On 1/26/04 10:08 AM, "Jeff Hubatka" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>> Date: Sun, 25 Jan 2004 18:25:58 -0600 >> Subject: Re: cd rom >> From: John Teffer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> >> on 1/25/04 4:07 PM, Bruce Klutchko at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >> >>> On 1/25/04 4:17 PM, "greg merkel" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >>> >>>> Hi.My name is Greg.This is the first time i have ever >>>> posted to this list'so please be patient.I have a slot >>>> loading blueberry i mac currently running 9.2.2 with a >>>> 30 gigabyte hard drive.My Cd Rom refuses to recognize >>>> any disk i insert. >> >>> Because you have a slot-loading CD drive, you cannot replace it with >>> a CDRW. >>> There just aren't any. >> >> Apple shipped a lot of slot loading iMacs with 8/4/24X CD-RWs built in, >> didn't they? I don't know if these can be swapped among all the slot >> loading >> iMacs or not though. Or if you can find them anywhere. I just looked >> on eBay >> "iMac slot" and saw DVD and CD drives, but no writers. I'd think that >> the >> CD-RWs would show up occasionally as people parted out broken machines >> at >> least. >> >>> I wound up buying a USB CDRW, but that is very very slow. >> >> You must have the one model of slot load iMac without FireWire. There >> are >> FireWire CD burners that are very fast. >> > > The iMac uses Powerbook drives, doesn't it? I know you can get combo > drives from MacResQ for the TiBook for about $150, and a faster drive > from Logic Supply for the same price. Both are natively supported in > OS9 and OSX. I thought I read that all the slot-loaders can play DVD's > (but didn't come with DVD drives) on the LEM site, but I don't see that > any more. > USB CD burning has a max speed of 4x. > --- > JSH > TiBook > This is news to me. It seems that the TiBook drives should be smaller and perhaps even work on a different voltage that old CRT iMacs. Can anybody confirm that these works? $150 would be certainly worth it! -- Bruce ____________________________________________________ B R U C E K. klutch-at-erols.com -- The iMac List is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | - Epson Stylus Color 580 Printers - new at $69 | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> iMac List info: <http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml> --> 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/imac-list%40mail.maclaunch.com/> --------------------------------------------------------------- >The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
