>I havein hand a dead CDROM drive for a 1400; I've read here and there that >people have successfully replaced the mechanism with a non-Apple drive >mechanism, thus making their own 24x or whatever internal CD. This would >be a good solution for me at this time, since now that I've been looking >actively for Cd-R SCSI portable external drives, the only one that keeps >showing up on ebay is a Ricoh mechanism that never sells but the BIN and I >assume the reserve keep getting higher and higher... 2 months ago there >were lots of panasonic external SCSI CD-R for about $60. .sigh. > >Anyway CDR would be fun, but just a CDROM would be fine for now. I'd >welcome thoughts on the feasibility of replacing with a non-Apple mechanism >(I have FWB-CDROM and other tools to try and mount it). > >thanks, > >Brian
Brain, there are hints from Japanese pages that you can put a CDR or a DVD into the bay. I cant confirm this, but it seems possible. Mad Dog -- PowerBooks is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Enter To Win A | -- Canon PowerShot Digital Cameras start at $299 | Free iBook! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> PowerBooks list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/powerbooks.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/powerbooks%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
