>I replaced the dying DVD-ROM in my wife's Pismo with a Samsung combo >drive from a Dell laptop. I swapped the internals in the caddy and >used Patchburn to fully support burning. A little fine sanding and >superglue on the bezel and you can hardly tell it's not the original.
Can you still play DVD movies with it? I know Patchburn lets you make non Apple burners work with Apple tools, but I wasn't sure if you lost the ability to play DVDs by going with a 3rd party drive. I base this fear on the fact that I can't play DVDs using a 3rd party DVD drive on my iMac DV (its internal DVD drive has eject problems, so I try not to use it much). However, I freely admit that I don't know if the failure is because it is a 3rd party drive, or because it is external. As such, I'm just looking for a confirmation that the Pismo, when using a 3rd party drive to replace the original internal DVD drive, will still allow you to play DVD movies. If I can get that confirmation, I'll take the jump and get myself a DVD/CD-RW drive and make the swap. -chris <http://www.mythtech.net> -- 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:G-Books@mail.maclaunch.com> 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/> --------------------------------------------------------------- iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
