Re: Pismo CD/DVD drive

[csean]

On Sep 2, 2005, at 9:30 PM, G-Books wrote:


Subject: Sony Pismo drives query

Others have mentioned suitable replacement drives for the Pismo. What
about the Sony CRX820E?



Works great. And most (if not all) CRX820E's come set as Master,  
which makes it perfect for the Pismo.


Chris

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Re: Pismo DVD/CD drive

[csean]

On Sep 2, 2005, at 9:30 PM, G-Books wrote:


Many Matshita tray-loading DVD-R burners from the UJ-810/811/etc.
series can use the original  Matshita bezel from the DVD read only
drive. Both have 3 small screws and 2 line up perfetcly; you can
either leave the 3rd screw out (the tray still works fine) or, as
some people have done, drill a 3rd hold in the plastic (far away from
the mechanism, so not TOO risky) that lines up with the 3rd screw.
I've done this on a Pismo with a UJ-810 and a UJ-811, and it looks
great.



While this is completely true, Panasonic has reportedly  
discontinued all

of the drives mentioned, in favor of the UJ-845-B.

It is the UJ/UJDA-8xx (where xx is 10, 20, 30, etcetera, but *not* 45)
which is completely compatible with the bezel of the Mac PBs, as
described above.



Don't know about what's been discontinued or not, but the drives are  
easy to find on ebay. The important thing, as I mentioned, is to get  
a TRAY-loading model. The UJ-845 is a slot-loader, which does work  
fine in the Pismo, but obviously you can't use the original bezel  
At least, not without cutting a slot in it! Though it should be noted  
further that some online stores (MCE, Wegener Media, etc.) do sell  
slot-loading drives for the Pismo with a Pismo bezel on them.  
Probably custom-made, custom-cut solutions.


Chris

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I installed the Sims on OS9.2.2 (the original Sims) and I'm trying to play
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and 800x600, etc. Anyone gotten "The Sims" to run on OS9.2.2 before? It
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Re: Pismo DVD/CD drive

[PeterH5322]

>Many Matshita tray-loading DVD-R burners from the UJ-810/811/etc.  
>series can use the original  Matshita bezel from the DVD read only  
>drive. Both have 3 small screws and 2 line up perfetcly; you can  
>either leave the 3rd screw out (the tray still works fine) or, as  
>some people have done, drill a 3rd hold in the plastic (far away from  
>the mechanism, so not TOO risky) that lines up with the 3rd screw.  
>I've done this on a Pismo with a UJ-810 and a UJ-811, and it looks  
>great.

While this is completely true, Panasonic has reportedly discontinued all 
of the drives mentioned, in favor of the UJ-845-B.

It is the UJ/UJDA-8xx (where xx is 10, 20, 30, etcetera, but *not* 45) 
which is completely compatible with the bezel of the Mac PBs, as 
described above.

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Re: Hard drive for Pismo

[PeterH5322]

>I just purchased and installed an 80Gb Travelstar from Newegg.com for a 
>total price of $112 including shippi;ng.

Lombard and Pismo machines have issues with their EIDE/UATA controller 
chips which mandate that the attached drives be fully able to negotiate 
down from ATA-6.

The Samsungs, some Toshibas and perhaps the new Hitachi/IBMs will not 
properly negotiate.

Certain old Toshibas (up to about 10 GB) and the 5K80 series of 
Hitachi/IBMs will properly negotiate.

There are better deals on Hitachi/IBMs than Newegg.com (I have bought 
several Samsungs for my Wallstreets from them, and one 5K80 Hitachi/IBM 
from them, too).

BestBuyPC, for example, *may* substitute a later series for the 5K80, at 
their whim.

Two orders placed with BestBuyPC a few days apart resulted in the first 
one being a newer Hitachi/IBM, as a substitute *without notice*, and 
defective to boot, and the second one being a 5K80.

The "sweet spot" on 2.5" drives is at 60 GB right now, and those wanting 
less than 60 GB, or more than 60 GB, may be paying a premium price per GB 
for their drives.

I have actually encountered situations where a 20 GB drive cost more than 
a 30 GB drive from the same drive series and from the same retail seller.

Newegg.com is good in that their shipping in certain select items is very 
low priced.

The same is true of BestBuyPC.

Incidentally, BestBuyPC is one source of replacement optical drives for 
Lombards and Pismos (and for the MCE optical drive bays for the 
Wallstreets). There are others. Depending upon availability, $105 could 
get you a +/-, read/write/rewrite, CD/DVD drive with two-layer support. 
Alas, the laptop's EIDE/UATA controller chips seem not to be up to the 
job of successfully burning DVDs on a consistent basis.

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Re: scrubbing my oldhard drive

[Robert Eye]

OS 9 has the ability to write zeros to the disk. Doing
this several times would be sufficient for most cases
of transferring ownership of a computer (or individual
HD) to a new user.

I believe there is an option on Norton Utilities for
pre-X systems that does a secure erasure.

For *all* cases, incineration of the HD is the best
option. :-)

Regards,

Bob Eye
Dallas, TX

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> 
> On Sep 2, 2005, at 6:38 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> 
> > Hi,
> > I'd like to scrub my old hard drive before parting
> with it since my  
> > finanical
> > information has been on this one.  Anyone used the
> Super Scrubber
> > application? or have another suggestion?
> 
> OS X's disk utility has options for thorough
> erasure. I can't  
> remember of OS 9's disk tools had the same.
> 
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> 
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Re: customs?

[Jason]

It did arrive finally this morning!!! Since the original was a  
custom, Apple would only replace with the same specs, so I had to  
get it from Shanghai. The three strikes thing, is at least  
unofficial Apple policy, at least if you are in warranty/


Paperwork happens, regretfully.  SOP result of offshore manufacturing.

It is Apple's responsibility to work with their Chinese supplier,  
Customs, Homeland Security, and FedEx to straighten this mess out.


3rd strike replacment. :( Is this by Apple's policy or do you have  
a state lemon law?  hum.  Either way,,, you don't care where the PB  
comes from, as long as it gets into your hands...


Perhaps the BBB might be of assistance.

Perhaps the BBB in combination with the manager of your local Apple  
Store might be able to help.  If he can't use his contacts to help,  
he should at least be able to hand you a replacement powerbook!   
Most Apple Stores have 'em in stock!


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Re: customs?

[darm0k]

At 03:58 PM -0700 08/31/2005, Jason Rife wrote:

So my 6 month old powerbook has its third strike, and Apple takes it
and orders me a new one. The new one is not on a customs hold in
Indianapolis, along with several hundred items... Ever hear of this
before?? Fedex says its a problem from the manufacturer in China's
forms, and Apple wont tell me anything unless I order applecare on it,
since the original was out of phone support time.


Paperwork happens, regretfully.  SOP result of offshore manufacturing.

It is Apple's responsibility to work with their Chinese supplier, 
Customs, Homeland Security, and FedEx to straighten this mess out.


3rd strike replacment. :( Is this by Apple's policy or do you have a 
state lemon law?  hum.  Either way,,, you don't care where the PB 
comes from, as long as it gets into your hands...


Perhaps the BBB might be of assistance.

Perhaps the BBB in combination with the manager of your local Apple 
Store might be able to help.  If he can't use his contacts to help, 
he should at least be able to hand you a replacement powerbook!  Most 
Apple Stores have 'em in stock!


- Dan.


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Re: security cable

[Bruce Johnson]

On Sep 2, 2005, at 6:21 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:


Hi, me again.
  Thanks for the info about the firewall protecion on the G4 ibook.  
Got my

iBook yesterday. Still reading the the literature.
I'm looking at security cables on the website for Apple Store.  
Anyone  really

like a particular kind?


My right arm. If it's someplace it's vulnerable, it goes with me.  
Cables can be cut with $2.99 snips from Ace hardware and are pretty  
thin protection. Someone, (Kensington?) sells an alarm that fits onto  
the security port and will sound if the system is jostled.


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Re: scrubbing my oldhard drive

[Bruce Johnson]

On Sep 2, 2005, at 6:38 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:


Hi,
I'd like to scrub my old hard drive before parting with it since my  
finanical

information has been on this one.  Anyone used the Super Scrubber
application? or have another suggestion?


OS X's disk utility has options for thorough erasure. I can't  
remember of OS 9's disk tools had the same.


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Re: Hard drive for Pismo

[John Collins]

I just purchased and installed an 80Gb Travelstar from Newegg.com for a 
total price of $112 including shippi;ng.


John
On Sep 2, 2005, at 4:50 AM, Ed Zelinsky wrote:



60gb Hitachi Travelstar 2.5" 9.5mm 7200RPM IDE Hard Drive, ATA/ 6 
12.0ms 8MB Buffer






Is this a good HD for my Pismo. I just want a reality check before I 
buy and 'try' to install it. It's going to set me back about $190.







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Re: security cable

[John Roberts]

I've had a Kensington cable for 4 years and have had no problems (I  
don't know that anyone has ever tried to tamper with it). It has a  
cylinder lock that's superficially like the one on my old Kryptonite  
bicycle lock that was discovered to be openable with a ballpoint pen.  
I don't know whether the cable lock has the same vulnerability.


Bear in mind that laptaps are frequently stolen from vehicles. It's  
very easy to smash a window and grab.


John P. Roberts, M.D.



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Re: security cable

[Howard Katz]

I've always like the Kensington brand.  On ebay they go for around $5 and up.

Later...Howard

On 9/2/05, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Hi, me again.
>  Thanks for the info about the firewall protecion on the G4 ibook. Got my
> iBook yesterday. Still reading the the literature.
> I'm looking at security cables on the website for Apple Store. Anyone  really
> like a particular kind?
> 
> Thanks,
> Jocelyn

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Re: scrubbing my oldhard drive

[JocBr8]

Hi, 
I'd like to scrub my old hard drive before parting with it since my finanical 
information has been on this one.  Anyone used the Super Scrubber 
application? or have another suggestion?

Jocelyn

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Re: security cable

[JocBr8]

Hi, me again.
  Thanks for the info about the firewall protecion on the G4 ibook. Got my 
iBook yesterday. Still reading the the literature.
I'm looking at security cables on the website for Apple Store. Anyone  really 
like a particular kind?

Thanks,
Jocelyn

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Re: Sony Pismo drives query

[Seth Austen]

On Sep 2, 2005, at 12:57 AM, kaldav wrote:

Others have mentioned suitable replacement drives for the Pismo. What 
about the Sony CRX820E?


When my original pismo CD/DVD drive died, we replaced it with the Sony 
CRX820E. There are instructions to do this on the web, but I can't 
remember where. You'll need to keep your original tray, and install the 
Sony onto it, this was tricky, IIRC the hassle was more removing the 
old drive from the tray. We weren't able to put the Pismo faceplate on 
it, although theoretically it can be done. It works fine, and I have a 
CD burner onboard for the price of a replacement read only drive.


Seth
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Hard drive for Pismo

[Ed Zelinsky]

60gb Hitachi Travelstar 2.5" 9.5mm 7200RPM IDE Hard Drive, ATA/ 6 
12.0ms 8MB Buffer






Is this a good HD for my Pismo. I just want a reality check before I 
buy and 'try' to install it. It's going to set me back about $190.




Thanks for any feedback.


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Re: Pismo DVD/CD drive

[csean]

On Sep 1, 2005, at 9:30 PM, G-Books wrote:


The Matshita SR-8174-C drive and sled (you'll need both) is the other
major OEM drive that was used on the Pismo and will fit perfectly.



The SR-8174-C 6X Mfgd 2000 (Pismo) and the SR-8173-C ?X Mfgd 1999
(Lombard) both seem to work well.

I've replaced both with up-to-date writeable and rewriteable  
drives, with

good success, except for cosmetics.

One way to solve that would be to make an RTV mold of the Apple bezel,
and then graft a cast piece onto the replacement drive's door.

There's enough room to do this as the replacement drive sits slightly
inside the Lombard/Pismo case.


Many Matshita tray-loading DVD-R burners from the UJ-810/811/etc.  
series can use the original  Matshita bezel from the DVD read only  
drive. Both have 3 small screws and 2 line up perfetcly; you can  
either leave the 3rd screw out (the tray still works fine) or, as  
some people have done, drill a 3rd hold in the plastic (far away from  
the mechanism, so not TOO risky) that lines up with the 3rd screw.  
I've done this on a Pismo with a UJ-810 and a UJ-811, and it looks  
great.


Chris





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