At 18:03 +0100 04/13/2002, David Wasser wrote: >I recently installed MacOS 9.1 on my J700 and now my machine does >not recognize >CDs when I put them in the drive. > >This is the original Matsushita CR-506 that came with the J700. I've >been able to >boot from CD, so I know the CDROM drive is OK, and the Apple system >profiler shows >me the drive, but doesn't recognize that there is media in the drive. > >I did a clean universal MacOS 9.1 install, so I haven't installed any extra >extensions or anything. > >Anyone know what I need to do to make this system recognize my CD-ROM drive?
Apple's DVD/CDROM extension does not support the CR-506. You need an extension for 9.1 which does. You may purchase a third party utility for this purpose such as Intech's CD SpeedTools or FWB's CDROM ToolKit (the former gives free updates, the latter charges out the wazoo). Or there is a hack to make the Apple extension work with other CDROMs. There may be issues with the hack, such as lower than optimum performance, but I haven't heard any real world complaints. Or some list members have had good luck with the CDROM extension that came with OS 7.6 (not 7.6.1). Apple let that one out the door configured to support most CDROM drives. Jeff Walther -- SuperMacs is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | Service & Replacement Parts [EMAIL PROTECTED] | & CDRWs on Sale! | SPECIAL SM LIST PRICES - 24x Bootable SCSI CDROM $39.99, Umax Processors $19.99 PowerSupplies from C500/C600 $49.99 J700/S900 $79.99 <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> SuperMacs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/supermacs/list.shtml> 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/supermacs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
