My Reply follows quote. On 29/05/2004 07:31 [EMAIL PROTECTED] said: >I put a 7600 CD-ROM into my 8100 without any problem. So, my >suggestion is to give it a try. I think the size is pretty standard >for Apple Internal CD-ROM. > >As for the front piece, go to ebay. They usually have stuff like that >for cheap. > >Sherman > >On Sat, 29 May 2004 15:15:56 +0100, Andrew McCall ><[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >> Hi Folks, >> >> Now that my Quadra 660AV is up and running, I have started to turn my >> attention to my Quadra 840AV - which leads me on to my next questions - >> does anyone know if a tray loading CD-ROM drive from a Performa 630 >> will work on a Quadra 840AV? I *hate* the blasted caddy mechanism, and >> know I am going to end up snapping bits off at some point! >> >> Can I put a tray-loading CD frontis from a PowerMac 8x00 on the Quadra >> to make it look right too? If you can, is there anyone on this list in >> the UK that has a spare 8100 CD front-piece? I have cash and other >> parts that I can trade. >> >> Thanks, >> >> Andrew McCall ----------- No problem at all. The SCSI ID should even be correct, as most Macs set the SCSI ID of the CD-ROM to 3. I have swapped the front bezels between 840AVs and 8500s. All seem to be interchangeable. You could make a "stealth" machine by just changing the case!
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