>Yes you can use an external firewire drive though you may have to >install a patch to get it to recognize correctly. You could also >replace the internal slot loading drive with a new one even a dvd+-rw. >I am not sure what slimline drives Apple uses as there "SuperDrives" but >any slot loading slimline drive should work.
Will 3rd party drives have the right connector on it? IIRC, the slot load drive in the iMac has a 50 pin IDE + Power + Sound cable. That seems a little too odd for generic drives. -chris <http://www.mythtech.net> -- 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------
