edeneen wrote:
> sure, have fun, a standard CDRW drive will not work in this iMac, you will
> need to use an Apple part.
What about the latest iMacs with built-in CDRW, is there an IDE converter
board separate available too (besides that I need to get that CDRW also too)
> It is a cd/dv drive, (basicaly of no vlaue, a
> marketing gimmick) yeah dvd looks great on a 12" screen LOL)
LOL
> You will also
> need Mac driver to support this device which most manufactures do not
> support.
For the CD part the Toast CD Reader usually takes care of that. If the Apple
cd/dvd driver doesn't see the dvd drive than we could always try cd/dvd
Speedtools...
> (90% of cases I have seen the drive is bad, but you may want to
> try swapping the converter board first.) Though seldon, it is cheaper to
> try the $20 part over the $200 part first) They use a laptop style with an
> IDE converter stapled on to it.
You have a picture of that IDE converter somewhere BTW?
> Yeah, superior Apple engineering & design,
> eh ? Old shit recycled in a pretty box...
Yeah, I know...
> Try to get a used one, if not
> plan to spend about $200, same repair on a PC would be under 100. I have
> repalced two this week, they are garbage.
> E
So you're saying that I have to get a used slot-loading cd/dvd drive which
Apple used in the slot-loading cd/dvd iMacs and then have to buy an laptop
style IDE converter board for about $20 to get it working, right? Sure, it
would be a nice engineering job, but the guy who owns the iMac doesn't need
dvd capablility, he needs burning capability. But I understand what you mean,
it would be easier to get a used slot-loading first generation cd drive which
contains dvd too than finding a tray-loading cd or even a slot-loading cdrw.
Why I want a cdrw for this iMac is because the cd drive in this 333 iMac is
toast and he was thinking of buying a cd burner so I thought it was possible
to combine these too. Otherwise I have to find a cd drive for that iMac, if I
can find one and hopefully close nearby (costs such as taxes and shipping)
and/or an external USB burner which is slow and not bootable...
Well, we'll see.
Marc
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