On 7/28/05, Adam <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >If you have the OEM CD-ROM you will need either 3rd party drivers or I > >have had luck with the old Apple CD-ROM extension form System 7. This > >was before Apple eliminated the compatibility with most optical drives > >except the Apple "Rommed" drives in Macs. > > >The Mac OS CD's usually will boot on the clones no problem. I don't > >know about any other OS's. > > >The best thing to do is get an older CD-ROM from an Apple 73-9600 era > >Macs. You can get up to 24x SCSI CD-ROM but they are not as common as > >the 12x drives. You should be able to get a 12x for a few bucks or > >free and that eliminates the problem altogether. > >-- > >Ron > > Thanks for you reply. So are the CD-ROMs actually Apple units or are they 3rd > party > units that are Apple-ROMed? > I've seen a few SCSI CD-ROMs that say 'For Apple' on ebay. But whether this > is a > bit misleading, and they just think it suitable for an Apple, I'm not sure.... > I can't find any Apple CD-ROMs on ebay UK. > > Thanks, > Adam >
They are all 3rd party stuff, usually Matshita. The ones out of Macs just have some firmware or something that makes them bootable/readable. Here's the old Apple driver that should work with most CD-ROMs: http://www.maximumdebian.org/docs/mirrors/macdrivermuseum/disk.html I know someone in the UK who may have an Apple SCSI CD-ROM and I'll ask him to email you if he does. He's in Sheffeild I think. Here's a couple of searches within the Apple section on Ebay UK, The CD-ROMs should all be Mac bootable but I would check to make sure it's out of a Mac. http://search.ebay.co.uk/SCSI_Apple-Macintosh_W0QQsofocusZbsQQsbrftogZ1QQcatrefZC3QQcatrefZC6QQfromZR10QQsacatZ4599QQcatrefZC6QQsargnZ-1QQsaslcZ3QQsadisZ200QQfposZPostcodeQQga10244Z10425QQftrtZ1QQftrvZ1QQfsopZ1QQfsooZ1 http://computers.listings.ebay.co.uk/Apple-Macintosh_W0QQfromZR4QQsacatZ4599QQsocmdZListingItemList I would download the old Apple driver and it should work fine with Mac OS's. Ron http://krowmagnum.4mg.com/ -- Power Computing is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... 123Inkjets.com <http://lowendmac.com/ad/123inkjets.html> Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> Power Computing list info: <http://lowendmac.com/power/list.html> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:powercomputing@mail.maclaunch.com> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> List archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/powercomputing%40mail.maclaunch.com/> iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com
