > Eenheidnummer: 0 > > Sockettype: Intern > > I get the following (in English) from my Pioneer DVR-110: > > PIONEER DVD-RW DVR-110: > > Firmware Revision: 8.37 <---------- This is the BenQ firmware, > with many options enabled (1.37 is the corresponding Pioneer firmware) > Interconnect: ATAPI > Burn Support: Yes (Apple Shipped/Supported) <--- 10.4.11 likes my > DVR-110, even with its special firmware > Cache: 2000 KB > Reads DVD: Yes > CD-Write: -R, -RW > DVD-Write: -R, -RAM, -RW, +R, +RW, +R DL <----- Supports all media > types > Burn Underrun Protection CD: Yes > Burn Underrun Protection DVD: Yes > Write Strategies: CD-TAO, CD-SAO, CD-Raw, DVD-DAO > Media: No > > > So it says that my SuperDrive doesn't support writing disks! Can > > System Profiler see that my DVD-writer is defective? > > It can tell if your drive supports DVD burning, and I think it is > saying it doesn't, but I can't read Dutch. > > > > > What would be a good reliable new DVD-writer that will be supported in > > my Mac? I have a last generation 1.25 GHz MDD running both Panther and > > Tiger. > > For a PATA drive, I generally prefer Pioneers, although Lite-Ons are > very good values and generally last longer before the writing laser > ceases to function properly. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed Low End Mac's G3-5 List, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list?hl=en Low End Mac RSS feed at feed://lowendmac.com/feed.xml -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
