> A friend of mine has an old 8500 running OS 10.2.8 using XPostFacto. Before > switching over to OS X, he was using an old Lacie SCSI CD burner with this > computer. Can this burner be made to work in OS X, or will he need to buy a > new burner?
It may be possible. the XLR8yourMac web site has some instructions where you can edit a plugin, replacing one model CDR for another, adding it as a supported drive. The plugin name has CDR and the manufacturer in it so do a search for either CDR or the manufacturer to see those plugins. I used HexEdit as the instructions recommended...and be sure to keep a copy of the original plug. Note: Keep the original CD-ROM also. I can burn CD's, but reading from the drive is problematic, which I assume is from the fact that the plugin has a higher read rate in the model I replaced. I use the internal ROM ones for reading and the external R ones for writing. I have done this for my Yamaha 4260's in both OS 10.1 and OS 10.2 on otherwise stock PowerMac 9500's running XPostFacto. Its the way to go. -Lars -- PCI-PowerMacs is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Sonnet & PowerLogix Upgrades - start at $169 | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> PCI-PowerMacs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/pci-powermacs.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/pci-powermacs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com
