On May 12, 2010, at 11:26 AM, TVirkkala wrote: > > I don't really know if the optical drive is even working properly, at this > point. No evidence for it. > > Any ideas? (I forget, can one boot OS X from a Firewire optical drive?) >
It does sound as if the Optical drive is foo. > I suppose I could call FreeGeek.com.... Hate to bother people who do such > good work recycling computers, though. I"m sure they have drives laying about to swap you; hell a brand new drive won't cost more than $20 or so... Here's a DVD+/- R/RW DL drive for $28 <http://www.geeks.com/details.asp?invtid=BLK-SH-S222-DO&cat=DVD> -- Bruce Johnson University of Arizona College of Pharmacy Information Technology Group Institutions do not have opinions, merely customs -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, 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] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list
