>At 16:36 -0500 1/6/03, Mike Whalen - The Computer Valet wrote: >>Hi, >> >>I have a second generation iMac. (The big colored ones, not the 2002 >>version.) The CDROM drive is dead. >> >>Local Mac shops say I need to use their version which costs $200+. >> >>Can I replace the drive with a plain-vanilla IDE CDROM? > >Mike, the tray-loading CD-ROM drives in the earlier iMacs are the >same as the CD-ROM drives in the Powerbooks back then, IIRC. So >you'll need to look for a drive that can replace the one in >Powerbooks, which is what I suspect your Mac shops were pricing for >you. > >Sincerely, >Dennis >
The tray-load CD drive died on my Rev D 333. I replaced it with another same form factor Panasonic-Matshita pulled from a Windows laptop. It turned out to be a DVD drive but is recognized by Apple's driver only as a CD drive. It works as DVD player (all regions) with a third party driver. Charlie -- The iMac List is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | - Epson Stylus Color 580 Printers - new at $69 | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> iMac List info: <http://lowendmac.com/imac/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/imac-list%40mail.maclaunch.com/> --------------------------------------------------------------- >The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
