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 ---
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 ---
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 ---
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 ---
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 ---
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 ---
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 ---
[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 ---
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 ---
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 ---
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 ---
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 ---
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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 ---
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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 ---
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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 ---
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: 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 ---
Re: Pismo DVD: Mats vs LG Round One
on 28/02/03 15:54, Tony Coult at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Ongoing report on Matsushita Pismo DVD drive, as promised. It cost £160, not £190, plus VAT. It had a white sticker over the model number which unfortunately got mangled when I put it in the machine. However the model number on the case is M7388(MKE(hash)CR-175). The box says Made in Japan, but the module says Assembled in Taiwan. There is a black sticky label saying PowerBook DVD-ROM Module. Underneath is the original wording: Macintosh Powerbook G3 Series 24X CD-ROM Module. This suggests, does it, that Apple took an older, unused casing and put DVD hardware in? Hence it being described as Refurbished. The casing looks new. It fits much more snugly than my old, dead LG modules. At first it would not appear to eject properly and there was a nightmare halfhour where everything seemed to jam up and even the power button wouldn't function. It seems that, unlike the looser-toleranced LGs, which spat the discs out, the Mats just grunts twice and you have to pull it open from underneath. So far it does everything fine, though DVD playback seems jerky on some discs. I think this may be software rather than hardware. We shall see. TONY The CR-175 is a CD drive as fitted in Lombards and I think Pismos As a matter of interest what model does ASP say it is ? Best wishes Malcolm Cornelius - The Powerbook Fanatic www.pbfanatic.co.uk MSN Messenger - [EMAIL PROTECTED] ICQ - 47738640 -- 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 do not have to pull the Matshita drives open, they pop open just like any other drive. Yours must be catching on the Pismo case, causing it not to open properly. Mine is listed under system Profiler as: Vendor: MATSHITA Revision: X113 Product ID: DVD-ROM SR8174 On the case: PowerBook DVD-ROM Module Model Number M7931 (MKE #SR-8174-C) Tom on 2/28/03 9:54 AM, Tony Coult at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Ongoing report on Matsushita Pismo DVD drive, as promised. It cost £160, not £190, plus VAT. It had a white sticker over the model number which unfortunately got mangled when I put it in the machine. However the model number on the case is M7388(MKE(hash)CR-175). The box says Made in Japan, but the module says Assembled in Taiwan. There is a black sticky label saying PowerBook DVD-ROM Module. Underneath is the original wording: Macintosh Powerbook G3 Series 24X CD-ROM Module. This suggests, does it, that Apple took an older, unused casing and put DVD hardware in? Hence it being described as Refurbished. The casing looks new. It fits much more snugly than my old, dead LG modules. At first it would not appear to eject properly and there was a nightmare halfhour where everything seemed to jam up and even the power button wouldn't function. It seems that, unlike the looser-toleranced LGs, which spat the discs out, the Mats just grunts twice and you have to pull it open from underneath. So far it does everything fine, though DVD playback seems jerky on some discs. I think this may be software rather than hardware. We shall see. 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/was Re: Playing CD's
This is what I have for swapping drives: http://www.xlr8yourmac.com/PB_G3/oem_combo_drives/build_guide/build_combo_dr ive.html LOL, That's it! thanks for doing my homework Tom! =) I would like to keep this thread very active as lots of people have Pismo (firwire 2000) laptops. If apple is making an exchange program for the Windtunnel powermacs perhaps if we make noise, this widespread problem will be solved. I love my Pismo, I just wish it didn't have so many problems. 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 ---
Re: Pismo dvd drive/was Re: Playing CD's
Ryan, Just curious...what are the so many problems that you have with your Pismo? Mike Kochkodin Oh let me count the ways: (Day.month.year) Computer purchased on 12.1.2001 27.4.2001 Battery will not hold charge. Replaced 5.11.2001 LG-8080B (DVD) stopped mounting DVDs, CDs shortly after. Replaced 13.8.2002 Battery will not hold charge. Replaced along with non-faulty cord 17.12.2002 During my applecare call I stated that the Batt wouldn't hold a charge AND stopped reading DVD/CDs. Applecare said I will have the tech look at the motherboard. BATTERY REPLACED ONLY 03.01.2003 DVD still broke from before, sent it in again. DVD Replaced 3 battery replacements, 2 DVD replacements 20.2.2003 I used the S-Video out (for the first time) and my 512 Dimm turned into a 256 Dimm. Reseating the DIMM and zapping PRAM fixes it for a few hours, until it freezes hard. OS9 Boot says Built in memory tests failed. Contact service technician. The ram was problem free for 1.5 years with latest firmware and running 10.2.1 now. Once I tried my battery that wouldn't hold a charge in a friends Pismo. The batt Worked fine. I think I will make a personal appearance with my repair history at an applestore this summer. The problem is that my repairs have been made in Europe and America, so my entire repair history isn't on the applecare computers (I am guessing). Here is the DVD thread at apple: http://discussions.info.apple.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED]@.efbbdf0/0 One of the threads even has a possible hardware fix: http://discussions.info.apple.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED]@.3bbc4cc7 I treat my computer like a porcelain doll. I rarely travel with it. It is more of a small desktop machine to me. I'm lucky (?) and have applecare until January 2004. Thanks for listening everybody, 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 ---
Re: Pismo dvd drive/was Re: Playing CD's
on 2/25/03 1:41 PM, Ryan Stewart at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I love my Pismo, I just wish it didn't have so many problems. In my case, this is my only problem! I haven't had the bad screen--yet, but my drive went bad just weeks out of warranty, and just when I didn't have the money to either get the extended care, nor repair it. I do agree, however, that there needs to be a _lot_ of noise made. :-) -- -Jon Glass Krakow, Poland mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Remember, democracy never lasts long. It soon wastes, exhausts, and murders itself. There never was a democracy yet that did not commit suicide. --John Adams -- 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/was Re: Playing CD's
on 2/25/03 9:24 PM, Ryan Stewart at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Oh let me count the ways: Ouch! Boy did you get a lemon! I have never seen such a list of problems for any Pismo or any other computer for that matter! :-) (with the possible exception of 5300s???) I would have given up long before. That's for sure. -- -Jon Glass Krakow, Poland mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety. --Benjamin Franklin -- 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/was Re: Playing CD's
: One of my friends got Apple to replace his LG drive under Apple Care and : they send another LG drive as the replacement, so they must not feel it is a : problem with the brand of drive. Sigh, my dvd drive had to be replaced and under AppleCare, they sent me another LG :( So far so good...but AppleCare is expired. Actually, I think it _is_ a problem with the brand of drive. My LG has failed twice, and both times it has been replaced by a LG. Once my Battery died at the same time. At least I have Applecare till Jan. '03. You can try and beg for a Matsushita (or Matshita) SR-8174, but I tried from the Applecare-Europe folks and they wouldn't do it. I am going to go to an applestore with a printed list in my hand of how many times the battery and LG drive has been replaced on my book. Apple thinks they are saving money by not replacing my motherboard, but I think that might be the only cure to the problem. I have also heard success at using a PC DVD/CD-R in the old casing of the failed drive. I could find the web info (http://www.xlr8yourmac.com/) if anyone wants it. Good luck, 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 ---
Re: Pismo dvd drive/was Re: Playing CD's
On 02/24/2003, Ryan Stewart wrote: I have also heard success at using a PC DVD/CD-R in the old casing of the failed drive. I could find the web info (http://www.xlr8yourmac.com/) if anyone wants it. Ryan, please check and post the link. As an owner of a 2nd LG Pismo drive (now out of warranty), I'd like to have the info. Jim Rohde A computer lets you make more mistakes faster than any other invention in human history with the possible exception of handguns and Irish whiskey. -- 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/was Re: Playing CD's
Hi all If the prismo use's the same drive's as the lombard, look for smartdisk drives in firewire caseing's they are cheap on ebay at the moment, and most of them are Teac branded drives inside. These make very good swap in/out drives in the old caseing's as the connector cards have the same interface.( i have a cd rw in my lombard out of one of these case's) Victoria. James Rohde wrote: On 02/24/2003, Ryan Stewart wrote: I have also heard success at using a PC DVD/CD-R in the old casing of the failed drive. I could find the web info (http://www.xlr8yourmac.com/) if anyone wants it. Ryan, please check and post the link. As an owner of a 2nd LG Pismo drive (now out of warranty), I'd like to have the info. Jim Rohde A computer lets you make more mistakes faster than any other invention in human history with the possible exception of handguns and Irish whiskey. -- 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/was Re: Playing CD's
This is what I have for swapping drives: http://www.xlr8yourmac.com/PB_G3/oem_combo_drives/build_guide/build_combo_dr ive.html Tom Ryan, please check and post the link. As an owner of a 2nd LG Pismo drive (now out of warranty), I'd like to have the info. 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/CD drive death...
on 11/17/02 3:25 AM, Thomas Ethen at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I was under the impression that you couldn't do that with the LG. Tom on 11/15/02 10:31 PM, Mark at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Thanks for everyone's input. I have seen a Panasonic replacement on the internet for 79.95 + s/h that slaps into the expansion bay carriage. Anyone have this drive or experience? It's a CD-ROM/DVD drive... I don't know about the DVD drive, but I just got today a Matsushita (i.e. Panasonic) CDRW drive that was supposed to go into the Toshiba Lifebook (from Ted Burford on this list--thank Ted! Got it today!) and the plug from this Matsushita drive matched my Pismo LG drive exactly. It's in there right now, spinning away. The whole process of swapping out the Toshiba sled with the Pismo sled took all of a couple of minutes. I wonder if the DVD drive is any different? Anybody have a picture of the plug from this thing? -- Jon Glass Krakow, Poland [EMAIL PROTECTED] Is life so dear, or peace so sweet, as to be purchased at the price of chains and slavery? Forbid it, Almighty God! - I know not what course others may take; but as for me, give me liberty or give me death! - Patrick Henry -- 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/CD drive death
What I suggest you do is send your machine in to Apple and pay the full charge for laptop repair, which is $350. They will replace the drive and check your hnges and a number of other things. Is $350 the total cost, or is it $350 + parts? If the former, it could be a bargain; if the latter, I'd suggest checking out http://www.dttservice.com/, who offer free diagnosis, repair for cost of parts + $30. I recently suffered another common PB problem, Lombard CPU death; they replaced it for under $300, including shipping both ways. Andrew Main -- 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/CD drive death...
James Rohde writes: You need the Matsushita UJDA-710. This is a Combo DVD/CDRW (there _no_ DVD-R). Slimline DVD-Rs have only appeared in the last week in Sony Toshiba models. The ebay store that often sells the UJDA-710 is here: http://www.ebaystores.com/id=10525630 The alternative is the 330, which is CDRW only. http://www.pcliquidator.com seems to have a few of the UJDA-330, as well as the UJDA-320F4. They also have a laptop DVD/CDRW drive by NEC. See http://www.pcliquidator.com/displayproduct.asp?which=58 for details. -- Raymond WikerMail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Senior Software Engineer Web: http://www.fast.no/ Fast Search Transfer ASA Phone: +47 23 01 11 60 P.O. Box 1677 Vika Fax: +47 35 54 87 99 NO-0120 Oslo, NORWAY Mob: +47 48 01 11 60 Try FAST Search: http://alltheweb.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/CD drive death...
I was under the impression that you couldn't do that with the LG. Tom on 11/15/02 10:31 PM, Mark at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Thanks for everyone's input. I have seen a Panasonic replacement on the internet for 79.95 + s/h that slaps into the expansion bay carriage. Anyone have this drive or experience? It's a CD-ROM/DVD drive... -- 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/CD drive death...
At the moment it seems the UJDA-710 drive is only available for purchase in large quantities to resellers, I haven't found a single unit available anywhere. Joe Ellis On 11/16/02 4:47 AM, Raymond Wiker [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: James Rohde writes: You need the Matsushita UJDA-710. This is a Combo DVD/CDRW (there _no_ DVD-R). Slimline DVD-Rs have only appeared in the last week in Sony Toshiba models. The ebay store that often sells the UJDA-710 is here: http://www.ebaystores.com/id=10525630 The alternative is the 330, which is CDRW only. http://www.pcliquidator.com seems to have a few of the UJDA-330, as well as the UJDA-320F4. They also have a laptop DVD/CDRW drive by NEC. See http://www.pcliquidator.com/displayproduct.asp?which=58 for details. -- 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/CD drive death...
Not to toot my own horn (too much), but we carry these (and many other pb parts), for those who are needing a repair/replacement.. http://www.wegenermedia.com OR the UJDA-720 drive specifically at http://www.wegenermedia.com/pismop.htm (the 720 is the newer version of the 710--identical in physical design, and fully swappable with any DVD drive mechanism that had a Panasonic (SR-) drive.. It's an 8x8x8x24, whereas the original mother-of-all-modules was 8x4x24, from what I've seen).. Other than that, the two are identical. Ours are set to master, making them fully bootable on a Pismo or Lombard.. thx, David In a message dated 11/16/02 11:19:41 PM, you wrote: At the moment it seems the UJDA-710 drive is only available for purchase in large quantities to resellers, I haven't found a single unit available anywhere. Joe Ellis On 11/16/02 4:47 AM, Raymond Wiker [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: James Rohde writes: You need the Matsushita UJDA-710. This is a Combo DVD/CDRW (there _no_ DVD-R). Slimline DVD-Rs have only appeared in the last week in Sony Toshiba models. The ebay store that often sells the UJDA-710 is here: http://www.ebaystores.com/id=10525630 The alternative is the 330, which is CDRW only. http://www.pcliquidator.com seems to have a few of the UJDA-330, as well as the UJDA-320F4. They also have a laptop DVD/CDRW drive by NEC. See http://www.pcliquidator.com/displayproduct.asp?which=58 for details. -- 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 --- --- Headers Return-Path: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Received: from rly-xb02.mx.aol.com (rly-xb02.mail.aol.com [172.20.105.103]) by air-xb05.mail.aol.com (v89.12) with ESMTP id MAILINXB52-1116221941; Sat, 16 Nov 2002 22:19:41 -0500 Received: from mail.maclaunch.com (mail.maclaunch.com [157.238.133.140]) by rly-xb02.mx.aol.com (v89.21) with ESMTP id MAILRELAYINXB25-1116221925; Sat, 16 Nov 2002 22:19:25 1900 X-ListServer: CommuniGate Pro LIST 3.3.1 List-Unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] List-Archive: http://mail.maclaunch.com:8100/Lists/G-Books/List.html Message-ID: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (G-Books) Sender: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (G-Books) To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (G-Books) Precedence: list Date: Sat, 16 Nov 2002 22:19:21 -0500 Subject: Re: Pismo DVD/CD drive death... From: Joe Ellis [EMAIL PROTECTED] X-Original-Message-ID: [EMAIL PROTECTED] In-Reply-To: [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:[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/CD drive death...
I've got your site bookmarked, I'll have to wait a while to get some cash together. The ones noted earlier in this thread sold for considerably less; as much as $89 in one case. Glad to know they are still available though. Joe Ellis On 11/16/02 10:44 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Not to toot my own horn (too much), but we carry these (and many other pb parts), for those who are needing a repair/replacement.. http://www.wegenermedia.com OR the UJDA-720 drive specifically at http://www.wegenermedia.com/pismop.htm (the 720 is the newer version of the 710--identical in physical design, and fully swappable with any DVD drive mechanism that had a Panasonic (SR-) drive.. It's an 8x8x8x24, whereas the original mother-of-all-modules was 8x4x24, from what I've seen).. Other than that, the two are identical. Ours are set to master, making them fully bootable on a Pismo or Lombard.. thx, David In a message dated 11/16/02 11:19:41 PM, you wrote: At the moment it seems the UJDA-710 drive is only available for purchase in large quantities to resellers, I haven't found a single unit available anywhere. Joe Ellis On 11/16/02 4:47 AM, Raymond Wiker [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: -- 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/CD drive death...[TAN]
- Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: G-Books [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, November 15, 2002 10:57 AM Subject: Pismo DVD/CD drive death... The Pismo drive, particularly the LG version, is pretty notorious for failing early in life. We see many in for repairs, and unfortunately, it is not an item which can be rebuilt.. The motor fails and the result is that the head will not read more than a few times without losing tracks or timing.. You can save a few bucks by getting a replacement drive module, and installing it in your tray (the drive module can be removed from the black plastic tray, and a new drive can be installed, using a small philips screwdriver--it takes about 5 minutes). We do this and several other companies as well--offering a newer version, with a beefed up motor I might add (LG finally figured it out after about a year, so the newer versions are better). It's going to set you back $100-300, depending on how you decide to go about it. A while back there was a thread about replacement CD-DVD/CDRW drives that could be installed on the drive module that were very reasonably priced. I haven't been able to track it down, does anyone recall them? I don't want to lose my current DVD playing capability, but it would be nice to have a CD writing capable drive also. Joe Ellis -- 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:G-Books-off;mail.maclaunch.com For digest mode, email: mailto:G-Books-digest;mail.maclaunch.com Subscription questions: mailto:listmom;lemlists.com Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/ --- The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---
Re: Pismo DVD/CD drive death...[TAN]
A while back there was a thread about replacement CD-DVD/CDRW drives that could be installed on the drive module that were very reasonably priced Try MCE http://store.powerbook1.com/mcexcarprome.html and VST (refurb only) http://store.yahoo.com/smartdiskstore/refprod.html -Dustin -- 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:G-Books-off;mail.maclaunch.com For digest mode, email: mailto:G-Books-digest;mail.maclaunch.com Subscription questions: mailto:listmom;lemlists.com Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/ --- The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---
Re: Pismo DVD/CD drive death...
Thanks for everyone's input. I have seen a Panasonic replacement on the internet for 79.95 + s/h that slaps into the expansion bay carriage. Anyone have this drive or experience? It's a CD-ROM/DVD drive... From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (G-Books) Date: Fri, 15 Nov 2002 10:57:49 EST To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (G-Books) Subject: Pismo DVD/CD drive death... The Pismo drive, particularly the LG version, is pretty notorious for failing early in life. We see many in for repairs, and unfortunately, it is not an item which can be rebuilt.. The motor fails and the result is that the head will not read more than a few times without losing tracks or timing.. You can save a few bucks by getting a replacement drive module, and installing it in your tray (the drive module can be removed from the black plastic tray, and a new drive can be installed, using a small philips screwdriver--it takes about 5 minutes). We do this and several other companies as well--offering a newer version, with a beefed up motor I might add (LG finally figured it out after about a year, so the newer versions are better). It's going to set you back $100-300, depending on how you decide to go about it. All that said, the Pismo is indeed a serious contender as one of the best Powerbooks ever to leave Cupertino. Very well built, very few issues, incredible expandability, and rock solid reliability. I've logged several world trips on my own, as well as 15,000+ miles in the saddlebag of my motorcycle. I love it.. Thanks, David - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - http://www.ibookparts.com http://www.wegenermedia.com Okay - I am new here to the G-Books page and probably asking an old question. But I just bought a great little Pismo 400 with 320 RAM, open box - new (no warranty) from CompUSA. Everything seemed to work fine for a couple of months until a couple days ago. Anywho the LG CD-ROM/DVD won't recognize CD's and the System profiler in OS X.2.2 crashes everytime I take a look at the drive specs. If I run the hardware test I get it to read 1 CD and then it stops again. Are there driver's posted fro these GoldStar CD/DVD drives that enable them to be more reliable? I see a lot of postings on Apple's web support pages but everyone basically says too bad or that's a bummer but no answers. The rest of the machine runs like a dream - just no i tunes or the like. Kinda aggravating!! Can anyone help me? -- 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/CD drive death...
On 11/15/02 5:12 PM David Wedge put electrons to ether and said: The Pismo drive, particularly the LG version, is pretty notorious for failing early in life. We see many in for repairs, and unfortunately, it is not an item which can be rebuilt.. The motor fails and the result is that the head will not read more than a few times without losing tracks or timing.. You can save a few bucks by getting a replacement drive module, and installing it in your tray (the drive module can be removed from the black plastic tray, and a new drive can be installed, using a small philips screwdriver--it takes about 5 minutes). We do this and several other companies as well--offering a newer version, with a beefed up motor I might add (LG finally figured it out after about a year, so the newer versions are better). It's going to set you back $100-300, depending on how you decide to go about it. A while back there was a thread about replacement CD-DVD/CDRW drives that could be installed on the drive module that were very reasonably priced. I haven't been able to track it down, does anyone recall them? I don't want to lose my current DVD playing capability, but it would be nice to have a CD writing capable drive also. Found this from Oct. 8, 2002: - You need the Matsushita UJDA-710. This is a Combo DVD/CDRW (there _no_ DVD-R). Slimline DVD-Rs have only appeared in the last week in Sony Toshiba models. The ebay store that often sells the UJDA-710 is here: http://www.ebaystores.com/id=10525630 The alternative is the 330, which is CDRW only. - Also from July 31, 20002: For an answer to the question about the DVD/CDRW replacement for the Pismo, this is where I went to get the info I needed to switch mine over. http://www.xlr8yourmac.com/PB_G3/oem_combo_drives/notebook_combo_drive.html -- And from Jun 9, 2002: I did the UJDA330 and it works great in my Pismo (very easy conversion) although the face plate doesn't quite cover the opening completely, but I only have it in to burn anyway so it doesn't make any difference to me. If you purchase one, get the blue face plate, as it matched the Pismo black fairly well. Tom - and - Does anyone know where I can get a VST expansion bay cdr/w. I've seen people online selling them with there powerbooks and was wondering where I might find one for a good price. Thanks MR I'm pretty sure they were available at $119 or thereabouts at the recent sale (refurb from smartdisk/VST). They're only 4x4x20 and bootable in Pismo only, not Lombard. MCE's much more expensive expansion bay CDRWs go up to 16x write speeds, IIRC. They also made/make 4x4 and 8x4. They are also available for Wallstreet. Note that the Wallstreet ones are of a different form factor to the later G3 'Books. The kludge is the UJDA330 and 770 from ebay - these are Matsushita OEM units you screw into your existing CD/DVD carrier. The 330 is CDRW, the 770 is a Combo DVD/CDRW. Usually around $180 for the 770 and probably under $100 for the 330. Some members on this list have experience of putting these together. --- HTH - Heck, being able to find these kind of things makes keeping all my e-mail worthwhile. Now, to save up for that larger hard drive... Jim Rohde I have found that a great part of the information I have was acquired by looking for something and finding something else on the way. -- Franklin P. Adams -- 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 to Sony TV
Which a/v cables do I need to connect my Pismo and it's DVD player to my new Sony TV? The TV has S-Video connectors. Thanks. --Glenn -- 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/ Using a Mac? Free email more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
Re: Pismo DVD to Sony TV
On 7/30/02 5:57 PM, Kevin Stevens [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Tuesday, July 30, 2002, at 01:16 , Glenn Wiggins wrote: Which a/v cables do I need to connect my Pismo and it's DVD player to my new Sony TV? The TV has S-Video connectors. Thanks. --Glenn You need the little S-Video adapter cable that came with the Pismo, and a mini-jack-to-whatever-audio-connector-you-need cable (probably dual-RCA). Nah, you don't need the adapter cable -- you can do better than that. Just run down to Radio Shack and get yourself an S-Video cable so you can pump it in to your TV directly. The adapter is for those poor souls (like myself) that don't have S-Video inputs on the TV. -pha -- 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/ Using a Mac? Free email more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
Re: Pismo DVD drive problem
on 7/16/02 6:19 PM, Michael Bryan Bell at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Unfortunately Jon you're kind of screwed- DVD's in OSX are a dream, but in OS9 they leave a lot to be desired. I honestly (and I tried, believe me) could never really get it to work using 9.0 and below (gave up and used my PC). It showed all the symptoms you're describing- I'd have to reboot the computer 4-6 times to get through a movie due to a hard lockup. It may be hardware related, the pismo's have more issues than I can keep track of, but it could just be the crappy OS9 DVD player. Actually, in my experimentation, I haven't had any problems with DVDs, only CDs. DVDs read fine, but I can't get a single CD to mount anymore. It stopped in one day, in the middle of swapping disks, in fact. The last one to read required that I press in on the door the whole time. If I released pressure, the CD would stop reading, and the system would pause until I pressed in on the door again. We enjoy watching the few DVDs we have on 9.2.2, and have had only intermittent problems. I have learned, however, to always reboot the comuter before watching, and to make sure that the player is the only thing open. That said, I forgot on Saturday, and let the kids watch an hour of Reksio cartoons, with about a half a dozen apps open in the background. :-) I had hoped that Apple would fix the drive without complaints, but I begin to doubt that. I will try calling them today, however, and see what happens... -- -Jon Glass Krakow, Poland [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] You need only reflect that one of the best ways to get yourself a reputation as a dangerous citizen these days is to go about repeating the very phrases which our founding fathers used in their struggle for independence. -- C. A. Beard -- 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/ Using a Mac? Free email more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
Re: Pismo DVD drive problem
on 7/16/02 7:18 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: The majority of the dead drives are the LG (DRN8080B), which are pretty worthless units, in general.. What's the number for the Matsushita drive? -- -Jon Glass Krakow, Poland mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[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:[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/ Using a Mac? Free email more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
Re: Pismo DVD drive problem
What you are describing, has been explained to me as a natural process of DVDs. It was explained to me like this. DVDs can have multiple layers. At some point, the laser has to switch layers. It is at this point that the pause occurs. The fact that it's at the same place every time suggests this to me. So, has the advice I've been given correct, or am I misleading another unlucky soul as I have been mislead? :-) In the old days you had double-sided DVD's (written data on each side) which did require the lasers to switch... Now though almost all DVD's (besides something like an superdrive made DVD) are made as dual-layered DVD's: if I remember correctly the laser focuses itself just a little differently to be able to read the layer it wants. If you're using a double sided DVD, it shouldn't hang but rather spit it out with a message asking you to flip it over and reinsert it (I have an old stargate one that does this). The laser refocusing in newer ones shouldn't even be noticeable at all. Unfortunately Jon you're kind of screwed- DVD's in OSX are a dream, but in OS9 they leave a lot to be desired. I honestly (and I tried, believe me) could never really get it to work using 9.0 and below (gave up and used my PC). It showed all the symptoms you're describing- I'd have to reboot the computer 4-6 times to get through a movie due to a hard lockup. It may be hardware related, the pismo's have more issues than I can keep track of, but it could just be the crappy OS9 DVD player. Heh, surprised apple never got sued about it, I know I wasn't the only one who could never get it to work. Michael Bryan Bell -- ICQ: 16106263Yahoo: mhbell1 No Link for you! AIM: drunkenbatman -- 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/ Using a Mac? Free email more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
Re: Pismo DVD drive problem
Given that a few different drive mechanisms were available in these modules, do you know if the several dozen dead drives (sddd) are of the same model? Apple system profiler should cough up the pertinent info under the devices and volumes tab. (guessing, my drive is at home) Furthermore, could it be that the corpses are the result of attempts to defeat the DVD region system? Several hacks are out there F. -- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Message-ID: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Mon, 15 Jul 2002 11:19:15 EDT Subject: Re: Pismo DVD drive problem Having accumulated several dozen of these dead drives, I can vouch that it is NEITHER a connector problem nor a motherboard, software, or PRAM problem. The drive is the problem--they die, and they die regularly. We've begun replacing these for the unlucky who are no longer covered by Apple, and in every instance I've tested the drive, and found them to be bad. They may read CD but they won't read DVD. IT happens over over.. Thanks, David www.ibookparts.com www.wegenermedia.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/ Using a Mac? Free email more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
Re: Pismo DVD drive problem
Furthermore, could it be that the corpses are the result of attempts to defeat the DVD region system? Several hacks are out there Doubtful- I've cracked just about every drive I've owned due to my gf being from australia. It's really pretty harmless if you get your update from a reliable source- essentially just changing a small setting that keeps it from only allowing one region. I've never noticed any differences in functionality beyond it being region free. Michael Bryan Bell -- ICQ: 16106263Yahoo: mhbell1 No Link for you! AIM: drunkenbatman -- 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/ Using a Mac? Free email more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
Re: Pismo DVD drive problem
The majority of the dead drives are the LG (DRN8080B), which are pretty worthless units, in general.. Thanks, David www.ibookparts.com www.wegenermedia.com 228 Elberta Dr Lexington, SC 29073 - - - - - - - - - - - 803.808.4362 - office 803.920.3336 - cell (212) 857.4931 - fax In a message dated 7/16/02 11:58:53 AM, you wrote: Given that a few different drive mechanisms were available in these modules, do you know if the several dozen dead drives (sddd) are of the same model? Apple system profiler should cough up the pertinent info under the devices and volumes tab. (guessing, my drive is at home) Furthermore, could it be that the corpses are the result of attempts to defeat the DVD region system? Several hacks are out there F. -- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Message-ID: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Mon, 15 Jul 2002 11:19:15 EDT Subject: Re: Pismo DVD drive problem Having accumulated several dozen of these dead drives, I can vouch that it is NEITHER a connector problem nor a motherboard, software, or PRAM problem. The drive is the problem--they die, and they die regularly. We've begun replacing these for the unlucky who are no longer covered by Apple, and in every instance I've tested the drive, and found them to be bad. They may read CD but they won't read DVD. IT happens over over.. Thanks, David www.ibookparts.com www.wegenermedia.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/ Using a Mac? Free email more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com --- Headers Return-Path: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Received: from rly-xh04.mx.aol.com (rly-xh04.mail.aol.com [172.20.115.233]) by air-xh04.mail.aol.com (v86_r1.16) with ESMTP id MAILINXH42-0716125852; Tue, 16 Jul 2002 12:58:52 -0400 Received: from mail.maclaunch.com ([157.238.133.140]) by rly-xh04.mx.aol.com (v86_r1.15) with ESMTP id MAILRELAYINXH48-0716125844; Tue, 16 Jul 2002 12:58:44 -0400 X-ListServer: CommuniGate Pro LIST 3.3.1 List-Unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] List-Archive: http://mail.maclaunch.com:8100/Lists/G-Books/List.html Message-ID: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (G-Books) Sender: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (G-Books) To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (G-Books) Precedence: list X-Original-Message-Id: p05100301b959ec75ee36@[10.0.1.2] In-Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Tue, 16 Jul 2002 11:57:46 -0500 From: Frank Cornew [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Pismo DVD drive 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/ Using a Mac? Free email more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
Re: Pismo DVD drive problem
On 7/16/02 12:39 PM Frank Cornew edified us all by writing: Given that a few different drive mechanisms were available in these modules, do you know if the several dozen dead drives (sddd) are of the same model? Apple system profiler should cough up the pertinent info under the devices and volumes tab. (guessing, my drive is at home) From what I recall of the earlier posts, almost all the problem drives were the LG model (DRN8080B). Plus, there is a discussion area on Apple's site where there are lots of posts about this problem with the CD/DVD drive. 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/ Using a Mac? Free email more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
Re: Pismo DVD drive problem
Having accumulated several dozen of these dead drives, I can vouch that it is NEITHER a connector problem nor a motherboard, software, or PRAM problem. The drive is the problem--they die, and they die regularly. We've begun replacing these for the unlucky who are no longer covered by Apple, and in every instance I've tested the drive, and found them to be bad. They may read CD but they won't read DVD. IT happens over over.. Thanks, David www.ibookparts.com www.wegenermedia.com In a message dated 7/14/02 5:01:51 PM, you wrote: some found that swapping two non-working drives worked again if swapped between machines, etc. That's a connector problem, pure and simple. Grunge and corrosion in the connectors will cause problems like that...putting them in different machines means the connectors take slightly different paths in mating, which scrapes a bit off, making connections again. Try cleaning the connectors with contact cleaner. Most contact cleaners are ok for plastics, but test it on an inconspicuous part of your pismo case before spraying stuff around. -- Bruce Johnson -- 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/ Using a Mac? Free email more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
Re: Pismo DVD drive problem
My DVD drive started giving me problems back in January (about two weeks after the warranty ran out). It would give me problems reading disks, usually either freezing the computer or simply not mounting it. It seemed to be fixed by changing back to 9.1 for a while, but still reared its ugly head on occasion. When 9.2.2 came out, I upgraded without much problem, but the problem still showed up on occasion. In the past two weeks, it got worse, but this weekend, it went wild, in in the process of swapping CDs, it stopped entirely, and hasn't read a CD since Friday. It seems to read DVDs fine, but not CDs. From my explorations on the web, this is a common problem. My question is this. What is the likelyhood of Apple fixing this for me, or for my having to pay for this. It sure seems to me that it is a manufacturer's defect. Am I correct? What should I do? TIA. I've been reading the Discussions boards at Apple' site. This DVD problems appear to becoming more common, and the actually source of the problem is unknown. Some Pismo uses solved the problem with a CD/DVD drive replacement, others replaced the motherboard, some found that swapping two non-working drives worked again if swapped between machines, etc. However, there may be nothing wrong with your DVD, it may be the Prefs. The DVD preferences can become corrupted, allowing DVD's to still work, but crashing when CD's are inserted. Try deleting ALL the Preferences dealing with the DVD or CD Drive. - Ron. -- 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/ Using a Mac? Free email more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
Re: Pismo DVD ROM acting up
I have a odd problem. My dvd drive on my Pismo will only mount DVD disks and not any other CD's. Has anyone ever had a similar problem, or even heard of it? The Pismo CD/DVD drives have a bad rep, especially the LG model. HOWEVER, the problem you mentioned can be caused be a corrupted CD/DVD preference files. Go the the Preference folder and delete ALL the CD DVD related preference files, and I would suggest deleteing the Finder preferences too. Reset, and see if the DVD will take a CD after boot. - Ron. -- 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! | RoadTools $30 PodiumPad available at Apple retail stores, $20 Traveler CoolPad at Staples. Both in white for iBooks at http://roadtools.com. Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html G-Books list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html 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/ Using a Mac? Free email more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
Re: Pismo DVD ROM acting up
On 4/26/02 12:03 AM Laurent Daudelin edified us all by writing: There were basically 2 different brands of drives used in the Pismo. The defective one was an LG, IIRC. If you go in Apple System Profiler, in the devices and volumes section, you should see whether LG or Matshita plus driver model, etc. So, if yours has the LG mention with no mention to Matshita, then that's probably your problem... Gary, Laurent's totally on the mark here. I had the LG drive, and (luckily?) mine went south just before my warranty ran out. I located (off Apple's site) an Apple Service Provider, who replaced the drive (with another LG, alas). I figure when this one goes bad, I'll get the MCE CDRW/DVD Expansion Bay drive. In your case, I'm guessing you *are* out of warranty, so you might check MCE's site for the drive. At least, you'll get the CDRW out of the replacement. See the MCE site/page: http://www.mcetech.com/xpebcdrw.html I haven't heard of anyone on the list (or locally) who's had problems with the Matshita DVD/CDROM drives, so if a person got a Matshita replacement, that might solve the problem longer term. HTH, Jim Rohde Never ask what sort of computer a guy drives. If he's a Mac user, he'll tell you. If not, why embarrass him? - Tom Clancy, author and Macintosh user -- 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! | RoadTools $30 PodiumPad available at Apple retail stores, $20 Traveler CoolPad at Staples. Both in white for iBooks at http://roadtools.com. Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html G-Books list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html 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/ Using a Mac? Free email more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
