> 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. I imagine it's a USB 2 drive. If you have it connected to a USB 1 port, it won't work.
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