On Jun 30, 2010, at 11:17 AM, Dan wrote: > At 5:36 PM -0700 6/29/2010, Jeffrey Engle wrote: >> I bought a used pioneer DVR-106PB (apple branded) on ebay last month.... I >> tried a dvd on it when I got it and thought it was fine? but I just today >> tried to get a cd to mount and for some reason it won't? bad drive? or >> not..... > > Check its entry in System Profiler - make sure it's recognized and fully > capable of the various media types. > > Clean the drive. > > Clean the disc. > > Make sure it works with a DVD. > > Make sure your CD is of the type that is supported by the drive...
And if all else fails, go find another drive. If you're using it in OS X, pretty much any DVD +/- r/rw drive on the market works. See here: <http://www.geeks.com/details.asp?invtid=BLK-GH22LP20-DO&cat=DVD> $27 for a 20x DVD -/+ r/rw DL with lightscribe is a damned good deal, and if you're using anything newer than 10.3 it'll work out of the box, otherwise use Patchburn. Personally I wouldn't waste the money on a used optical drive. Geeks also has a Samsung drive that I know for a FACT (because it's installed in one of my Macs) works perfectly well out of the box in 10.5 and 10.6 for a dollar more. Since CD's and DVD's use different lasers inside the mechanism, it's entirely possible for drive to read DVD's just fine and have problems with CD's (or vice versa)...this was a common failure mode on the original LG drives shipped with the Pismo, for instance, and I've had it happen to standalone players, as well. -- Bruce Johnson University of Arizona College of Pharmacy Information Technology Group Institutions do not have opinions, merely customs -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to g3-5-list@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list
