Just a brief update... I gave up on trying to get the the Pioneer optical drive to work again -- I got it to work for about 1 day, then the same problem. I won't recognized discs (CDs or DVDs) that it played immediately after cleaning the previous day.
The LG unit works well, although the ADDONICS IDE/SATA adapter that shipped with it doesn't allow the unit to write CDs or DVDs. Overall, I'm pleased with the replacement. I don't know if it's worth it to try and find an adapter that would restore the ability to burn discs. On Thu, Sep 7, 2017 at 1:20 PM, James Cordano <riffraff...@gmail.com> wrote: > UNSUBSCRIBE > > > On Monday, August 21, 2017, William Tomcanin <wt8091...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> Hello everyone, >> >> My 15-year old original Pioneer optical drive has failed completely. I >> removed it took it apart, cleaned it which brought it back to life for >> about one day. Today it refuses to read anything! >> >> Time to replace it and I am wondering what folks are using these days. >> >> I've been to the OWC site and see some options for newer drives, but they >> only function as CD/DVD-rom when connected internally with appropriate >> adapters. I can live with that, but would appreciate any recommendations >> from the group. >> >> thanks in advance, >> Bill >> >> -- >> -- >> 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 g3-5-list@googlegroups.com >> For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group >> /g3-5-list >> >> --- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "G-Group" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to g3-5-list+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >> > -- > -- > 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 g3-5-list@googlegroups.com > For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/ > group/g3-5-list > > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "G-Group" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to g3-5-list+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- -- 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 g3-5-list@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "G-Group" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to g3-5-list+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.