I just got an NEC ND-4550 and I'd strongly recommend one over the
Pioneer if you're looking for a replacement - it's burns all the same
formats at the same speed and I've had good luck with NEC drives in
the past (+ it supports bit setting on +R, +RW, and +RW-DL with one
of the Liggy & Dee firmwares flashed on it). Since 10.4.4, OS X will
burn to anything without any 3rd party hacks (even writers Apple have
never shipped), so there's no reason for us all to be stuck with
dodgy Pioneer drives (I've replaced a couple in clients' machines
over the last few months, so I don't think yours is an isolated case).
Jason Mayfield-Lewis
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If freedom is outlawed, only outlaws will be free.
On 27 Jan 2006, at 4:13 AM, Nat Hall wrote:
On 1/26/06, Bruce Johnson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
On Jan 26, 2006, at 6:43 PM, Nat Hall wrote:
Upon closing the tray with a disc in it, the laser "head" moves back
and forth and up and down and I could see the laser turn on for a
few
seconds, then it goes off. The disc doesn't spin. The "spindle"
moves freely like it should if I turn it by hand, so it is not
frozen.
I am at a loss.
The motor or motor controller is burned out. Electronic crap
happens.
The drive, if only 2-3 months old, is still under a manufacturers
warrantee, unless you broke a seal removing the top cover...you may
have voided your warrantee.
I was very careful not to break any seals or do anything that would
void the warranty.
Though I'm assuming that I'm going to need to provide some sort of
original receipt or proof-of-purchase to prove the drive is still
under warranty, which unfortunately I may not have.
I just moved about a month and a half ago and a lot of old receipts
and invoices went straight to the dumpster rather than come with me.
I'm afraid the invoice for this drive may have fallen victim to the
same fate. I've been unable to locate it thusfar.
-Nat
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