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From: t...@prismnet.com
Date:04/13/2015 11:59 AM (GMT-05:00)
To: g3-5-list@googlegroups.com
Subject: Re: Replacement for Quicksilver G4 Superdrive
On Sunday, April 12, 2015 at 10:55:31 AM UTC-5, Bill wrote:
Hello all,
As the subject line implies, the Superdrive in my trusty Quicksilver will no
longer read DVDs. CDs appear to read ok, although burning is becoming
problematic (50-50 chance of success).
Can anyone suggest a replacement?
The difficulty is that PATA drives are no longer manufactured and the old stock
of half-height (normal optical drive sized) PATA optical drives ran out a long
time ago.
SATA optical drives are still available. Newegg regularly has them for less
than $20, so, if there is room, you might install a SATA optical drive with a
PATA to SATA adapter (some of the adapters will work in both directions).
Another alternative is to get this slim PATA optical drive:
http://amzn.com/B001B7XYZO
This or similar slimline PATA to normal PATA adapter: http://r.ebay.com/Yy4C5d
And you may need this slim-line optical drive to full-size optical drive
physical adapter: http://amzn.com/B007C1KPQY
The drive is slot-load, so it may not work well if you G4 has doors that need
to be pushed open by a tray.
Jeff Walther
I use an external firewire DVD drive with my Macs. It solved every problem I
ever had burning discs on Apple hardware. USB is cheaper but sucks on PPC
macs.
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