On Nov 2, 2012, at 12:59 PM, MacBob61 <[email protected]> wrote: > > I also want to tell you the results of my last check. As I said, I > re-installed the original CD-RW drive. When I booted up and went into Disk > Utility, the drive showed up perfectly! I then removed it and put my DVD-ROM > back in. Powered up and into Disk Utility - no go! The DVD-ROM is not seen. > > After observing how Disk Utility displayed the CD-RW info, I had a theory as > to why it might not be working. I wonder if Leopard's Disk Utility (remember, > the drive does show up in Panther's D.U.) doesn't display the drive because > it's not a burner? I considered the fact that all of the iMac G4's optical > drives are burners! Maybe it's ignoring the lowly DVD-ROM because as a > read-only device, it doesn't "belong" in that Mac. Possible? > > As verification, I ask you and all the members, is anyone running Leopard who > has a DVD-ROM drive that is seen in Disk Utility?
That's a thought, although it should show up if there's a disk in the drive, regardless. Sadly we just surplussed the last of our G4 macs from here or I could test the theory, and the only Mac I have running 10.5 is my old TiBook which has a burner in it. -- 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 the iMac Group, a group for those using Apple iMacs and eMacs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/imac/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 leave this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/imaclist
