earthyfemme <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Is it possible to buy an internal CDRW drive for my Pismo?
then Laurent <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >I think that MCE is selling an expansion bay device made of a CDRW drive for >the Pismo. There were a few people on this list that have actually retrofit >and off-the-shelf CDRW drive into an expansion bay module. The best option for those with a Matsushita DVD drive seems to be the Matsushita UJDA series of cdrw and combo dvd/cdrw mechanisms. These mount exactly the same as the original and the Apple faceplate fits with a very small amount of modification. Some folks report success with these drives right out of the box, others have had to jumper a pair of pins on the EBM's interface PCB to correctly set the drive's status to Master. That may be a function of how the M/S status was set when the drive shipped to its (likely) OEM purchaser. I've no idea how to tell _before_ purchase which is which. CDRW drives UJDA310 4/4/20 UJDA320 4/4/24 UJDA330 8/4/24 (CDR/CDRW/CDread) combo DVD/CDRW UJDA710 8/4/24/4 UJDA720 12/4/24/6 UJDA730 16/10/24/8 UJDA740 24/12/24/8 (CDR/CDRW/CDread/DVDread) For a source? eBay of course! <http://search-desc.ebay.com/ws/search/SaleSearch?satitle=%28ujda310%2Cujda 320%2Cujda330%2Cujda710%2Cujda720%2Cujda730%2Cujda740%2C%22ujda+310%22%2C%2 2ujda+320%22%2C%22ujda+330%22%2C%22ujda+710%22%2C%22ujda+720%22%2C%22ujda+7 30%22%2C%22ujda+740%22%2C%22ujd> need _more_ info? <http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&ie=ISO-8859-1&q=ujda+powerbook&btnG=Goo gle+Search> OK, now that I got all that out, keep in mind that virtually all modern 'slim' optical mechanisms will work in a Lmbard/Pismo EBM, the only downside to using other mechanisms is the original Apple face probably won't fit. The OEM face should work fine, it just won't look as tidy as the Apple original. But for some real !excitement! :-), check this out: <http://www.panasonic.com/industrial/computer/storage/multi/> available here (only source of which I'm aware): <http://www.esbuy.com/paslno2xdv.html> I haven't ponied up the dough for one of these _yet_, but I'd sure like to try one in a Pismo EBM! :-) AND being a Matsushita drive I'm hopeful the Apple face might even fit! hth, Dan K ................................. http://macdan.n3.net/ carracho://dankephoto.dhs.org:9700 hotline://dankephoto.dhs.org:9500 ................................. -- G-Books is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> G-Books list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html> --> 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/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/> --------------------------------------------------------------- >The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
