On 12/31/02 Mad Dog wrote: >>as far as the cd is concerned if you can find a cd module be it a dead cd >>module your in luck the teac model cd-224e will slide right into the module >>and works greats >> >>http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=31563&item=2083706682 > >Careful, I have had one person note that cable select models do not work: > >http://mywebpages.comcast.net/gionpeters/HHHH/PB1400/PB1400.html > >scroll to the bottom. > > >Mad Dog
Correct, the 12x module is the only one using a 'standard' 50-pin IDE laptop CD drive connector. I've successfully used a Teac CD-224e as well as a Matshita UJDA-330 CDRW. The Teac is _identical_ to the original, the faceplate attaching perfectly. The Apple faceplate won't directly fit the Matshita drive, so I just used the wintel-laptop-style face with which it came. I suppose one could cobble together an attachment but to me it wasn't worth the bother. Tis true that cable select models won't work out-of-the-box, but it's trivially easy to shunt pin 47 to pin 49 on the module's adapter PCB's drive connector to force Master mode. I just used a tiny thread of solder to short the two adjacent pads at the connector. With the Matshita drive I did it the hard way. I followed the circuit on the drive's internal PCB to locate the unused pads for (presumably) a DIP switch and shorted it there with a tiny wire. What a PITA, so the second drive (using the cd-224e) was done the easy way as described above. Both drives work fine as readers, but don't expect a huge increase in speed, 24X is merely the _maximum_ speed, at the inside (beginning) of a CD it starts out at ~8X, only getting near 24X at the outer edges. BTW, I still haven't gotten the Matshita drive to write, the only SW which is alleged to work with an internal CDRW in a PB1400 is "B's Recorder". All other's I've tried have failed, including Toasts up to v5.1.4, Disk Burner, Disk Copy 6.5, iTunes 1 and 2, plus more I'm not remembering right now. Anyone out there have a source for "B's Recorder"? I've not been able to locate a sales outlet (tho I haven't looked lately.) Dan K -- 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
