I bought a superdrive and installed it really easy. XLR8yourmac.com has the instructions, will see if I can find it. Had to switch it with my DVD-Rom.
I got the Pioneer DVR-104 for $259 from http://www.hypermicro.com/store/index.htm On Saturday, August 31, 2002, at 11:12 PM, andrew arnold wrote: > Hi Ward, > > I saved this message for almost a year. I am considering purchasing a > DVD-R as you mentioned below. Have you had any trouble with yours? I > have a G4 450. Is installation really that easy???? Is there an extra > bay and drawer that will open, or do you have to ditch the CD-Rom that > comes with the G4?? > > thanks > > Andy > > > Hey folks, > > Those who own G4s who salivate at the thought of having a Pioneer > DVD-R/DVD-RW/CD-RW internal drive need to check out what these puppies > can be currently had for. > > http://shopper.cnet.com/shopping/resellers/0-7085-311- > 6145334.html?tag=st.sh.sr.pl.pr6145334 > > I?ve recently installed one of these in my G4 and it works just like > Apple?s stock superdrive, because it is. ?I was slightly concerned > that Apple customized their ROMs for this drive but initially I > believe they have not. ?iDVD is supposed to only work on Apple?s stock > superdrive and it recognizes this unit as such. ?Installation is as > plug-and-play as you can get. > > Ward Oldham > > > > > Kind regards, > Andy > a0arno01 at athena.louisville.edu > > Remember the two most important things in life: > ??????1. Don't tell everyone everything you know > ??????2. > > The software box said, "Windows XP or better," so I bought a Macintosh. > > "Macintosh. We may not have done everything right, but at least we knew > the century was going to end."-Douglas Adams -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: not available Type: text/enriched Size: 1766 bytes Desc: not available Url : http://www.math.louisville.edu/pipermail/macgroup/attachments/20020901/7037d4a4/attachment.bin
