IF this is a relatively new drive, it will probably not be supported by the built-in CD burning infrastructure in MacOS 9. You will need to use an earlier drive that is supported. I am surprised that Toast 5.2.3 doesn�t see the drive, though, as it should support all drives that conform to the MMC standard, which is basically all drives produced over the past few years.
The built-in MacOS 9 support only works with specific drives, however. It is possible to hack the support files to work with non-supported drives � see xlr8your mac for some details of this (try starting at http://www.xlr8yourmac.com/feedback/itunes/itunes_disk_burn.html). You will need to find out what drive is inside the Iomega enclosure � the best way is via Apple System Profiler, where you should be able to see the drive ID string. You will need this to hack the Authoring Support file. It�s not a trivial subjecty, but I hope my tips above point you in the right direction. As always, MacOS 9 is falling further and further behind in terms of support for newer hardware, so I�m afraid this is just one of the symptoms of this. It�s not quite as simple as this, however - Apple could have just used the MMC information to decide how to support drives. Instead they used a mechanism that limits support to certain drives, which is what is causing the problem here... Nick -- Nick Collingridge - Zapp Computer Consultancy From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: "Mac UK" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Wed, 24 Dec 2003 03:45:13 EST To: "Mac UK" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Iomega CD-RW 52x24x52 External Drive not being seen I just connected an Iomega 52x24x52 External CD-RW drive (model 32650) via USB-1 to my Lombard Powerbook running OS 9.2.2, and Toast 5.2.3 & Jam 2.6.2 don't "see" the drive even though Iomega's HotBurn does. My previous Iomega external drive (Predator) worked fine, so is there any "hack", "trick" or "support file" needed to get Toast & Jam to recognize and see this new drive? Thank you. Kevin. -- Mac UK is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... 123Inkjets.com <http://lowendmac.com/ad/123inkjets.html> Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> Mac UK list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/mac-uk.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/mac-uk%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com -- Mac UK is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... 123Inkjets.com <http://lowendmac.com/ad/123inkjets.html> Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> Mac UK list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/mac-uk.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/mac-uk%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
