Re: Hi! (and Pismo DVD-ROM issue)
DVD drive failure is common for the LG model DVD drives used in Pismos. I get many enquiries for replacement DVD drives, and often they show the symptom of reading CDs but not DVDs or vice versa. How do you know the LG model from any of the others? It tells you in Apple System Profiler, or on the drive caddy it says DRN-8080. -- Best wishes Malcolm Cornelius - The Powerbook Fanatic http://www.pbfanatic.co.uk -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html G-Books list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html -- AOL users, remove mailto:; Send list messages to: mailto:G-Books@mail.maclaunch.com To unsubscribe, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] For digest mode, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscription questions: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/ --- iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com ---
Re: Hi! (and Pismo DVD-ROM issue)
On Jan 31, 2006, at 6:03 PM, Malcolm Cornelius wrote: DVD drive failure is common for the LG model DVD drives used in Pismos. Is there any way to repair it? Or should I just toss the drive and buy a new one? I tend to replace the mechanism, never tried to repair them. are the units just standard Laptop IDE? I saw the connector on the back, and it seemed to be the same connector as on the back of the slot loading drive I pulled from a G4 Cube, but I'm unfamiliar with that formfactor. -s -- Scott Lawrence [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html G-Books list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html -- AOL users, remove mailto:; Send list messages to: mailto:G-Books@mail.maclaunch.com To unsubscribe, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] For digest mode, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscription questions: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/ --- iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com ---
Re: Hi! (and Pismo DVD-ROM issue)
On Jan 31, 2006, at 11:45 PM, James Sanderson wrote: On 31 Jan 2006, at 16:44, Malcolm Cornelius wrote: DVD drive failure is common for the LG model DVD drives used in Pismos. I get many enquiries for replacement DVD drives, and often they show the symptom of reading CDs but not DVDs or vice versa. How do you know the LG model from any of the others? On mine, i was definitively able to tell by disassembling the unit. Using a #0 phillips screwdriver, remove the two screws holding the plastic flap on the back, then the two insanely tiny screws on either side of the unit. (notice that the two that go through plastic are about 2mm longer than the others) You can then lift the unit out of the carrier. The label is on the bottom. :) -sy -- Scott Lawrence [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html G-Books list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html -- AOL users, remove mailto:; Send list messages to: mailto:G-Books@mail.maclaunch.com To unsubscribe, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] For digest mode, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscription questions: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/ --- iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com ---
Re: Hi! (and Pismo DVD-ROM issue)
On 01/02/06 09:37, Scott Lawrence [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Jan 31, 2006, at 6:03 PM, Malcolm Cornelius wrote: DVD drive failure is common for the LG model DVD drives used in Pismos. Is there any way to repair it? Or should I just toss the drive and buy a new one? I tend to replace the mechanism, never tried to repair them. are the units just standard Laptop IDE? Yes, they are all IDE or ATAPI in the case of CD-ROM/DVD drives. Maybe not a familiar form factor but it should be standard. -Laurent. -- Laurent Daudelin Developer, Multifamily, ESO, Fannie Mae mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]Washington, DC, USA Usual disclaimers apply *** -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html G-Books list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html -- AOL users, remove mailto:; Send list messages to: mailto:G-Books@mail.maclaunch.com To unsubscribe, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] For digest mode, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscription questions: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/ --- iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com ---
Re: Hi! (and Pismo DVD-ROM issue)
On Feb 1, 2006, at 6:37 AM, Scott Lawrence wrote: I saw the connector on the back, and it seemed to be the same connector as on the back of the slot loading drive I pulled from a G4 Cube, but I'm unfamiliar with that formfactor. There is an adapter board on the back of the drive. Under the adapter is the standard laptop drive connector. I used a Samsung combo drive from a dell in my wife's Pismo. -Dylan -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html G-Books list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html -- AOL users, remove mailto:; Send list messages to: mailto:G-Books@mail.maclaunch.com To unsubscribe, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] For digest mode, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscription questions: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/ --- iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com ---
Re: Hi! (and Pismo DVD-ROM issue)
are the units just standard Laptop IDE? I saw the connector on the back, and it seemed to be the same connector as on the back of the slot loading drive I pulled from a G4 Cube, but I'm unfamiliar with that formfactor. Yup. Should be a drive set to Master, and if you use a different drive the front bezel won't fit. -- Best wishes Malcolm Cornelius - The Powerbook Fanatic http://www.pbfanatic.co.uk -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html G-Books list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html -- AOL users, remove mailto:; Send list messages to: mailto:G-Books@mail.maclaunch.com To unsubscribe, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] For digest mode, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscription questions: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/ --- iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com ---
Hi! (and Pismo DVD-ROM issue)
Hi all. I just joined. I recently came into posession of a broken G3 Powerbook Pismo. It seemed relatively complete (no hard drive, no keyboard, no psu, but cpu, ram, dvd-rom, battery). I borrowed a 3400 from work, and tried out the pismo with it, but nothing. I completely disassembled it, down to the power connector, to find that it had sheared from the board: http://www.umlautllama.com/gallery/pismo/IMG_0562 so I desoldered, straightned, and reconnected it: http://www.umlautllama.com/gallery/pismo/IMG_0566 I plugged it all back together, along with a 20gig spare drive I had, and it gave me the ? Folder. YAY! I just got done installing OS 9 on a 1 gig partition, and OS 10.2 on the remaining partition. It all works really well. (I do still need a shield for the ram/cpu area, keyboard, and power supply) I just finally found my 10.4 DVD-R, and was about to install that over 10.2, to find out that for some reason, the DVD-ROM drive (the stock apple one) doesn't seem to read DVD-R discs... or at least, it doesn't read DVD-R discs that I've burnt. Is this a common problem, or am I doing something wrong on my end? -s (I've also got a 15 TiBook 500 (Rev A), and my current machine, a 15 AlBook 1.67ghz... which belong to work, but for all intents and purposes, my machines.) -- Scott Lawrence [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html G-Books list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html -- AOL users, remove mailto:; Send list messages to: mailto:G-Books@mail.maclaunch.com To unsubscribe, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] For digest mode, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscription questions: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/ --- iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com ---
Re: Hi! (and Pismo DVD-ROM issue)
I just finally found my 10.4 DVD-R, and was about to install that over 10.2, to find out that for some reason, the DVD-ROM drive (the stock apple one) doesn't seem to read DVD-R discs... or at least, it doesn't read DVD-R discs that I've burnt. Is this a common problem, or am I doing something wrong on my end? DVD drive failure is common for the LG model DVD drives used in Pismos. I get many enquiries for replacement DVD drives, and often they show the symptom of reading CDs but not DVDs or vice versa. -- Best wishes Malcolm Cornelius - The Powerbook Fanatic http://www.pbfanatic.co.uk -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html G-Books list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html -- AOL users, remove mailto:; Send list messages to: mailto:G-Books@mail.maclaunch.com To unsubscribe, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] For digest mode, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscription questions: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/ --- iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com ---
Re: Hi! (and Pismo DVD-ROM issue)
On Jan 31, 2006, at 5:44 PM, Malcolm Cornelius wrote: I just finally found my 10.4 DVD-R, and was about to install that over 10.2, to find out that for some reason, the DVD-ROM drive (the stock apple one) doesn't seem to read DVD-R discs... or at least, it doesn't read DVD-R discs that I've burnt. Is this a common problem, or am I doing something wrong on my end? DVD drive failure is common for the LG model DVD drives used in Pismos. I get many enquiries for replacement DVD drives, and often they show the symptom of reading CDs but not DVDs or vice versa. Is there any way to repair it? Or should I just toss the drive and buy a new one? As mentioned in the previous post, I'm not afraid to bring a soldering iron to the thing. -s -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html G-Books list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html -- AOL users, remove mailto:; Send list messages to: mailto:G-Books@mail.maclaunch.com To unsubscribe, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] For digest mode, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscription questions: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/ --- iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com ---
Re: Hi! (and Pismo DVD-ROM issue)
DVD drive failure is common for the LG model DVD drives used in Pismos. Is there any way to repair it? Or should I just toss the drive and buy a new one? I tend to replace the mechanism, never tried to repair them. -- Best wishes Malcolm Cornelius - The Powerbook Fanatic http://www.pbfanatic.co.uk -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html G-Books list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html -- AOL users, remove mailto:; Send list messages to: mailto:G-Books@mail.maclaunch.com To unsubscribe, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] For digest mode, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscription questions: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/ --- iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com ---
Re: Hi! (and Pismo DVD-ROM issue)
Hi all. I just joined. I recently came into posession of a broken G3 Powerbook Pismo. It seemed relatively complete (no hard drive, no keyboard, no psu, but cpu, ram, dvd-rom, battery). I borrowed a 3400 from work, and tried out the pismo with it, but nothing. I completely disassembled it, down to the power connector, to find that it had sheared from the board: http://www.umlautllama.com/gallery/pismo/IMG_0562 so I desoldered, straightned, and reconnected it: http://www.umlautllama.com/gallery/pismo/IMG_0566 I plugged it all back together, along with a 20gig spare drive I had, and it gave me the ? Folder. YAY! I just got done installing OS 9 on a 1 gig partition, and OS 10.2 on the remaining partition. It all works really well. (I do still need a shield for the ram/cpu area, keyboard, and power supply) I just finally found my 10.4 DVD-R, and was about to install that over 10.2, to find out that for some reason, the DVD-ROM drive (the stock apple one) doesn't seem to read DVD-R discs... or at least, it doesn't read DVD-R discs that I've burnt. Is this a common problem, or am I doing something wrong on my end? -s (I've also got a 15 TiBook 500 (Rev A), and my current machine, a 15 AlBook 1.67ghz... which belong to work, but for all intents and purposes, my machines.) -- Scott Lawrence [EMAIL PROTECTED] Nice rework on the sound/AC board. From what I gather the lombard/pismo DVDs are getting flaky by now. Luckily, you can replace the mechanisms with a number of other devices you can find on Ebay. This is a good reference page: http://mywebpages.comcast.net/macdan/ebms.html#dvdr Mad Dog -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html G-Books list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html -- AOL users, remove mailto:; Send list messages to: mailto:G-Books@mail.maclaunch.com To unsubscribe, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] For digest mode, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscription questions: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/ --- iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com ---
Re: Hi! (and Pismo DVD-ROM issue)
On 31 Jan 2006, at 16:44, Malcolm Cornelius wrote: DVD drive failure is common for the LG model DVD drives used in Pismos. I get many enquiries for replacement DVD drives, and often they show the symptom of reading CDs but not DVDs or vice versa. How do you know the LG model from any of the others? Jim Sanderson -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html G-Books list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html -- AOL users, remove mailto:; Send list messages to: mailto:G-Books@mail.maclaunch.com To unsubscribe, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] For digest mode, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscription questions: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/ --- iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com ---
sticky drawer on Pismo DVD drive
I've been trying to sort out a Lombard for my father in law and I have a 6x DVD drive that seems to work OK once you get the drive closed. The drawer binds as I try and close it, sometimes I have to open it and clse it several times before I can get it to close all the way. Once it's closed it works fine. There seems to be a lot of friction in the slides so either something's jumped the track or something needs lubrication. If I can't find anything obvoiusly out of line I'm thinking of a little silicon lube on the slides. Any suggestions? Thanks Andrew in Ann Arbor technology is the answer, what was the question? -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html G-Books list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html -- AOL users, remove mailto:; Send list messages to: mailto:G-Books@mail.maclaunch.com To unsubscribe, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] For digest mode, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscription questions: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/ --- iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com ---
Re: Pismo DVD RW drive query?
Can anyone please confirm if either of these drives will work in a Pismo? a Pioneer DVR-K05? or a Panasonic UJ-835-B? Either would work great. You may however need to mod the expansion bay's interface board to force the new drive to 'bus Master' status. See my page for a detailed explanation: http://mywebpages.comcast.net/macdan/PB_99_2K_EBM_sled.html dan k . http://macdan.n3.net/ carracho://dankephoto.dhs.org:9700 hotline://dankephoto.dhs.org:9500 . -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html G-Books list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html -- AOL users, remove mailto:; Send list messages to: mailto:G-Books@mail.maclaunch.com To unsubscribe, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] For digest mode, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscription questions: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/ --- iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com ---
Pismo DVD RW drive query?
Hello, Can anyone please confirm if either of these drives will work in a Pismo? a Pioneer DVR-K05? or a Panasonic UJ-835-B? Thanks -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html G-Books list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html -- AOL users, remove mailto:; Send list messages to: mailto:G-Books@mail.maclaunch.com To unsubscribe, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] For digest mode, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscription questions: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/ --- iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com ---
Re: Pismo DVD/CD-RW drive
DVD movies are fine on this one. Retail and DVD-R. Thanks! Now I'll pick up a drive off ebay from a Dell or similar and get it installed in my Pismo. Thanks to everyone else as well for their advice on this topic. -chris http://www.mythtech.net -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html G-Books list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html -- AOL users, remove mailto:; Send list messages to: mailto:G-Books@mail.maclaunch.com To unsubscribe, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] For digest mode, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscription questions: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/ --- iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com ---
Re: Pismo DVD/CD-RW drive
chris [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Now I'll pick up a drive off ebay from a Dell or similar and get it installed in my Pismo. Why bother with eBay when new superdrives are available from regular retail channels for (usually) less than going eBay prices? zipzoomfly has the Pioneer DVR-K05 for under US$90. http://www.zipzoomfly.com/jsp/ProductDetail.jsp?ProductCode=171021 BTW, here's my page on Lombard/Pismo expansion bay optical drive swaps: http://mywebpages.comcast.net/macdan/PB_99_2K_EBM_sled.html dan k . http://macdan.n3.net/ carracho://dankephoto.dhs.org:9700 hotline://dankephoto.dhs.org:9500 . -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html G-Books list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html -- AOL users, remove mailto:; Send list messages to: mailto:G-Books@mail.maclaunch.com To unsubscribe, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] For digest mode, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscription questions: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/ --- iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com ---
Re: Pismo DVD/CD-RW drive
On Dec 8, 2005, at 2:03 PM, chris wrote: Has anyone done this? Bought a drive and swapped the internals into the shell for the Pismo? Does it work? Do you lose the ability to play DVDs when you do that? My Pismo has a slot-loading drive from a newer TiBook in it (I happened upon the drive). The drive itself fit right onto the carrier for the Pismo drive. The bezel doesn't fit, so it looks a little unfinished, someday I may get around to hacking it so it does fit. Everything works, burning disks and watching DVD's. xlr8yourmac.com has a wealth of info about this, too. -- Bruce Johnson This is the sig who says 'Ni!' -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html G-Books list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html -- AOL users, remove mailto:; Send list messages to: mailto:G-Books@mail.maclaunch.com To unsubscribe, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] For digest mode, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscription questions: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/ --- iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com ---
Re: Pismo DVD/CD-RW drive
Chris, I bought an external case (firewire,usb) 50 bucks or less and then bought a standard internal IDE/ATA cd-r 52x16x24 at compusa or staples for about 40 or 50 bucks, look for sales. Put them together, plug it into your pismo and there you have an external burner. It works great. I even have a usb only cd-r external box that I use all the time. I use toast 5.0 or 5.2 lite or titanium for the program. Do not forget to install the driver (toast) first. Also great for an external HD use. Good Luck. On Dec 8, 2005, at 4:03 PM, chris wrote: I'm looking to change the DVD drive in my Pismo to one that can burn CDs. I don't want to lose the DVD reading abilities however. I checked around, and such drives exist, but they are VERY expensive. However, I've heard that the drives themselves are a standard laptop drive sitting in the shell. In checking for generic laptop drives that support DVD reading and CD writing, they seem to be much more affordable (tons on ebay pulled from Dells and the likes). Has anyone done this? Bought a drive and swapped the internals into the shell for the Pismo? Does it work? Do you lose the ability to play DVDs when you do that? Any other options out there to get CD writing without spending a fortune and without needing to carry an external drive? -chris http://www.mythtech.net -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html G-Books list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html -- AOL users, remove mailto:; Send list messages to: mailto:G-Books@mail.maclaunch.com To unsubscribe, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] For digest mode, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscription questions: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/ --- iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com --- -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html G-Books list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html -- AOL users, remove mailto:; Send list messages to: mailto:G-Books@mail.maclaunch.com To unsubscribe, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] For digest mode, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscription questions: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/ --- iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com ---
Re: Pismo DVD/CD-RW drive
On Dec 8, 2005, at 1:03 PM, chris wrote: Has anyone done this? Bought a drive and swapped the internals into the shell for the Pismo? Does it work? Do you lose the ability to play DVDs when you do that? I replaced the dying DVD-ROM in my wife's Pismo with a Samsung combo drive from a Dell laptop. I swapped the internals in the caddy and used Patchburn to fully support burning. A little fine sanding and superglue on the bezel and you can hardly tell it's not the original. -Dylan -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html G-Books list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html -- AOL users, remove mailto:; Send list messages to: mailto:G-Books@mail.maclaunch.com To unsubscribe, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] For digest mode, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscription questions: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/ --- iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com ---
Re: Pismo DVD/CD-RW drive
On Dec 8, 2005, at 4:03 PM, chris wrote: Has anyone done this? Bought a drive and swapped the internals into the shell for the Pismo? Does it work? Yes, when the original LG CD drive died I replaced it with a Sony DVD/ CD-RW drive, works fine. I never got the faceplate to fit, so it looks a little funky. Seth -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html G-Books list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html -- AOL users, remove mailto:; Send list messages to: mailto:G-Books@mail.maclaunch.com To unsubscribe, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] For digest mode, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscription questions: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/ --- iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com ---
Re: Pismo DVD/CD-RW drive
I replaced the dying DVD-ROM in my wife's Pismo with a Samsung combo drive from a Dell laptop. I swapped the internals in the caddy and used Patchburn to fully support burning. A little fine sanding and superglue on the bezel and you can hardly tell it's not the original. Can you still play DVD movies with it? I know Patchburn lets you make non Apple burners work with Apple tools, but I wasn't sure if you lost the ability to play DVDs by going with a 3rd party drive. I base this fear on the fact that I can't play DVDs using a 3rd party DVD drive on my iMac DV (its internal DVD drive has eject problems, so I try not to use it much). However, I freely admit that I don't know if the failure is because it is a 3rd party drive, or because it is external. As such, I'm just looking for a confirmation that the Pismo, when using a 3rd party drive to replace the original internal DVD drive, will still allow you to play DVD movies. If I can get that confirmation, I'll take the jump and get myself a DVD/CD-RW drive and make the swap. -chris http://www.mythtech.net -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html G-Books list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html -- AOL users, remove mailto:; Send list messages to: mailto:G-Books@mail.maclaunch.com To unsubscribe, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] For digest mode, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscription questions: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/ --- iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com ---
Re: Pismo DVD/CD-RW drive
On Dec 8, 2005, at 8:40 PM, chris wrote: Can you still play DVD movies with it? I know Patchburn lets you make non Apple burners work with Apple tools, but I wasn't sure if you lost the ability to play DVDs by going with a 3rd party drive. DVD movies are fine on this one. Retail and DVD-R. -Dylan -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html G-Books list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html -- AOL users, remove mailto:; Send list messages to: mailto:G-Books@mail.maclaunch.com To unsubscribe, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] For digest mode, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscription questions: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/ --- iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com ---
Pismo DVD formats
Tony: Am using a GoVideo VR3930 precisely for this. Probably not available any more, but newer models should be good. Extremely happy with the unit. It has a firewire (aka iLink or IEEE 1392?) interface, so I can copy directly from my sony camcorder, and the VR3930 controls the camera. I haven't attempted to hook up directly to the Pismo. Uses DVD-R and DVD-RW, think that the mac line currently uses DVD+R, shouldn't be an issue with finished disks. Just means that you will need stocks of different media if you get a more current mac. They play in my Pismo, but my Pismo drive is a bit flaky so I occasionally get dirty disk aborts. (further comment, listies?). Am about to replace the (matsushita) drive in the Pismo EB with a burner soon. Reviews mentioned quality issues with GoVideo units. Believe they were directed at a previous model, and this one was put on the market in early 2004. At any rate, I had an opportunity to buy this one at Costco at a very good price, and I haven't regretted it. I am finishing up transcribing 350 VHS tapes to DVD and will then proceed to attack a stack of mini DV tapes. Some tapes play better out of a panasonic deck that seems to be more tolerant of tracking issues than the one One feature I really like about this thing is the ability to automatically skip all the ads on a commercial DVD and go directly to the movie. Very nice with children's videos. F. Message-Id: [EMAIL PROTECTED] From: Tony Coult [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Pismo DVD formats Date: Thu, 24 Nov 2005 13:56:19 + Advice please - I'm considering buying a combo DVD/VHS recorder so I can transfer old VHS material (both personal and off-air TV) to a recordable DVD format and thence onto my Pismo for viewing aware from home. Any recommendations for best recordable DVD format and brand to work in the Pismo DVD drive? I am UK-based. Thanks! TONY http://www.tony3ts.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/ -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html G-Books list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html -- AOL users, remove mailto:; Send list messages to: mailto:G-Books@mail.maclaunch.com To unsubscribe, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] For digest mode, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscription questions: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/ --- iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com ---
Re: Pismo DVD formats
On Nov 26, 2005, at 6:11 AM, Frank Cornew wrote: Uses DVD-R and DVD-RW, think that the mac line currently uses DVD +R, shouldn't be an issue with finished disks. Just means that you will need stocks of different media if you get a more current mac. No, the G5's use Pioneer DVR109's for Superdrives (although I think that they are up to DVR 110's now). That drive will burn both + and - formats as well as + dual layer. -Dylan -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html G-Books list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html -- AOL users, remove mailto:; Send list messages to: mailto:G-Books@mail.maclaunch.com To unsubscribe, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] For digest mode, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscription questions: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/ --- iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com ---
Pismo DVD formats
Advice please - I'm considering buying a combo DVD/VHS recorder so I can transfer old VHS material (both personal and off-air TV) to a recordable DVD format and thence onto my Pismo for viewing aware from home. Any recommendations for best recordable DVD format and brand to work in the Pismo DVD drive? I am UK-based. Thanks! TONY http://www.tony3ts.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/ -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html G-Books list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html -- AOL users, remove mailto:; Send list messages to: mailto:G-Books@mail.maclaunch.com To unsubscribe, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] For digest mode, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscription questions: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/ --- iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com ---
Pismo DVD/CD quit suddenly
How do you monitor or check on the status of your DVD/CD player? I'm running OSX. Thanks! -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html G-Books list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html -- AOL users, remove mailto:; Send list messages to: mailto:G-Books@mail.maclaunch.com To unsubscribe, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] For digest mode, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscription questions: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/ --- iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com ---
Re: Pismo DVD/CD quit suddenly
On 13/09/05 11:07, Ed Zelinsky [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: How do you monitor or check on the status of your DVD/CD player? I'm running OSX. What do you mean exactly by monitor or check the status? -Laurent. -- Laurent Daudelin Developer, Multifamily, ESO, Fannie Mae mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]Washington, DC, USA Usual disclaimers apply *** -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html G-Books list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html -- AOL users, remove mailto:; Send list messages to: mailto:G-Books@mail.maclaunch.com To unsubscribe, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] For digest mode, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscription questions: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/ --- iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com ---
Re: Pismo DVD/CD quit suddenly
I'm sorry... is there an application that controls the player or is it just an automatic thing? One minute it was playing both formats and just stopped and wont read any disks... On Sep 13, 2005, at 11:26 AM, Laurent Daudelin wrote: On 13/09/05 11:07, Ed Zelinsky [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: How do you monitor or check on the status of your DVD/CD player? I'm running OSX. What do you mean exactly by monitor or check the status? -Laurent. -- === = Laurent Daudelin Developer, Multifamily, ESO, Fannie Mae mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]Washington, DC, USA Usual disclaimers apply *** -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html G-Books list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html -- AOL users, remove mailto:; Send list messages to: mailto:G-Books@mail.maclaunch.com To unsubscribe, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] For digest mode, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscription questions: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/ --- iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com --- -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html G-Books list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html -- AOL users, remove mailto:; Send list messages to: mailto:G-Books@mail.maclaunch.com To unsubscribe, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] For digest mode, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscription questions: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/ --- iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com ---
Re: Pismo DVD/CD quit suddenly
On 13/09/05 11:53, Ed Zelinsky [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I'm sorry... is there an application that controls the player or is it just an automatic thing? One minute it was playing both formats and just stopped and wont read any disks... On Sep 13, 2005, at 11:26 AM, Laurent Daudelin wrote: On 13/09/05 11:07, Ed Zelinsky [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: How do you monitor or check on the status of your DVD/CD player? I'm running OSX. What do you mean exactly by monitor or check the status? -Laurent. Device control is integrated into the system. The device is always ready. You put a disk in and it should appear on the desktop. I am assuming here that we are talking about an internal CD/DVD drive. If it suddenly stopped reading any disk, then I guess there is a problem with it. If you have another CD/DVD drive in another Mac, you can try those disks there just to be sure. -Laurent. -- Laurent Daudelin Developer, Multifamily, ESO, Fannie Mae mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]Washington, DC, USA Usual disclaimers apply *** -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html G-Books list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html -- AOL users, remove mailto:; Send list messages to: mailto:G-Books@mail.maclaunch.com To unsubscribe, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] For digest mode, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscription questions: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/ --- iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com ---
Re: Pismo DVD/CD drive
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 -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html G-Books list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html -- AOL users, remove mailto:; Send list messages to: mailto:G-Books@mail.maclaunch.com To unsubscribe, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] For digest mode, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscription questions: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/ --- iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com ---
Re: Pismo DVD/CD drive
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 -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html G-Books list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html -- AOL users, remove mailto:; Send list messages to: mailto:G-Books@mail.maclaunch.com To unsubscribe, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] For digest mode, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscription questions: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/ --- iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com ---
Re: Pismo DVD/CD drive
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. -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html G-Books list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html -- AOL users, remove mailto:; Send list messages to: mailto:G-Books@mail.maclaunch.com To unsubscribe, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] For digest mode, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscription questions: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/ --- iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com ---
Re: Pismo DVD/CD drive ???
Go to http://forums.xlr8yourmac.com/drivedb/search.drivedb.lasso and search the drive compatibility database. Over 100 entries for Combo DVD-CDR (under Select a Mac Model, use PowerBook G3 2000 Rage128 Mobility). At least one mention there about the quality of the LM drive. Most all of the entries are for the expansion bay - having never owned a Pismo, I assume this is the most common way of integrating this type of drive? You might try these guys for a replacement drive http://www.centrix-intl.com/fulllist.asp I haven't used them and have no financial interest in them; I found them while looking for a CDRW to put in my son's new (to him) clamshell iBook (I was planning on buying one from them, but my son decided he didn't need/want CDRW capability). Just because these drives are obsolete from a production standpoint, there's no reason to not use the drive (new or pre-owned). Heck, the Pismo is obsolete. Regards, Bob Eye Dallas, TX --- K [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Good evening Lista's, My 3rd LG (POS!!!) CD/DVD drive has gone south.. Does anyone know if the Mat unit (drive and sled) is a perfect match for the Pismo as a replacement? I am really tired of screwing around with the LG to get it working...It hast to be ejected and smacked on the table in order to get it to recognize that there is a dvd or cd in it...Once it recognizes that something is there, it works fine..but it it's a real pain to do that every time and the rest of the family is really PO'd about it... If anyone on list happens to have or knows someone that has a working complete unit, please respond off line... My son has now installed Tiger on this Pismo and it seems to be runing like a raped ape!! Pismo 400..1gb ram 10gb Toshiba hd 10.42 Regards and thanks in advance, Mike K -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html G-Books list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html -- AOL users, remove mailto:; Send list messages to: mailto:G-Books@mail.maclaunch.com To unsubscribe, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] For digest mode, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscription questions: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/ --- iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com ---
Re: Pismo DVD/CD drive ???
On Aug 31, 2005, at 12:40 PM, Robert Eye wrote: Heck, the Pismo is obsolete. Waa.. Now you had to go and burst my bubble I finally thought I was using a current machine ;-P HaHa. I just got my pismo this month, since I got my wife a TiBook 667 to replace it. I then got to move from a lombard to the pismo my wife was using:-) It loaded 10.4.2 like a champ. Tossed in a 5400 RPM drive and more RAM, still waiting on another 512 Runs great! I will say the lombard is obsolete since it can't install 10.4 only 10.3.9 and lower. -- Alan Miller Underwater Photographer °°.°.°.°. http://home.earthlink.net/~uwphoto/ Pismo400, 768MB RAM, OS X.4.2 Airport eBay ID uwphotoer Live each day like it is your last because someday you'll be right. -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html G-Books list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html -- AOL users, remove mailto:; Send list messages to: mailto:G-Books@mail.maclaunch.com To unsubscribe, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] For digest mode, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscription questions: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/ --- iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com ---
Re: Pismo DVD/CD drive ???
I will say the lombard is obsolete since it can't install 10.4 only 10.3.9 and lower. True, but with XPostFacto ... -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html G-Books list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html -- AOL users, remove mailto:; Send list messages to: mailto:G-Books@mail.maclaunch.com To unsubscribe, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] For digest mode, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscription questions: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/ --- iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com ---
Re: Pismo DVD/CD drive ???
On Aug 31, 2005, at 12:29 pm, K [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Good evening Lista's, My 3rd LG (POS!!!) CD/DVD drive has gone south.. Does anyone know if the Mat unit (drive and sled) is a perfect match for the Pismo as a replacement? 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. Unlike it's evil twin, the Matshita drive is fairly reliable. You can still find them used on eBay. It's only a DVD-ROM though, so no disk burning. :( Because of the Pismo's slightly curved sides no other drive--slot or tray-- will be an exact fit, although some don't look too bad (YMMV). I am really tired of screwing around with the LG to get it working...It hast to be ejected and smacked on the table in order to get it to recognize that there is a dvd or cd in it...Once it recognizes that something is there, it works fine..but it it's a real pain to do that every time and the rest of the family is really PO'd about it... If anyone on list happens to have or knows someone that has a working complete unit, please respond off line... My son has now installed Tiger on this Pismo and it seems to be runing like a raped ape!! Pismo 400..1gb ram 10gb Toshiba hd 10.42 If you need another partially working LG drive let me know--I have one available for cheap! :) :( -Jeff[EMAIL PROTECTED] -- You can't brew a premium lager with a Kool-aid mentality. --Harold Green in _The_Red_Green_Show_ -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html G-Books list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html -- AOL users, remove mailto:; Send list messages to: mailto:G-Books@mail.maclaunch.com To unsubscribe, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] For digest mode, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscription questions: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/ --- iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com ---
Re: Pismo DVD/CD drive ???
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. -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html G-Books list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html -- AOL users, remove mailto:; Send list messages to: mailto:G-Books@mail.maclaunch.com To unsubscribe, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] For digest mode, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscription questions: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/ --- iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com ---
Pismo DVD/CD drive ???
Good evening Lista's, My 3rd LG (POS!!!) CD/DVD drive has gone south.. Does anyone know if the Mat unit (drive and sled) is a perfect match for the Pismo as a replacement? I am really tired of screwing around with the LG to get it working...It hast to be ejected and smacked on the table in order to get it to recognize that there is a dvd or cd in it...Once it recognizes that something is there, it works fine..but it it's a real pain to do that every time and the rest of the family is really PO'd about it... If anyone on list happens to have or knows someone that has a working complete unit, please respond off line... My son has now installed Tiger on this Pismo and it seems to be runing like a raped ape!! Pismo 400..1gb ram 10gb Toshiba hd 10.42 Regards and thanks in advance, Mike K -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html G-Books list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html -- AOL users, remove mailto:; Send list messages to: mailto:G-Books@mail.maclaunch.com To unsubscribe, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] For digest mode, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscription questions: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/ --- iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com ---
Re: Pismo DVD/CD drive ???
In a message dated 8/30/05 9:11:21 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: My 3rd LG (POS!!!) CD/DVD drive has gone south.. Does anyone know if the Mat unit (drive and sled) is a perfect match for the Pismo as a replacement? The MATSHITA (Panasonic) drive in the machine is obsolete, and Panasonic is not making any more tray loading drives. Every one has been replaced by the UJ-845-B, which is a slot loader, is +/- everything, and is two-layer DVD-R-R/W. Sadly, this isn't on Apple's approved list, so you will have to use PatchBurn to support it. A perhaps better choice is the Pioneer DVR-K05, which IS supported by 10.4, but is not by 10.3 without PatchBurn. This Pioneer drive has a tray loading variant. I have both of these drives in my Lombard and Pismo, and they are fine for DVD playing and CD reading and writing, but I have yet to successfully burn a DVD with these. The fine print on these drives is they work best with an 80-wire/40-pin cable, but that is NOT the way they can be installed in a laptop, although there ARE adapters which are intended for installing these drives in Shuttle type PeeCees, and which DO support 80-wire/40-pin cables. Perhaps this is the old multiword vs DMA issue with some of the PowerPCs? Anyway, I know of no currently manufactured drive which will accept the Lombard/Pismo bezel, and the same is true of the MCE drives for the Wallstreet. The tray loading Pioneer drive (DVR-K15?) is just enough different in the bezel attachment area that is is a NO-GO. -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html G-Books list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html -- AOL users, remove mailto:; Send list messages to: mailto:G-Books@mail.maclaunch.com To unsubscribe, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] For digest mode, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscription questions: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/ --- iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com ---
Pismo DVD burner
Looking for a superdrive for my Pismo, has anyone had any luck with a UJ-845-B? Anyone have any suggestions for one that will slot load,boot osx and work with native apple apps. I have seen recommendations for older drives in that series, not sure about this one. Thanks for your help. Kevin -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html G-Books list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html -- AOL users, remove mailto:; Send list messages to: mailto:G-Books@mail.maclaunch.com To unsubscribe, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] For digest mode, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscription questions: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/ --- iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com ---
Re: Pismo DVD
The later model G3 books and earlier model G4 books are notorious for not mounting CD/DVDs. I have the first G4, (Mercury), and I'm currently on my third drive. The consensus in the discussion forums on Apple's website is that there is an OS or firmware problem in the computers. People have been yelling at Apple about this for years. Try resetting the computer, with power off, by pushing that little button on the back edge. If that fails, try resetting parameter RAM, which I forget how to do. -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html G-Books list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html -- AOL users, remove mailto:; Send list messages to: mailto:G-Books@mail.maclaunch.com To unsubscribe, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] For digest mode, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscription questions: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/ --- iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com ---
Re: Pismo DVD
On Apr 6, 2005 9:42 PM, John Roberts [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Try resetting the computer, with power off, by pushing that little button on the back edge. If that fails, try resetting parameter RAM, which I forget how to do. Yeah, I tried all that and more. I am going to call the seller and see if there is anything he can do. I've pretty much resolved to get a combo drive replacement. Thanks though. I hope the combo drive in my G4 Ti 667 does not have the same problems. Thanks for your help everyone. I think getting a new drive will be the cheapest least frustrating solution. -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html G-Books list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html -- AOL users, remove mailto:; Send list messages to: mailto:G-Books@mail.maclaunch.com To unsubscribe, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] For digest mode, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscription questions: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/ --- iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com ---
Pismo DVD problem
I have recently bought two PowerBooks from a used Mac dealer. The Pismo so far has had a dead battery, mailed back to the seller, and is having issues mounting DVDs. When we got it we put a movie in and nothing happened, but the second movie worked fine. It can use CDs just fine but will not mount any of our DVD movies. I have installed software from CD-ROM, played music CDs and loaded CD-Rs, they all work fine. It had 9.2 installed which updated it's self to the latest and greatest. I've tried resetting every thing and still nothing. Any suggestions before I pester the seller again? He's a really nice guy and I don't want to bother him if it's a simple fix. -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html G-Books list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html -- AOL users, remove mailto:; Send list messages to: mailto:G-Books@mail.maclaunch.com To unsubscribe, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] For digest mode, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscription questions: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/ --- iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com ---
Re: Pismo DVD
On 5 Apr 2005, at 22:20, G-Books wrote: Subject: Pismo DVD problem I have recently bought two PowerBooks from a used Mac dealer. The Pismo so far has had a dead battery, mailed back to the seller, and is having issues mounting DVDs. When we got it we put a movie in and nothing happened, but the second movie worked fine. It can use CDs just fine but will not mount any of our DVD movies. I have installed software from CD-ROM, played music CDs and loaded CD-Rs, they all work fine. It had 9.2 installed which updated it's self to the latest and greatest. I've tried resetting every thing and still nothing. Any suggestions before I pester the seller again? He's a really nice guy and I don't want to bother him if it's a simple fix. Unfortunately it's a pretty common problem with Pismo DVDs, especially given their age now. They often have work only half right, i.e., the either read CDs fine but not DVDs, or vice versa. Really no good fix for them, you'll have to look for a new DVD/CD; though while you're at it you might as well get a Combo CDRW/DVD or a Superdrive. Lots of good cheap models are perfectly compatible. See the web site www.xlr8yourmac.com for a good database and feedback on specific models that work. If you can get a partial refund from the guy, say $40 or so, that might be the way to go, as you could find a Combo on ebay for the same money. Good luck. Chris -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html G-Books list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html -- AOL users, remove mailto:; Send list messages to: mailto:G-Books@mail.maclaunch.com To unsubscribe, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] For digest mode, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscription questions: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/ --- iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com ---
Re: Pismo DVD problem
On Apr 5, 2005, at 12:24 PM, Lorance Stinson wrote: I have recently bought two PowerBooks from a used Mac dealer. The Pismo so far has had a dead battery, mailed back to the seller, and is having issues mounting DVDs. When we got it we put a movie in and nothing happened, but the second movie worked fine. It can use CDs just fine but will not mount any of our DVD movies. The LG CD/DVD drives in the Pismos are notoriously flaky. Wegener Media sells replacements and kits to put in other drives, up to Superdrives that are pretty reasonably priced, relatively speaking. In mine I came across a working slot-loading CDRW/DVD drive from a defunct TiBook. The drive fit right onto the carrier and plugged right in. There's no bezel on it, so it's just hanging out there. I may get ambitious and see if I can retrofit the one from the broken drive, but that's going to involve some serious Dremel work. XLR8YourMac.com has reports of various modules that are known to work with the Pismo. -- Bruce Johnson University of Arizona College of Pha macy Information Technology Group Institutions do not have opinions, merely customs -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html G-Books list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html -- AOL users, remove mailto:; Send list messages to: mailto:G-Books@mail.maclaunch.com To unsubscribe, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] For digest mode, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscription questions: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/ --- iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com ---
Pismo DVD Drive
I know I could buy her a new DVD drive for the Pismo, either s/hand via eBay or even (at considerable expense...) new. But this is an old machine, and I'm not sure I want to spend too much money keeping it fettled. The other possibility that's occurred to me is to buy an external firewire optical drive. I believe LaCie do one (several?). Has anyone got any experience of running an external firewire DVD drive on an older PB? - Pismo or Lombard via a firewire port in a card? Tom Burke First off you may be able to fix your DVD drive. If the laser reader gets dust on it the drive will run as yours does but won't be able to read the data on the disk. You can try either a CD lens cleaner disk or one of those small cans of compressed air sold for camera lens etc. This has fixed many drives thought dead. I have a Pioneer DVD RW 105(A05) drive which I put in a Firewire case. ADS Pyro brand never had any problem with this combo. It is seen as an Apple Super drive by both my desktop and Pismo machines. With Jaguar I needed some hacks for everything to work. Panther everything works with no hacks on my Apple desktop. Even iDVD and DVD player work fine. best of luck. Will S Check the system profiler and see if it is an LG drive...I had one in this Pismo and one day back in July, it suddenly stopped mounting DVD's but did mount CD's...Called A/C and they tried firmware update etc...no joy there so a kind tech sent me a replacement..also an LG..Now, after playing only about 12 DVD's since mid July, this one is doing the exact same thing...It whirrs and stops ..What a POS!!! I do have an external LaCie burner (Pioneer 106-D) that works great but I need the internal for the Pismo. I will try the air can and see if that works...If I do have to get another drive, Iunderstand that the Matsushita's are much better..However I am leery of trying to tear the case apart to put a new drive inside of the current carrier...If you have any success, please let us know...I will do likewise... Regards, Mike K -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html G-Books list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html -- 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/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/ --- The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---
Re: Replacement Pismo DVD
on 13/10/2004 20:30, G-Books at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Subject: Replacement Pismo DVD My LG DVD-ROM in my Pismo finally died, so its time to replace the drive. The problem I have is that I want a drive with a faceplate that matches the drive slot. All the Mac upgrade stores that I have looked at sell drives that have a standard flat faceplate at twice the cost of the drive. I am looking for somebody that sells a drive with the right front or a drive that is compatible with the cover off the LG. The faceplate on the LG is not easy to remove, but it can be done with patience and working slowly. I have been told that the LG faceplate fits onto the Samsung SN-324 24x Combo drive. This is a very nice drive that I've used in a Pismo in both 9 and X. Not set to Master, so it is not recognized by the OS or Toast after hot swap or wake from sleep; no booting holding down C key, but you can boot holding the Option key. Should be able to find it in the $60-70 range. Good luck. Chris -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html G-Books list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html -- 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/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/ --- The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---
Replacement Pismo DVD
My LG DVD-ROM in my Pismo finally died, so its time to replace the drive. The problem I have is that I want a drive with a faceplate that matches the drive slot. All the Mac upgrade stores that I have looked at sell drives that have a standard flat faceplate at twice the cost of the drive. I am looking for somebody that sells a drive with the right front or a drive that is compatible with the cover off the LG. -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html G-Books list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html -- 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/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/ --- The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---
Re: Replacement Pismo DVD
eBay? You could ask the LEM-SWAP list too. - Original Message - From: John C. Swanson [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: G-Books [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, October 13, 2004 1:42 PM Subject: Replacement Pismo DVD My LG DVD-ROM in my Pismo finally died, so its time to replace the drive. The problem I have is that I want a drive with a faceplate that matches the drive slot. All the Mac upgrade stores that I have looked at sell drives that have a standard flat faceplate at twice the cost of the drive. I am looking for somebody that sells a drive with the right front or a drive that is compatible with the cover off the LG. -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html G-Books list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html -- 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/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/ --- The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com --- -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html G-Books list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html -- 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/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/ --- The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---
Re: Replacement Pismo DVD
On Oct 13, 2004, at 2:30 pm, John C. Swanson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: My LG DVD-ROM in my Pismo finally died, so its time to replace the drive. The problem I have is that I want a drive with a faceplate that matches the drive slot. All the Mac upgrade stores that I have looked at sell drives that have a standard flat faceplate at twice the cost of the drive. I am looking for somebody that sells a drive with the right front or a drive that is compatible with the cover off the LG. Wegener media sells them http://www.wegenermedia.com/. You can also find them on eBay. -Jeff[EMAIL PROTECTED] -- You can't brew a premium lager with a Kool-aid mentality. --Harold Green in _The_Red_Green_Show_ -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html G-Books list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html -- 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/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/ --- The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---
[Fwd: RE: Pismo DVD Failure]
Original Message Subject:RE: Pismo DVD Failure Date: Sun, 06 Jun 2004 17:53:50 -0400 From: K [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: G-Books [EMAIL PROTECTED] Mikael Byström wrote: Eugene, [EMAIL PROTECTED] said: You can get a better drive: http://www.wegenermedia.com/pismosuperd.htm : When I called A/C about the fact that they neglected to do anything last : fall about it I was told that since the A/C was over, I was SOL but for : $379 they would check it and repair/replace whatever was wrong.. : System profiler info: : Model LG DVD-ROM DRN-80808 : Revision: LA 88 : Serial # 2000/06/19 See above, cheaper too! But as far as I recall, the problem is that if one get another brand one also have to find a new drive bezel (the door plastics) or run without. Possibly one could remake the old, but I wouldn't bet on it. In my case, we got a new LQ from Wegenermedia. Thanks to everyone for their suggestions/info...I have been away the past several days and am only catching up to mail now... Here's another note...the failure occurred after I did the d/l and install of 10.3.4...I wonder if that may have had anything to do with the sudden failure??? Any ideas, conjectures, conspiracy theories??? I do intend to get a replacement asap and it appears that the replacement will probably end up being another LG unit rather than the Mat. since they seem to be what most parts places have available..(maybe due to the higher failure rate necessitating their replacement and subsequent dumping by Apple of these units to the market)?? Further suggestions, hints, comments welcomed.. Regards, Mike K -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html G-Books list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html -- 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/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/ --- The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---
Re: Pismo DVD Failure/ Iraq laptop
The chair recognizes K at [EMAIL PROTECTED] Make it good... Greetings Lista's, Pismo 400 -10.3.3- LG dvd unitThis unit had ben working perfectly until last nightThe last time I used it to play a dvd was 2 weeks ago...all was well...Last night I went to play a movie and the unit failed to mount the dvd...It spins up then spins down and stops. However, it does mount and play music cd's...There have been no changes in software or hardware since last dvd use. I called AppleCare last night and was told that since my A/C supposedly ended this past March, I was SOL unless I sent it in and paid $375 for repair/replacement of the DVD unit. The tech did have me reset the firmware w/out any luck. Any ideas as to possible fixes? Dude, your best bet is to just get a 3rd party DVD unit and drop it into the tray. I went through 2 DVD units from Apple in my Pismo 500, and late last year I bought a DVD-ROM/CD-RW unit off ebay to replace the last one that went funky. I had to update some burner software (found the hack at xlr8yourmac.com) but it works much better now. Check some of these out: http://search-desc.ebay.com/gcc-4240n_W0QQhtZ1QQsatitleZgccQ2d4240nQQsosortp ropertyZ1QQsotextsearchedZ2 The one I've got is the LG version, but they've got some HP ones up there for dirt cheap. Worth checking out. -- Joe Crow http://www.joecrow.net -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html G-Books list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html -- 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/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/ --- The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---
Pismo DVD Failure/ Iraq laptop
Greetings Lista's, Pismo 400 -10.3.3- LG dvd unitThis unit had ben working perfectly until last nightThe last time I used it to play a dvd was 2 weeks ago...all was well...Last night I went to play a movie and the unit failed to mount the dvd...It spins up then spins down and stops. However, it does mount and play music cd's...There have been no changes in software or hardware since last dvd use. I called AppleCare last night and was told that since my A/C supposedly ended this past March, I was SOL unless I sent it in and paid $375 for repair/replacement of the DVD unit. The tech did have me reset the firmware w/out any luck. Any ideas as to possible fixes? Also, I remember seeing addresses of various recommended powerbook repair places...would someone be kind enough to forward some to me? Hopefully, I can get the fixed quickly. Also, regarding my request the other day about a laptop system to send to my brother in Iraq, I have received several good offers and am in the process of getting the $ together now and will be getting one in the next several days...Thanks and appreciation to those that responded...There were several very fair offers... Regards, Mike K -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html G-Books list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html -- 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/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/ --- The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---
Re: Pismo DVD Failure/ Iraq laptop
On 5/4/04, Mike K wrote: Pismo 400 -10.3.3- LG dvd unitThis unit had ben working perfectly until last nightThe last time I used it to play a dvd was 2 weeks ago...all was well...Last night I went to play a movie and the unit failed to mount the dvd...It spins up then spins down and stops. However, it does mount and play music cd's...There have been no changes in software or hardware since last dvd use. If that is the original LG DVD/CDROM drive, they have a history of failing over time. I'm on my second one (mercifully, mine faltered while under original warranty). There are sites where you can order replacement ones (PBFixit.com and others), but I haven't checked prices there in a while, so not sure how that compares to your auth. Apple service tech's quote. If you get the choice, get the Matsushita (spelling?) for a replacement. They are reported to be much less likely to die as quickly as the LG's have. HTH, Jim Rohde -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html G-Books list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html -- 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/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/ --- The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---
Re: Pismo DVD
I would guess that most people on this list at least, are upgrading their DVD modules and keeping them with one of those listed in the archives. That is why they are so hard to come by now. Tom on 3/19/04 1:37, raoul reyes at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: a couple of years back (search archives, i can't remember the guys name) i gave my dead pismo dvd player to someone on this list. he said he just needed the ribbon cable. i know it's a long shot but he might still have the case and willing to part with it. -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html G-Books list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html -- 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/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/ --- The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---
Re: Pismo DVD
a couple of years back (search archives, i can't remember the guys name) i gave my dead pismo dvd player to someone on this list. he said he just needed the ribbon cable. i know it's a long shot but he might still have the case and willing to part with it. On Mar 18, 2004, at 4:46 AM, Eric Morrison wrote: Michael: Unfortunately, these are very hard to find. Try the swap list, that's where I finally found one after much looking. ... e On Mar 13, 2004, at 10:29 AM, Michel Treisman wrote: The DVD player on my Pismo G3 Firewire powerbook got struck on the edge when the powerbook slid off a table - and a bit of the plastic case of the DVD drive got broken off. (Otherwise it was undamaged) I fixed it on with superglue, several times, and it always comes away again. - There isn't much surface to put the superglue on. The DVD mechanism is fine, works OK. Does anyone know where I could get a replacement of just the plastic case? A dead DVD with an intact plastic case would also do. Mike -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html G-Books list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html -- 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/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/ --- The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com --- -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html G-Books list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html -- 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/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/ --- The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com --- -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html G-Books list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html -- 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/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/ --- The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---
Re: Pismo DVD
Michael: Unfortunately, these are very hard to find. Try the swap list, that's where I finally found one after much looking. ... e On Mar 13, 2004, at 10:29 AM, Michel Treisman wrote: The DVD player on my Pismo G3 Firewire powerbook got struck on the edge when the powerbook slid off a table - and a bit of the plastic case of the DVD drive got broken off. (Otherwise it was undamaged) I fixed it on with superglue, several times, and it always comes away again. - There isn't much surface to put the superglue on. The DVD mechanism is fine, works OK. Does anyone know where I could get a replacement of just the plastic case? A dead DVD with an intact plastic case would also do. Mike -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html G-Books list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html -- 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/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/ --- The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com --- -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html G-Books list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html -- 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/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/ --- The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---
Re: Pismo DVD module
The plastic case on my Pismo Powerbook DVD-ROM Module is broken. the works are OK. I need a dead Pismo DVD drive so I can cannibalize the case. But dead drives are not offered on eBay as far as I can see. Does anyone know where I could get one? TIA,Mike -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html G-Books list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html -- 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/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/ --- The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---
Re: Pismo DVD Revving really high / replacement Pismo CD/DVD drives
on 24/10/2003 16:47, G-Books at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: From: Eric Morrison [EMAIL PROTECTED] Message-Id: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Howdy: I just did this. I replaced the CD/DVD drive in my Pismo (10.2.8... soon to be 10.3) with a new LG GCC-4240 combo DVD read, CDRW drive. Congrats Eric. Great drive (as per xlr8) and a very nice price. I'm using a Samsung SN-324B in my Pismo and it too has been a super replacement for my DVD. The faceplate is a bit smaller than the original Matshita one and is rectangular; no curvy Apple design, but it fit without modification. Also has a raised eject button (I never did like Apple's recessed one). Though for anyone having eject button problems, there are shareware and freeware apps (e.g. Eject) that let you use a Function key to open the tray. Just a quick question Eric: could you provide instructions on taking apart the caddy for the LG drive (offlist if you prefer)? The Matshita one is very easy to take apart, but I haven't figured out the LG one yet and I'm afraid of breaking something when forcing it open. In short, how do you open the LG caddy in order to remove the DVD and install a new drive? Thanks. Chris P.S. Another good option for a replacement Combo is the Sony CRX820, a 24x8x24x8x Combo that also has a handy switch right on the drive that you can use to set it as Master (makes it possible to boot while holding down the C key and also could/should resolve powerbook wake-from-sleep problems, etc.). -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html G-Books list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html -- 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/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/ --- The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---
Re: Pismo DVD Revving really high / replacement Pismo CD/DVD drives
Howdy: I just did this. I replaced the CD/DVD drive in my Pismo (10.2.8... soon to be 10.3) with a new LG GCC-4240 combo DVD read, CDRW drive. Great drive. Fast and works great with burning (you can get files off of xlr8yourmac.com so that you can burn from iTunes in both OS 9 and 10). The only catch is I haven't quite figured out what I am going to do for a drive faceplate yet (I've only had it about a week). I got the LG brand drive thinking that the original faceplate might fit it, unfortunately it is not even close. It came with a black faceplate that had to be removed to install it in the expansion bay drive caddy. I am probably just going to use a grinder to remove some of the extra plastic nubs off this faceplate so that I can reattach it without it interfering with the drive caddy. It won't be the curvy faceplate like the Apple original, it'll be flat and recessed a couple of millimeters. Not perfect but good enough that it will be acceptable. If anyone is interested in doing this I got this drive from pcretro.com (www.pcretro.com) for ~$100 and the sales guy was Richard Bunk (no affiliation other than I'm a satisfied customer) and you can contact Richard at 301/937-8440 (Maryland). There are other drives available that will work in a Pismo (check out xlr8yourmac.com) so check them all out before deciding. If you have any followup questions, feel free to drop me a line. ... Eric Best solution to something like this is buy a bare CD-RW or Combo drive (you can find some decent, but pricey ones on eBay) and replace the drive in your caddy. These drives are designed to not spin up to high speeds like that, and will read any disc you throw at it much more easily. Plus you get burning ability in your Pismo. -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html G-Books list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html -- 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/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/ --- The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---
Re: Pismo DVD Revving really high
Nah, it just means you are using some fairly new CD-R media. My Lombard does the same thing, but only with more recently produced media, along with my 8600. If you take a look at the newer media, it is translucent when looked at from the data side. That combined with the cheaper dyes being used in the data layer make it harder for older drives to read them. Best solution to something like this is buy a bare CD-RW or Combo drive (you can find some decent, but pricey ones on eBay) and replace the drive in your caddy. These drives are designed to not spin up to high speeds like that, and will read any disc you throw at it much more easily. Plus you get burning ability in your Pismo. On Oct 22, 2003, at 7:56 PM, Kathryn Odell wrote: I'd like to add a comment on this Pismo CD issue. I've noticed that my Pismo CD tends to do this noisy high-speed spinning when I insert a home-burned CD (using RoxioToast). It will eventually show up on the desktop, but it takes a while. Does this mean the drive is going? It's happened for over a year. Any comments on this? Everytime I insert an audio CD into my Pismo CD drive, the drive begins to rev really high (sounds like a jet airplane). The drive still seems to work fine and the revving lasts only temporarily, but the noise is surely something wrong and unnatural. Is this spelling the end? Any suggestions would be most appreciated. Thanks. It depends on the model and make of the drive, as well, apparently, as the cd. All modern CD drives tend to be noisier, and that whining jet engine sound is quite familar to anyone who works with PC's: all the desktops these days ship with these gawdawful 587x speed drives that sound like the Concorde winding up. Once the disk is recognized as an audio CD it slows down. The signs that the drive is going is if this goes on and on, or revs up and down repeatedly before the disk is recognized. -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html G-Books list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html -- 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/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/ --- The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com --- -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html G-Books list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html -- 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/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/ --- The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---
Re: Pismo DVD Revving really high
Michael J. Granado wrote: Hello, Everytime I insert an audio CD into my Pismo CD drive, the drive begins to rev really high (sounds like a jet airplane). The drive still seems to work fine and the revving lasts only temporarily, but the noise is surely something wrong and unnatural. Is this spelling the end? Any suggestions would be most appreciated. Thanks. It depends on the model and make of the drive, as well, apparently, as the cd. All modern CD drives tend to be noisier, and that whining jet engine sound is quite familar to anyone who works with PC's: all the desktops these days ship with these gawdawful 587x speed drives that sound like the Concorde winding up. Once the disk is recognized as an audio CD it slows down. The signs that the drive is going is if this goes on and on, or revs up and down repeatedly before the disk is recognized. -- Bruce Johnson University of Arizona College of Pharmacy Information Technology Group Institutions do not have opinions, merely customs -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html G-Books list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html -- 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/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/ --- The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---
Re: Pismo DVD Revving really high
I'd like to add a comment on this Pismo CD issue. I've noticed that my Pismo CD tends to do this noisy high-speed spinning when I insert a home-burned CD (using RoxioToast). It will eventually show up on the desktop, but it takes a while. Does this mean the drive is going? It's happened for over a year. Any comments on this? Everytime I insert an audio CD into my Pismo CD drive, the drive begins to rev really high (sounds like a jet airplane). The drive still seems to work fine and the revving lasts only temporarily, but the noise is surely something wrong and unnatural. Is this spelling the end? Any suggestions would be most appreciated. Thanks. It depends on the model and make of the drive, as well, apparently, as the cd. All modern CD drives tend to be noisier, and that whining jet engine sound is quite familar to anyone who works with PC's: all the desktops these days ship with these gawdawful 587x speed drives that sound like the Concorde winding up. Once the disk is recognized as an audio CD it slows down. The signs that the drive is going is if this goes on and on, or revs up and down repeatedly before the disk is recognized. -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html G-Books list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html -- 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/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/ --- The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---
Pismo DVD Revving really high
Hello, Everytime I insert an audio CD into my Pismo CD drive, the drive begins to rev really high (sounds like a jet airplane). The drive still seems to work fine and the revving lasts only temporarily, but the noise is surely something wrong and unnatural. Is this spelling the end? Any suggestions would be most appreciated. Thanks. Michael -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html G-Books list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html -- 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/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/ --- The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---
Re: Pismo DVD Revving really high
on 21/10/03 18:10, Michael J. Granado at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hello, Everytime I insert an audio CD into my Pismo CD drive, the drive begins to rev really high (sounds like a jet airplane). The drive still seems to work fine and the revving lasts only temporarily, but the noise is surely something wrong and unnatural. Is this spelling the end? Any suggestions would be most appreciated. Thanks. I've seen this happening a few times on my Pismo as well. I'm not sure it does it everytime, but I could be wrong... -Laurent. -- Laurent Daudelin AIM/iChat: LaurentDaudelinhttp://nemesys.dyndns.org Logiciels Nemesys Software mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] bytesexual /bi:t`sek'shu-*l/ adj.: [rare] Said of hardware, denotes willingness to compute or pass data in either big-endian or little-endian format (depending, presumably, on a mode bit somewhere). See also NUXI problem. -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html G-Books list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html -- 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/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/ --- The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---
Re: Pismo DVD Revving really high
On Tuesday, October 21, 2003, at 11:47 PM, Kochkodin wrote: Likewiseonly happens occasionally Regards, Mike K Laurent Daudelin wrote: on 21/10/03 18:10, Michael J. Granado at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hello, Everytime I insert an audio CD into my Pismo CD drive, the drive begins to rev really high (sounds like a jet airplane). I've seen this happening a few times on my Pismo as well. I'm not sure it does it everytime, but I could be wrong... -Laurent. Me too and I had the drive replaced under Applecare not too long ago. Donald -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html G-Books list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html -- 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/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/ --- The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---
Re: Pismo DVD Revving really high
This was with the original Mat drive that had to be replaced 01/03 under AC...Now have the LG drive and have it once in awhile Regards, Mike K Donald Keenan wrote: On Tuesday, October 21, 2003, at 11:47 PM, Kochkodin wrote: Likewiseonly happens occasionally Regards, Mike K Laurent Daudelin wrote: on 21/10/03 18:10, Michael J. Granado at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hello, Everytime I insert an audio CD into my Pismo CD drive, the drive begins to rev really high (sounds like a jet airplane). I've seen this happening a few times on my Pismo as well. I'm not sure it does it everytime, but I could be wrong... -Laurent. Me too and I had the drive replaced under Applecare not too long ago. Donald -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html G-Books list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html -- 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/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/ --- The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---
Re: Pismo DVD drive caddy
Michelle Martinez [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I have a Pismo DVD drive that's bare...that is, the outermost part is the metal casing, there's no black plastic surrounding caddy. Any ideas where I could get the caddy part, so I can use the drive? Or is the only solution to buy a whole new drive? You can use any caddy (or sled) for Lombard or Pismo, they're all the same. I've found the cheapest way to acquire one is to 'eBuy' a non-functional Lombard CD drive and pull its sled. I paid ~~$20 for the most recent one I picked up. Here on my page on EBMs some more infos and pics: http://mywebpages.comcast.net/macdan/ebms.html#pismo And re: your question whether a Pismo will boot with no HD and no PRAM . . . it needs neither to boot. Go ahead and plug it in and see if it works! THe M4402 is an appropriate PS BTW, it's the same 45W as the original PS. hth, Dan K . http://macdan.n3.net/ carracho://dankephoto.dhs.org:9700 hotline://dankephoto.dhs.org:9500 . -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html G-Books list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html -- 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/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/ --- The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---
Pismo dvd stuck
Hi all! I need help! I was watching a dvd in my Pismo with Jaguar 10.2.6 and it just stopped. It's frozen on a frame. This is a replacement drive I've had under AppleCare for months. The bad brand, whichever Apple uses. Well, I can't eject it. I push f12 and the eject image appears but the rainbow ball just keeps spinning. I think my Applecare either ran out 10/1 or will on 10/10. My Pismo's just getting hot. I can't get it to force quit... Any ideas? TIA, Donald -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html G-Books list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html -- 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/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/ --- The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---
Re: Pismo dvd stuck
Pull the battery and pull the AC cord. That will kill it. The machine will run a file system check on reboot so it will take a but longer start after you do this. Hopefully you can eject the dvd after that. Steve On Friday, October 3, 2003, at 10:28 PM, Donald Keenan wrote: Hi all! I need help! I was watching a dvd in my Pismo with Jaguar 10.2.6 and it just stopped. It's frozen on a frame. This is a replacement drive I've had under AppleCare for months. The bad brand, whichever Apple uses. Well, I can't eject it. I push f12 and the eject image appears but the rainbow ball just keeps spinning. I think my Applecare either ran out 10/1 or will on 10/10. My Pismo's just getting hot. I can't get it to force quit... Any ideas? TIA, Donald -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html G-Books list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html -- 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/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/ --- The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com --- -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html G-Books list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html -- 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/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/ --- The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---
Re: Pismo dvd stuck
On Friday, October 3, 2003, at 11:49 PM, Steve Fuller wrote: Pull the battery and pull the AC cord. That will kill it. The machine will run a file system check on reboot so it will take a but longer start after you do this. Hopefully you can eject the dvd after that. Steve On Friday, October 3, 2003, at 10:28 PM, Donald Keenan wrote: Hi all! I need help! I was watching a dvd in my Pismo with Jaguar 10.2.6 and it just stopped. It's frozen on a frame. This is a replacement drive I've had under AppleCare for months. The bad brand, whichever Apple uses. Well, I can't eject it. I push f12 and the eject image appears but the rainbow ball just keeps spinning. I think my Applecare either ran out 10/1 or will on 10/10. My Pismo's just getting hot. I can't get it to force quit... Any ideas? TIA, Donald Steve: Popped the battery out and rebooted. Put the dvd back in and it plays but I don't like the sound of the driveand this is a replacement drive. I guess I'm off to the AppleStore this weekend. My AppleCare lasts another week. Maybe I'm lucky in that the drive can be replaced. I've been using my desktop and haven't been using the Pismo, so it's better that I have a chance to investigate further while I'm just under AppleCare. Not sure if this was mechanical but I'll hope my local Apple geniuses can help. Thanks eveyone and thank you Steve. -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html G-Books list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html -- 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/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/ --- The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---
Pismo DVD drive caddy
Another Pismo part question: I have a Pismo DVD drive that's bare...that is, the outermost part is the metal casing, there's no black plastic surrounding caddy. Any ideas where I could get the caddy part, so I can use the drive? Or is the only solution to buy a whole new drive? Michelle __ Do you Yahoo!? The New Yahoo! Shopping - with improved product search http://shopping.yahoo.com -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html G-Books list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html -- 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/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/ --- The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---
Pismo DVD player ?
In my quest to get myself a decent PowerBook I ended up buying two Pismos, one early 400 and one late 500. I am now putting together the best parts to keep and then sell the rest. However, my question pertains to the DVD players. One has: M5505 (year 1999) Macintosh PowerBook G3 Series 2X DVDxROM Module The other: M7931 (year 2000) PowerBook DVD-ROM Module Sounds strange to me that it has G3 Series as this was the Wallstreet range, and the unit doesn't fit that PowerBook, nor is the DVD supported in the Lombard... Is the second unit also a 2X ? Is there any difference ? I am planning to keep the M7931, is that the best one ? Laurence _ The new MSN 8: smart spam protection and 2 months FREE* http://join.msn.com/?page=features/junkmail -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html G-Books list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html -- 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/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/ --- The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---
Re: Pismo DVD player ?
Hi! M5505 (year 1999) Macintosh PowerBook G3 Series 2X DVDxROM Module M7931 (year 2000) PowerBook DVD-ROM Module Sounds strange to me that it has G3 Series as this was the Wallstreet range, and the unit doesn't fit that PowerBook, nor is the DVD supported in the Lombard... The Pismo/Lombard are referred to as Powerbook G3 Series, though. (As opposed to Wallstreet, which was Powerbook G3 without Series). Is the second unit also a 2X ? Is there any difference ? I am planning to keep the M7931, is that the best one ? Put them both in the Pismo (one at a time), use Apple System Profiler to get info on what mechanism is inside. The earlier drives seem to have been legendary for problems, but there's no way of you knowing which one actually has the more recent mech in it; the original owner may have had an in-warranty problem and had the unit refurbished with a newer mech. -- Lewin A.R.W. Edwards http://www.zws.com/ Learn how to build high-performance embedded systems on a budget! http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0750676094/zws-20 -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html G-Books list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html -- 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/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/ --- The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---
Re: Pismo DVD player ?
From: Lewin Edwards [EMAIL PROTECTED] Thank you for your advice!! I will follow it and hopefully keep the best drive! :o) Laurence However, you are incorrect as far as the names are concerned: The Pismo/Lombard are referred to as Powerbook G3 Series, though. (As opposed to Wallstreet, which was Powerbook G3 without Series). LowEndMac: the models known as PowerBook G3, PowerBook G3 Series, and just plain PowerBook (named in chronological order) apple-history.com: PowerBook G3 Series PowerBook G3 Series (rev. 2) PowerBook G3 (Bronze Keyboard) PowerBook G3 (FireWire) and finally Apple: PowerBook G3 (FireWire): Specifications 2000.04 PowerBook G3 (Bronze Keyboard, 400 MHz): Specifications - 1999.05 PowerBook G3 (Bronze Keyboard, 333 MHz): Specifications - 1999.05 PowerBook G3 Series: 233, 250, 292 MHz, 14.1-inch display Specifications - 1998.09 233, 266, 300 MHz, 14.1-inch display Specifications - 1998.09 233, 250, 292 MHz, 13.3-inch display Specifications - 1998.09 233, 250 MHz, 12.1-inch display Specifications - 1998.10 _ MSN 8 with e-mail virus protection service: 2 months FREE* http://join.msn.com/?page=features/virus -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html G-Books list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html -- 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/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/ --- The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---
Re: Pismo DVD player ?
From: Lewin Edwards [EMAIL PROTECTED] Thank you for your advice!! I will follow it and hopefully keep the best drive! :o) :) However, you are incorrect as far as the names are concerned: Okay... I stand erected! PS: My DVD-ROM drive is the M7931 2000 model, and the label explicitly states that it's an MKE SR-8174-C (MKE = Matsushita-Kotobuki Electronics, i.e. Panasonic). It is a 6X drive. -- Lewin A.R.W. Edwards http://www.zws.com/ Learn how to build high-performance embedded systems on a budget! http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0750676094/zws-20 -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html G-Books list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html -- 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/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/ --- The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---
Re: Pismo DVD player ?
on 19/09/03 10:06, Lewin Edwards at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: From: Lewin Edwards [EMAIL PROTECTED] Thank you for your advice!! I will follow it and hopefully keep the best drive! :o) :) However, you are incorrect as far as the names are concerned: Okay... I stand erected! PS: My DVD-ROM drive is the M7931 2000 model, and the label explicitly states that it's an MKE SR-8174-C (MKE = Matsushita-Kotobuki Electronics, i.e. Panasonic). It is a 6X drive. Mine says: PowerBook DVD-ROM Module Model Number M7931 (MKE #SR-8174-C) 5V So, I guess I also have a 6X drive? -Laurent. -- Laurent Daudelin AIM/iChat: LaurentDaudelinhttp://nemesys.dyndns.org Logiciels Nemesys Software mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] geek n.: A person who has chosen concentration rather than conformity; one who pursues skill (especially technical skill) and imagination, not mainstream social acceptance. Geeks usually have a strong case of neophilia. Most geeks are adept with computers and treat hacker as a term of respect, but not all are hackers themselves - and some who are in fact hackers normally call themselves geeks anyway, because they (quite properly) regard `hacker' as a label that should be bestowed by others rather than self-assumed. -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html G-Books list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html -- 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/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/ --- The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---
Re: Pismo DVD player ?
To settle some misunderstandings, G3 PowerBooks came in several sets: The PowerBook G3 [Kanga, 3500, processor speeds of 250MHz, used a 3400 case, does not support Mac OS X] PowerBook G3 Series [Wallstreet/Mainstreet/1998, speeds of 233, 266, 300, several screen sizes, all legacy ports, last Old World ROM PowerBook supported through Mac OS X v.10.2.6] PowerBook G3 Series [Lombard/1999, revised Wallstreet case, thinner, lighter, 333MHz and 400MHz, better video, USB and SCSI, first New World ROM, supported into 10.3] PowerBook [Pismo/FireWire/2000, used same case as a Lombard, 400 and 500MHz, FireWire, AirPort, Rage128M video, faster bus, no legacy ports, supported into 10.3] Specifically about the DVD: The Pismo had DVD standard, the Lombard had DVD as an option and it came standard on the highend, DVD was also optional on some Wallstreets with hardware decoding [which is not supported in Mac OS X]. The earlier *Pismo* DVDs were made by LG and have had issues for most people [premature death]. The earlier Lombard DVDs have had no such problem. I would tend not to use a Lombard DVD-ROM in a Pismo until I had confirmed that it worked by some other means. I have not heard any cases of drive bay modules from a Lombard being incompatible, I believe in fact they all are compatible with a Pismo, however, my level of comfort would be to check it out with a little reading first. David -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html G-Books list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html -- 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/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/ --- The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---
Re: Pismo DVD
on 19/09/2003 15:40, G-Books at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: PS: My DVD-ROM drive is the M7931 2000 model, and the label explicitly states that it's an MKE SR-8174-C (MKE = Matsushita-Kotobuki Electronics, i.e. Panasonic). It is a 6X drive. Mine says: PowerBook DVD-ROM Module Model Number M7931 (MKE #SR-8174-C) 5V So, I guess I also have a 6X drive? -Laurent. Under Apple System Profiler, see if one of them is a Matshita or Matsushita brand. Keep that one. If the other's an LG brand, sell it, as it's more problematic. Chris -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html G-Books list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html -- 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/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/ --- The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---
Re: Pismo DVD
PowerBook DVD-ROM Module Model Number M7931 (MKE #SR-8174-C) 5V So, I guess I also have a 6X drive? Yes, as long as the SR-8174 is still inside that housing! Check it in Apple System Profiler to be sure before choosing between the drives. -- Lewin A.R.W. Edwards http://www.zws.com/ Learn how to build high-performance embedded systems on a budget! http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0750676094/zws-20 -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html G-Books list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html -- 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/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/ --- The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---
Re: Pismo DVD player ?
From: Lewin Edwards [EMAIL PROTECTED] However, you are incorrect as far as the names are concerned: Okay... I stand erected! I always thought I had strange sexual interests, but Macs ?!? ;o) --- My DVD-ROM drive is the M7931 2000 model, and the label explicitly states that it's an MKE SR-8174-C (MKE = Matsushita-Kotobuki Electronics, i.e. Panasonic). It is a 6X drive. Mine too, so mine must be a 6x as well. :o) Hmm, which one to keep, 2x or 6x... Difficult question. ;o) Thanks for your help!! Laurence _ Add photos to your e-mail with MSN 8. Get 2 months FREE*. http://join.msn.com/?page=features/featuredemail -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html G-Books list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html -- 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/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/ --- The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---
Re: Pismo DVD player ?
From: David Ensteness [EMAIL PROTECTED] I would tend not to use a Lombard DVD-ROM in a Pismo until I had confirmed that it worked by some other means. I have not heard any cases of drive bay modules from a Lombard being incompatible, I believe in fact they all are compatible with a Pismo, however, my level of comfort would be to check it out with a little reading first. From LowEndMac: The Pismo PowerBook uses the same drive bay devices as the Lombard PowerBook G3, although its DVD drive cannot be used on Lombard. Laurence _ Tired of spam? Get advanced junk mail protection with MSN 8. http://join.msn.com/?page=features/junkmail -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html G-Books list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html -- 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/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/ --- The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---
Re: Pismo DVD player ?
I was just looking around and the same is stated in Apple's Knowledge Base so yeah you are right that either will work. David From LowEndMac: The Pismo PowerBook uses the same drive bay devices as the Lombard PowerBook G3, although its DVD drive cannot be used on Lombard. Laurence -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html G-Books list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html -- 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/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/ --- The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---
Re: Pismo DVD
I beg your pardon. :o) From: David M. Ensteness [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: G-Books [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: G-Books [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Pismo DVD Date: Fri, 19 Sep 2003 10:19:46 -0500 The Lombard was also called the PowerBook G3 Series as I stated in my earlier e-mail. David On Friday, September 19, 2003, at 10:18 AM, Tekno Liber wrote: Just strange that the earlier drive (be it from a Pismo or a Lombard) should have PowerBook G3 Series on it as it was the Wallstreet and PDQ that were called Series and Series II, and they're not physically compatible ?! Oh well... Laurence -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html G-Books list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html -- 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/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/ --- The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com --- _ The new MSN 8: advanced junk mail protection and 2 months FREE* http://join.msn.com/?page=features/junkmail -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html G-Books list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html -- 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/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/ --- The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---
Re: Pismo DVD
On Fri, Sep 19, 2003 at 02:49:03PM -0500, David Ensteness wrote: : Eugene Lee clarified: : : Actually: : : Lombard = PowerBook G3 Series (Bronze) : Pismo = PowerBook G3 Series (Firewire) : : The Pismo was not referred to the PowerBook G3 Series in Apple's : documentation. Bzzt! http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=25018 Symptom If a serial or LocalTalk device is connected to the S-Video port on the PowerBook G3 Series (Bronze Keyboard and FireWire) or PowerBook G4, the computer will not startup properly. The Mac OS splash screen and extensions along the bottom of the screen do not appear during startup. When the desktop loads, there is no menu bar however some icons may appear on the desktop area. Affected Products PowerBook G3 Series (Bronze Keyboard) PowerBook G3 Series (FireWire) PowerBook G4 -- Eugene Lee eugene at anime dot net -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html G-Books list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html -- 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/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/ --- The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---
Re: Pismo DVD
ooh ouch, looks like I was wrong on that one. OK, point taken. David Bzzt! http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=25018 Symptom If a serial or LocalTalk device is connected to the S-Video port on the PowerBook G3 Series (Bronze Keyboard and FireWire) or PowerBook G4, the computer will not startup properly. The Mac OS splash screen and extensions along the bottom of the screen do not appear during startup. When the desktop loads, there is no menu bar however some icons may appear on the desktop area. Affected Products PowerBook G3 Series (Bronze Keyboard) PowerBook G3 Series (FireWire) PowerBook G4 -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html G-Books list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html -- 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/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/ --- The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---
Re: Pismo DVD player ?
Laurence Tekno Liber [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: The Pismo PowerBook uses the same drive bay devices as the Lombard PowerBook G3, although its DVD drive cannot be used on Lombard. I'm not aware of DVD play problems with any particular DVD mechanism in a Lombard under classic MacOS. Just now I popped an M7931/SR-8174-c into a Lombard 400 (OS 9.2.1 Player 1.3) and DVD play works fine (as expected.) FWIW, I've got tons of EBMs* for Lombard/Pismo and have yet to come across any that don't work in both models. I'd say any EBM that fits will work, excepting of course any lack of particular device support under OSX (eg: Lombard's lack of DVD play.) *SuperDisk/floppy, ZIP, HD, plus opticals of various brands/types/models including CD-ROM, CD-RW, DVD, combo DVD/CDRW, DVD-R/W. (More? I can't think of any other EBM types just now.) Dan K . http://macdan.n3.net/ carracho://dankephoto.dhs.org:9700 hotline://dankephoto.dhs.org:9500 . -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html G-Books list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html -- 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/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/ --- The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---
Re: Pismo DVD drive not recognizing CD's
Message-ID: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Tue, 15 Jul 2003 18:40:27 -0400 From: Pete Gregory Subject: Re: Pismo DVD drive not recognizing CD's Subject: Re: Pismo DVD drive not recognizing CD's Date: Mon, 14 Jul 2003 23:47:58 -0500 From: James Rohde Message-Id: [snip] Pete, you possibly have the dreaded 'LG dying' problem (which I had shortly before my original warranty ran out). The LG model of drive has documented problems with failing way too soon (the Matsushita drive doesn't appear to have the problem). I had similar symptoms when my drive started going south. Well, I never had applecare so I guess it's going to be an expensive fix. Looking on the web, it appears the replacement is $130 up. OTOH I've seen two combo drives for $200 $300 (http://www.wegenermedia.com/pismocombo.htm) and I saw an article on http://www.xlr8yourmac.com/PB_G3/oem_combo_drives/build_guide/build_combo_drive.html for using a Matsushita UJDA 710 drive as an alternative (about $100 on ebay) tempting. Has anyone any other suggestions or thoughts on this matter? And how do I explain it to the wife? Thanks Pete another LG victim. Hi- I just replaced a Pismo DVD drive (actually a working Matsushita model) with a UJDA-720. The switch was simple, but I had to drill another hole because the Pismo faceplate had different mounts than the HP the drive came from. Anyway, the drive was $52 on eBay - just look in the laptop components section and be patient. This one had a picture of the actual drive, so I knew it was a Matsushita mechanism. Apple System Profiler recognizes the drive, but disc burning and iTunes aren't supported. Toast, however, will work with the drive so now I have a working combo drive in the wife's Pismo. BTW, I also tested the drive in my Lombard and I could burn with Toast there, too. My next step is to work on the disc burner support file so I can do things from Finder and iTunes. I didn't see that one in a quick run thru xlr8, but I can do more looking today. --- JSH webmail -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html G-Books list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html -- 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/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/ --- The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---
Re: Pismo DVD problems
on 14-07-2003 16:44, G-Books at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Apparently it's something that LG has addressed, but obviously not soon enough for those of us who were blessed with LG mechanisms. I think the total damage was around $100 for a new mechanism, and it only took about 3 minutes to install. Probably the easiest (and least expensive!) fix I've done for my Pismo to date. Hope it helps. Tom It does happen to the Matshita drives, too, though probably not as frequently. It is a problem that is starting to surface a lot in Pismos, perhaps not surprising after 3+ years of work as people's main everyday computer. The faulty Pismo DVD is a big thread at the Apple Discussions forum. Check it out at the Apple site. For alternatives to just a simple DVD replacement, check out xlr8yourmac.com under the Drive database and under Pismo. Lots of people have swapped in combo CDRW/DVD's in place of the faulty DVD; DVD-R/RW units are starting to appear too. Lots of user feedback on models, installation tips, compatibility, bootability, modified plugins for iTunes and Disk Burner, etc. It is surprising just how many different makes and models work in the Pismo; and the swap is easy and takes about 10 minutes max. If you are going to spend $100 on a replacement, I'd suggest checking out the xlr8yourmac database and then heading to ebay. Prices have risen lately, but you should still be able to get a 24x10x24x8x combo CDRW/DVD for between $100 and $130. I've seen 8x4x24x8x Matshita units go for under $50, which is a great deal. Chris -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html G-Books list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html -- 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/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/ --- The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---
Re: Pismo DVD drive not recognizing CD's
Subject: Re: Pismo DVD drive not recognizing CD's Date: Mon, 14 Jul 2003 23:47:58 -0500 From: James Rohde [EMAIL PROTECTED] Message-Id: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [snip] Pete, you possibly have the dreaded 'LG dying' problem (which I had shortly before my original warranty ran out). The LG model of drive has documented problems with failing way too soon (the Matsushita drive doesn't appear to have the problem). I had similar symptoms when my drive started going south. Well, I never had applecare so I guess it's going to be an expensive fix. Looking on the web, it appears the replacement is $130 up. OTOH I've seen two combo drives for $200 $300 (http://www.wegenermedia.com/pismocombo.htm) and I saw an article on http://www.xlr8yourmac.com/PB_G3/oem_combo_drives/build_guide/build_combo_drive.html for using a Matsushita UJDA 710 drive as an alternative (about $100 on ebay) tempting. Has anyone any other suggestions or thoughts on this matter? And how do I explain it to the wife? Thanks Pete another LG victim. -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html G-Books list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html -- 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/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/ --- The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---
Pismo DVD drive not recognising CD's
Any bright ideas as what the problem is and how to fix it? My 3 year old pismo (OS 9.22, 382 Mb Ram, stock 20Mb HD) has stopped recognising CD's. I put a CD or CD-R in the drive, close the unit, the drive spins up, spins down about a second later and that's it. Checking in sys profiler shows 'no media' and the eject button on the unit still works. I've tried with a few CD's, pulled the drive out and reseated it but no joy. However, it happily reads DVDs with no problems. Model is LG (DVD-ROM DRN8080B rev LAB8) with driver version 1.4.7. I have not loaded any new software or tweaked the hardware for a long time. My workaround of using fetch to copy from a linux box over the network is rather painful and only works with mac disks. Suggestions gratefully appreciated. Pete. -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html G-Books list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html -- 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/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/ --- The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---
Re: Pismo DVD drive not recognising CD's
Try http://mywebpages.comcast.net/gionpeters//pb1400.htm Towards the bottom of the page he suggests how to fix a 1400's CD drive. Might work for you too... Wiebe. On 14/7/03 11:36 PM, Pete Gregory [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Any bright ideas as what the problem is and how to fix it? My 3 year old pismo (OS 9.22, 382 Mb Ram, stock 20Mb HD) has stopped recognising CD's. I put a CD or CD-R in the drive, close the unit, the drive spins up, spins down about a second later and that's it. Checking in sys profiler shows 'no media' and the eject button on the unit still works. I've tried with a few CD's, pulled the drive out and reseated it but no joy. However, it happily reads DVDs with no problems. Model is LG (DVD-ROM DRN8080B rev LAB8) with driver version 1.4.7. I have not loaded any new software or tweaked the hardware for a long time. My workaround of using fetch to copy from a linux box over the network is rather painful and only works with mac disks. Suggestions gratefully appreciated. Pete. -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html G-Books list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html -- 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/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/ --- The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---
Re: Pismo DVD drive not recognising CD's
You'll probably be told this by a hundred other people on this list but the answer is those dreaded letters LG. These Lucky Goldstar drives fail all the time. I got through three of them until someone said try and the Matsushita brand. So far, mine has been fine. I'm sure you'll find that's the answer... Tony -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html G-Books list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html -- 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/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/ --- The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---
Re: Pismo DVD drive not recognising CD's
I had this exact same problem and figuring that the mechanism was blown, bought a new mechanism for it from Wegener Media. They mentioned this happens a lot with the DRN8080B mechanism, and they've found a new revision of the drive which is less problematic. As it's working perfectly now with the new mechanism, I'm pretty certain that the diagnosis was correct. Apparently it's something that LG has addressed, but obviously not soon enough for those of us who were blessed with LG mechanisms. I think the total damage was around $100 for a new mechanism, and it only took about 3 minutes to install. Probably the easiest (and least expensive!) fix I've done for my Pismo to date. Hope it helps. Tom On 14/7/03 11:36 PM, Pete Gregory [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Any bright ideas as what the problem is and how to fix it? My 3 year old pismo (OS 9.22, 382 Mb Ram, stock 20Mb HD) has stopped recognising CD's. I put a CD or CD-R in the drive, close the unit, the drive spins up, spins down about a second later and that's it. Checking in sys profiler shows 'no media' and the eject button on the unit still works. I've tried with a few CD's, pulled the drive out and reseated it but no joy. However, it happily reads DVDs with no problems. Model is LG (DVD-ROM DRN8080B rev LAB8) with driver version 1.4.7. -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html G-Books list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html -- 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/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/ --- The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---
Re: Pismo DVD drive not recognizing CD's
On 07/14/2003, Pete Gregory apparently wrote: Any bright ideas as what the problem is and how to fix it? My 3 year old pismo (OS 9.22, 382 Mb Ram, stock 20Mb HD) has stopped recognising CD's. I put a CD or CD-R in the drive, close the unit, the drive spins up, spins down about a second later and that's it. Checking in sys profiler shows 'no media' and the eject button on the unit still works. I've tried with a few CD's, pulled the drive out and reseated it but no joy. However, it happily reads DVDs with no problems. Model is LG (DVD-ROM DRN8080B rev LAB8) with driver version 1.4.7. I have not loaded any new software or tweaked the hardware for a long time. My workaround of using fetch to copy from a linux box over the network is rather painful and only works with mac disks. Suggestions gratefully appreciated. Pete. Pete, you possibly have the dreaded 'LG dying' problem (which I had shortly before my original warranty ran out). The LG model of drive has documented problems with failing way too soon (the Matsushita drive doesn't appear to have the problem). I had similar symptoms when my drive started going south. Since I'd guess you're not even covered by AppleCare, you may be out of luck (if you are still - even barely - within your AppleCare warranty, RUN your Pismo to the closest Apple service provider for an exchange of the drive. Heck, call Apple first to ensure that they know of the problem occurring within your warranty!). From my own and others reports of how Apple handles the replacement, you may get another (possibly refurbished?) LG drive, or if you get really lucky, you may get the Matsushita drive. My replacement LG drive has been working fine so far (Thank Heaven for that!). HTH, Jim Rohde Give what you have. To someone it may be better than you dare think. - Henry Wadsworth Longfellow -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html G-Books list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html -- 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/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/ --- The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---
Re: Applecare fixes Pismo DVD
I'm quite impressed. Given this repair and the other telephone support I've received from Apple, I think the $300 I spent for AppleCare to be a worthwhile. yea, I'm impressed at the fixing speed of apple too, until it happens again in 10 months. Mine has died 3.5 times (about to die again). -Ryan -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html G-Books list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html -- 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/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/ --- The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---
Applecare fixes Pismo DVD
Hi folks, I've heard of others here with G3 Powerbook (Firewire) DVD drive modules that went dead, and I was hoping that mine would be an exception to the rule. As far as I can tell, this was virtually the last Pismo sold (the last one in SmallDog.com's inventory, and as far as I saw, the last one any mail-order company had for sale. I've loved it. From your descriptions, it sounded like it did contain one of the problematic models of DVD drive, but I was hopeful. I never had much trouble with it, aside from the occasional burp. Until last month, when it started refusing to mount increasing numbers of CD disks (including my Jaguar Install disk), started making a funny noise, and would take a LONG time to read those it would finally mount. Well, since I still have about 10 months of AppleCare warranty coverage left, I called up Apple, and told them the problems. They took me through resetting the power manager and zapping the PRAM (which I'd already done anyhow, but I humored them). They determined that I had to send the whole Powerbook in for repair. The shipping box arrived 18 hours after it was requested--I hadn't even finished swapping out the internal hard drive (which I wanted to keep using, in an external firewire enclosure while the 'book was away). I sent them my Pismo Wednesday night, containing an empty hard disk. This morning it arrived back! Less than 46 hours! With a new DVD-ROM module, new rubber feet, a cleaned keyboard, and a cleaned screen (no keyboard markings). And they installed OS 9.2.2 on the disk (probably as a by-product of testing the new module). I'm quite impressed. Given this repair and the other telephone support I've received from Apple, I think the $300 I spent for AppleCare to be a worthwhile. The only way it would have been better is if Apple hadn't used these dodgy DVD mechanisms in the first place. One thing I'm especially glad about is that I never played around with re-programming the DVD firmware to overcome region-encoding limitations. I'm guessing they'd have noticed, and tried to blame that for the troubles. Good luck with your 'books! --Jim. -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html G-Books list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html -- 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/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/ --- The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---
Pismo DVD-ROM drive
My Pismo fell off a table and the edge of the DVD ROM drive was ripped off. The drive itself still works fine but I need a new plastic case for it. I have not been able to find it as a spare part. Does anyone know where I could get a new case? Or perhaps a dead DVD drive to cannibalize? Mike -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html G-Books list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html -- 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/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/ --- The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---
Re: Pismo DVD: Mats vs LG Round One
You asked about the ASP description of my Drive. It says Matshita... Rev.no. 080E... Product DVD-ROM SR 8171... Serial no. Not available Hope that's of interest TONY -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html G-Books list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html -- 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/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/ --- The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---
