Re: CDRW in clamshell iBook - hints and tips, please

2005-08-23 Thread PeterH5322
>Needless to say, I like the improved functionality [ the UJDA-330 ] could provide. Practically all of Panasonic's drives have been discontinued. Particularly the UJDAs, but also some UJs. The most easily obtainable Panasonic drive is the UJ-845-B. This is a slot-loader, only, and takes +/- m

CDRW in clamshell iBook - hints and tips, please

2005-08-23 Thread Robert Eye
I recently bought an iBook SE off of eBay that turned out to have a dead CDROM drive. I was planning on replacing it with another CDROM drive, until I checked the drive compatibility feedback at the Accelerate Your Mac web site. A number of people have successfully installed a UJDA330 CDRW drive

removing Pismo, ibook 500 CDRW/DVD faceplates?

2005-04-24 Thread kaldav
Hello, Are there any websites detailing the removal of CD RW/DVD faceplates from a non-working Pismo or ibook 500 drive so I can put them onto a new compatible drive? Thanks. -- G-Books is sponsored by and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished

IOMagic external USB 2.0 CDRW

2005-04-14 Thread Robert Gruber
On IOMagic's web site they have drivers for this for windows; is this possibly compatible with Mac, OS9 or X? Is the lack of Mac drivers sufficient indication of incompatibility? __ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Small Business - Try our new resources sit

Re: CDRW for clamshell iBook

2004-12-25 Thread Dan K
Bruce Johnson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >So pretty much anything on this page should work? >Drives_W0QQfromZR13QQlopgZ2QQsacategoryZ38116QQsocmdZListingItemList> Yep. Remember it's a PITA to replace the optical, so I'd suggest going for

Re: CDRW for clamshell iBook

2004-12-24 Thread Bruce Johnson
On Thursday, December 23, 2004, at 09:09 PM, Dan K wrote: Bruce Johnson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> asked: What mechanisms (if any) will work to put a CDRW into an original tangerine iBook? This will be with OS X 10.3. As usual xlr8yourmac.com is the place for specific details. Duh! I should have t

Re: CDRW for clamshell iBook

2004-12-23 Thread Dan K
Bruce Johnson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> asked: >What mechanisms (if any) will work to put a CDRW into an original >tangerine iBook? > >This will be with OS X 10.3. As usual xlr8yourmac.com is the place for specific details. Most any slim optical will work, just don't expec

CDRW for clamshell iBook

2004-12-21 Thread Bruce Johnson
What mechanisms (if any) will work to put a CDRW into an original tangerine iBook? This will be with OS X 10.3. -- Bruce Johnson This is the sig who says 'Ni!' -- G-Books is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Re

CDRW/DVD DRIVE FOR WALLSTREET

2004-12-16 Thread PETE
Is there a -+R/WRCD/DVD drive that will work in a wallstreet? __ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail - Find what you need with new enhanced search. http://info.mail.yahoo.com/mail_250 -- G-Books is sponsored by and... Small Dog

An internal CDRW for Wallstreet powerbook

2004-06-18 Thread Matt Patoray
Hi all, I have been wondering if it is possible to install a PC type CDRW drive in the case for the 20x CD-ROM drive in a wallstreet G3 powerbook? And if so what models do you recommend. Matt -- G-Books is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics

Re: VST Zip & MCE CDRW

2004-04-07 Thread JOHN.E.ABRAHAM
AM" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: VST Zip & MCE CDRW Hi Listers At 19:15 -0400 5/4/04, G-Books wrote: Date: Mon, 05 Apr 2004 11:43:28 -0700 Subject: Zip and CDRW From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> In-Reply-To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> on 4/5/04

Re: VST Zip & MCE CDRW

2004-04-06 Thread JOHN.E.ABRAHAM
Hi Listers At 19:15 -0400 5/4/04, G-Books wrote: Date: Mon, 05 Apr 2004 11:43:28 -0700 Subject: Zip and CDRW From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> In-Reply-To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> on 4/5/04 9:18 AM, G-Books at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: From: "JOHN.E.ABR

Zip and CDRW

2004-04-05 Thread illovox
on 4/5/04 9:18 AM, G-Books at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > From: "JOHN.E.ABRAHAM" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: VST Zip & MCE CDRW > > Hi Listers > > I have a frustrating problem I am unable to solve. > > I have a Wallstreet 233 (w /cache) OS 9.2.2.

VST Zip & MCE CDRW

2004-04-04 Thread JOHN.E.ABRAHAM
add a Iomega(VST) 100 Mb zip drive. Before I got around to trying to use it an MCE CDRW for the Wallstreet became available for me to buy, so I went for it. So now I have the Zip to go in the LH and the CDRW to go in the RH, correct you may say, unfortunately the Wallstreet does not want to

DVD/CDRW MCE

2004-03-22 Thread Russell G Marquardt
Does any one know what the drive is that was used in the DVD/CD RW by MCE in its expansion bay product ? The CD/CD RW was a Toshibia SR-C8102. Russ -- G-Books is sponsored by and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web

Re: Portable CDRW drive?

2003-11-02 Thread John Gaskell
Try any Firewire CD-RW drive. You can find them at almost any computer retailer. In fact, I have a 32x burner for sale for $50 plus shipping. John Gaskell, BS Science Instructor Millennium Quest HS [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- G-Books is sponsored by and... Small Dog Electroni

Re: Portable CDRW drive?

2003-11-02 Thread Heok Hee Ng
How about the SmartDisk firewire CDRW drive? http://www.smartdisk.com/Products/Storage%20Products/CD-RW%20Drives/ FWCDRW24x.asp Heok Hee -- G-Books is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web si

Portable CDRW drive?

2003-11-02 Thread Andrew Main
Looking for an external, portable CDRW drive to use with an iBook. Any suggestions? Thanks, 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 | &

Re: new lombard owner/cdrw

2003-09-17 Thread ifab
>A bare CDRW can be had on eBay for somewhere around >$20 now, and switching them out is easy Please point me in the right direction! I've only been able to find $60 ones. Now I do have a matshusita 330 cdrw from my old imac. I had put that one in but pulled it before I sold it. It&

Re: new lombard owner/cdrw

2003-09-17 Thread JeffH
On Wednesday, September 17, 2003, at 12:30 pm, G-Books wrote: Date: Wed, 17 Sep 2003 09:40:24 +0200 Subject: Re: new lombard owner/cdrw From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> on 17/09/2003 04:00, G-Books at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: From: Adam Thayer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: Lombard/airpor

Re: new lombard owner/cdrw

2003-09-17 Thread csean
eir stuff is cheap and I haven't had a > problem with their stuff. I'd second Adam's opinion. OWC has always been great for me, and the price on those 802.11g (802.11b compatible) cards is super at $49. But, as he said, you need Jaguar (they're not compatible with OS 9). For the C

Re: new lombard owner/cdrw

2003-09-16 Thread Laurent Daudelin
On 16/09/03 16:08, "ifab" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Is there a cdrw drive that fits the expansion bay of a lombard? > also what is the best recommended wireless card? > I just bought a pc card with firewire off ebay for $6, anyone have any > experience with these? &

new lombard owner/cdrw

2003-09-16 Thread ifab
Is there a cdrw drive that fits the expansion bay of a lombard? also what is the best recommended wireless card? I just bought a pc card with firewire off ebay for $6, anyone have any experience with these? My dd had an early ibook with no firewire and now she has an ipod so she wanted a

Re: CDRW for Pismo

2003-08-19 Thread Joe Ellis
- Original Message - From: "earthyfemme" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "G-Books" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, August 19, 2003 12:01 PM Subject: Re: CDRW for Pismo > I wouldn't try to burn DVDs on a G3 Pismo either, but I've already > Upgra

Re: CDRW for Pismo

2003-08-19 Thread Dan K
cced and priced slotloader, which I think would be much cooler, no bloddy tray popping out the side getting tangled up in god-knows-what. I did eBuay (@ ~$200) a Toshiba SD-R6012 DVD-R/W(both @1x)/CDRW which in a Lombard/Pismo EBM sled worked fine using Toast 5.1.x. While I've not burned

Re: CDRW for Pismo

2003-08-19 Thread earthyfemme
ar unit comes down in price *soon* because it >>looks like JUST the thing that I need to take care of my present needs. It's the >>bee's knees! V. Lee ---Original Message--- From: Joe Ellis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: 08/19/03 02:19 PM To: G-Books <[EMAIL PROTE

Re: CDRW for Pismo

2003-08-19 Thread Joe Ellis
- Original Message - From: "earthyfemme" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "G-Books" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, August 19, 2003 11:10 AM Subject: Re: CDRW for Pismo > This is a nice unit, if a cost-prohibitive one. I'm told by someone who resells

Re: CDRW for Pismo

2003-08-19 Thread Joe Ellis
> MCE now has a DVD writer for the Pismo expansion bay. Take a look at: > http://store.powerbook1.com/mceexbaydvsu.html They also have CD-RW > and CD-DVD drives. > -- > - > Bill Corea > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > San Ramon, California I'd live with the ugly to get a SuperDrive capability fo

Re: CDRW for Pismo

2003-08-19 Thread earthyfemme
m curious. Has anyone else run into problems with their PB G3/G4s making video CD/DVDs? Vivian ---Original Message--- From: Joe Ellis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: 08/19/03 09:04 AM To: G-Books <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: CDRW for Pismo > > - Original Messa

Re: CDRW for Pismo

2003-08-19 Thread Joe Ellis
- Original Message - From: "William Corea" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "G-Books" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, August 18, 2003 10:53 PM Subject: Re: CDRW for Pismo > MCE now has a DVD writer for the Pismo expansion bay. Take a look at: > http://

Re: CDRW for Pismo

2003-08-18 Thread William Corea
MCE now has a DVD writer for the Pismo expansion bay. Take a look at: http://store.powerbook1.com/mceexbaydvsu.html They also have CD-RW and CD-DVD drives. -- - Bill Corea [EMAIL PROTECTED] San Ramon, California -- G-Books is sponsored by and... Small Dog Elec

Re: CDRW for Pismo

2003-08-18 Thread Dan K
Richard Orlin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >Doesn't anyone read the list. I repeat what I said earlier. This drive >is an exact replacement. No jumpering or soldering involved: >"Check eBay. I just bought a new Sony CDRW bare drive. It will swap Richard, there are a hund

Re: CDRW for Pismo

2003-08-18 Thread Peter Stein
te: the reviews mention the drive's faceplate will not match with your pismo's original DVD so no bezel matching here, sorry) 24x CDR/12x CDRW/24x CD/8x DVD for the entire price of $99 to $120+ from: http://avlogic.com/product.cgi?code=18030060($99 - can't beat that with a stick

Re: CDRW for Pismo

2003-08-18 Thread Steve Moody
On Monday, August 18, 2003, at 12:49 PM, earthyfemme wrote: Is it possible to buy an internal CDRW drive for my Pismo? <http://www.powerbookguy.com/> "'Necessity' is the plea for every infringement of human liberty; it is the argument of tyrants; it is the creed of sl

Re: CDRW for Pismo

2003-08-18 Thread Richard Orlin
Doesn't anyone read the list. I repeat what I said earlier. This drive is an exact replacement. No jumpering or soldering involved: "Check eBay. I just bought a new Sony CDRW bare drive. It will swap out with your current drive. I have a Lombard but I believe the drive bays ar

Re: CDRW for Pismo

2003-08-18 Thread Dan K
earthyfemme <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Is it possible to buy an internal CDRW drive for my Pismo? then Laurent <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >I think that MCE is selling an expansion bay device made of a CDRW drive for >the Pismo. There were a few people on this list that h

Re: CDRW for Pismo

2003-08-18 Thread Laurent Daudelin
On 18/08/03 12:49, "earthyfemme" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Is it possible to buy an internal CDRW drive for my Pismo? I think that MCE is selling an expansion bay device made of a CDRW drive for the Pismo. There were a few people on this list that have actually retrofit and

Re: CDRW for Pismo

2003-08-18 Thread Richard Orlin
Check eBay. I just bought a new Sony CDRW bare drive. It will swap out with your current drive. I have a Lombard but I believe the drive bays are the same. You just remove four screws and it slides out of the carrier. http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/ eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=3427217067&

Re: CDRW for Pismo

2003-08-18 Thread Donald Keenan
On Monday, August 18, 2003, at 12:49 PM, earthyfemme wrote: Is it possible to buy an internal CDRW drive for my Pismo? "I have seen the future, and it licks itself clean." \r\n-Bucky the Cat, "Get Fuzzy" \r\n Check out: <http://www.mce-computer.com/> They have go

CDRW for Pismo

2003-08-18 Thread earthyfemme
Is it possible to buy an internal CDRW drive for my Pismo? "I have seen the future, and it licks itself clean." \r\n-Bucky the Cat, "Get Fuzzy" \r\n -- G-Books is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refu

Re: Exp Bay DVD/CDRW for PB G3

2003-03-19 Thread Mark_PHILIP
Check out xlr8yourmac.com. It details a few users' experiences when they swapped the internal DVD on the Pismo to a Matsushita (Panasonic) DVD/CD-RW combo drive themselves. May be a lot cheaper than buying it from a store. Regards, Mark. Wegener Media now offers an Expansion Bay DVD

Re: Exp Bay DVD/CDRW for PB G3

2003-03-19 Thread Mark_PHILIP
Check out xlr8yourmac.com. It details a few users' experiences when they swapped the internal DVD on the Pismo to a Matsushita (Panasonic) DVD/CD-RW combo drive themselves. May be a lot cheaper than buying it from a store. Regards, Mark. Wegener Media now offers an Expansion Bay DVD/CDRW

Exp Bay DVD/CDRW for PB G3

2003-03-19 Thread Andrew Main
Wegener Media now offers an Expansion Bay DVD/CDRW drive for PowerBook G3 Pismo & Lombard models: <http://www.wegenermedia.com/pismocombo.htm> It's $80 less than the unit MCE has been selling. Does anyone have any experience with this? Andrew Main -- G-Books is spo

Re: Pismo screen and CDRW/DVD replacement

2003-02-21 Thread vicki
Hi all I know that the lombard and prismo are abit different, but i also know that you can use the cdrom from a lombard in the prismo! so to me that says that the connectors are the same. I have successfully transplanted a cd rw in the cd rom module of my lombard and it work fine, it is recogn

Re: Pismo screen and CDRW/DVD replacement

2003-02-21 Thread Raymond Wiker
Joe Ellis writes: > I read the same article and it's handy knowledge to tuck away for the day my > Pismo screen goes dark. But as for the CD drives, I searched eBay and other > auction sites and have not been able to nail one of those puppies down at > any price, let alone a reasonable one.

Re: Pismo screen and CDRW/DVD replacement

2003-02-20 Thread Jon Glass
on 2/20/03 10:23 PM, Thomas Ethen at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > How did you get the faceplate to fit on the UDJA 330, as mine did not fit > correctly, so I am just using the faceplate that come with the PC drive. It > closes just fine with the PC faceplate, it just doesn't quite cover up the > exp

Re: Pismo screen and CDRW/DVD replacement

2003-02-20 Thread Thomas Ethen
How did you get the faceplate to fit on the UDJA 330, as mine did not fit correctly, so I am just using the faceplate that come with the PC drive. It closes just fine with the PC faceplate, it just doesn't quite cover up the expansion bay hole as well as the stock drive does. I am quit happy with t

Re: Pismo screen and CDRW/DVD replacement

2003-02-20 Thread Jon Glass
on 2/20/03 8:18 PM, Frank Cornew at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Also have noted some traffic regarding making an expansion bay > CDRW/DVD out of the original CDROM/DVD expansion bay unit. Any > recommendations in terms of functionality (bootability, reliability, > OSX/9?) and final ap

Re: Pismo screen and CDRW/DVD replacement

2003-02-20 Thread Joe Ellis
- Original Message - From: "Frank Cornew" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "G-Books" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, February 20, 2003 2:18 PM Subject: Pismo screen and CDRW/DVD replacement > Anyone care to share experiences with screen replacement on

Pismo screen and CDRW/DVD replacement

2003-02-20 Thread Frank Cornew
and LG units will work. Any feedback on model numbers and/or tech info that would ensure successful identification on e-bay would be appreciated. Have looked at pbparts and wegener. Also have noted some traffic regarding making an expansion bay CDRW/DVD out of the original CDROM/DVD expansion

Re: CDRW installation help needed

2002-12-22 Thread hubert4delmes
Thank you Bruce and Jerry for your help. I did an update to OS9.1 and installed Roxio lite and it works smoothly. __ The NEW Netscape 7.0 browser is now available. Upgrade now! http://channels.netscape.com/ns/browsers/download.jsp

Re: CDRW installation help needed

2002-12-19 Thread Obrecht, Jerry A
>>> Hi,I=B4m new on the list - passively reading before, however, > now i would appreciate comments on this: >=20 > I use a Pismo 400megs, 320MB RAM,OS 9.04, and bought a=20 > Formac CDRW, Firewire, with Toast light and face problems installing th= e driver software and

Re: CDRW installation help needed

2002-12-19 Thread Bruce Johnson
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi,I´m new on the list - passively reading before, however, now i would appreciate comments on this: I use a Pismo 400megs, 320MB RAM,OS 9.04, and bought a Formac CDRW, Firewire, with Toast light and face problems installing the driver software and Toast light 5.14

Re: CDRW installation help needed

2002-12-19 Thread hubert4delmes
Hi,I´m new on the list - passively reading before, however, now i would appreciate comments on this: I use a Pismo 400megs, 320MB RAM,OS 9.04, and bought a Formac CDRW, Firewire, with Toast light and face problems installing the driver software and Toast light 5.14 Cannot open due to

Re: Wallstreet and CDRW module

2002-11-28 Thread Robert Bryce
; To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> (G-Books) > Subject: Re: Wallstreet and CDRW module > >> With the >> disc drawer open, I can continue to use the Mac. Is there something I'm >> missing, a driver maybe? Running OS9.2.1, I thought it would be easy!! >> >> Bob Bryce &g

Re: Wallstreet and CDRW module

2002-11-27 Thread Ian Haddock
Hi everybody! My first post, Yay! Bob, I'm assuming your using a Pismo 'book. I have the MCE Xcaret Pro in mine (under X10.2.2) and needed to install a driver for it to work properly. Otherwise I received odd requests from iTunes under X much like what you are experiencing from burn in 9. Eve

Wallstreet and CDRW module

2002-11-27 Thread Robert Bryce
I recently bought a used MCE Xcarét Pro module on eBay. When I plug it into the slot though, I get a message reading "This disc needs to be prepared for burning. Do you want to prepare this disc?" The usual option to eject or format allows me to eject. Of course there's no disc in the drive. With t

Re: iBook500 + CDRW/DVD/Firewire + Patched 2.7 plyr ->Playback??

2002-11-20 Thread Jeremy Derr
On Wednesday, November 20, 2002, at 10:49 PM, <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > So I guess I need to look for an internal drive. Question though... if > my > ibook500 didnt come stock with a dvd drive is there still a good > chance that > it still has the decoder on the graphics card? and all I nee

Re: iBook500 + CDRW/DVD/Firewire + Patched 2.7 plyr ->Playback??

2002-11-20 Thread discoveryarts
So I guess I need to look for an internal drive. Question though... if my ibook500 didnt come stock with a dvd drive is there still a good chance that it still has the decoder on the graphics card? and all I need to do is get a dvd-rom for it.? on 11/20/02 10:41 AM, Jeremy Derr at [EMAIL PROTECTED

Re: iBook500 + CDRW/DVD/Firewire + Patched 2.7 plyr ->Playback??

2002-11-20 Thread Jeremy Derr
On Wednesday, November 20, 2002, at 10:00 PM, <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Im trying to get dvd playback on my ibook 500 with a cdrw/dvd-rom > from my B&W before trade and placed in Sony iLink case>. It burnes > just fine > < just burnt a cd > but I can

iBook500 + CDRW/DVD/Firewire + Patched 2.7 plyr ->Playback??

2002-11-20 Thread discoveryarts
Im trying to get dvd playback on my ibook 500 with a cdrw/dvd-rom . It burnes just fine < just burnt a cd > but I cant get it to play back dvd's...I assumed I could use the patched 2.7 player set-up but Im having no luck... any ideas? Thanks Ralph -- G-Books is sponsor

DVD/CDRW for PB firewire

2002-11-02 Thread Todd Ruch
I bought an LG 8040 dvd/cdrw drive on ebay for my PB g3 firewire modular bay. It shows up in the profiler as not supported. Anyone have any ideas on how to make this work, or where I could find drivers for it? Todd -- G-Books is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Sma

Re: CDRW drive for WallStreet

2002-10-12 Thread William R. Few
Sorry, I was in a hurry. MCE > I think he meant MCE http://store.powerbook1.com/appleproducts.html > > Nick > > on 10/12/02 8:29 PM, Ted Burford at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > >>> I have had the NCE for a couple of years for my 300Mhz. It is a good >>> product. I did have problem keeping the l

Re: CDRW drive for WallStreet

2002-10-12 Thread Nick
I think he meant MCE http://store.powerbook1.com/appleproducts.html Nick on 10/12/02 8:29 PM, Ted Burford at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >> I have had the NCE for a couple of years for my 300Mhz. It is a good >> product. I did have problem keeping the little screws in the plastic cover >> plate. A

Re: CDRW drive for WallStreet

2002-10-12 Thread Ted Burford
> I have had the NCE for a couple of years for my 300Mhz. It is a good > product. I did have problem keeping the little screws in the plastic cover > plate. A little glue worked just fine. > > Bill What is NCE & where can I get it? Ted -- G-Books is sponsored by and...

Re: CDRW drive for WallStreet

2002-10-12 Thread William R. Few
I'm curious about the same question (except my WS is a > 266mhz). Thanks/BG > -- > > Van Turner of ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote on 10/8/02 12:05 AM: > > I'd like to get an internal, ie removable, CDRW drive for a 300Mhz > WallStreet. The only o

Re: CDRW drive for WallStreet

2002-10-11 Thread BGbytes
Merely sending this back around for another spin since I didn't see any responses... and I'm curious about the same question (except my WS is a 266mhz). Thanks/BG -- Van Turner of ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote on 10/8/02 12:05 AM: I'd like to get an internal, ie

CDRW drive for WallStreet

2002-10-07 Thread Van Turner
I'd like to get an internal, ie removable, CDRW drive for a 300Mhz WallStreet. The only ones I've seen are from MCE and they're not inexpensive. Any suggestions? -- G-Books is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com

usb/fw cdrw

2002-10-03 Thread scotto
I'm looking for a usb but maybe both usb/fw cdrw external drive. I need to to be compatable with my pismo, 8600, and 8500 (both have siig usb pci cards) I use os 9.1, 9.2, and os x.1.5 and x.2 very soon. a friend said to me that there might be conflicts with the different os and machines wit

Re: booting Wallstreet from external firewire CDRW?

2002-10-02 Thread srjhon
erica/Indianapolis, Andrew wrote: > I'm sure this works on powerbooks with built in firewire. > I'm not sure how this could work with a Wallstreet, wouldn't the > firewire card need to load extensions before you could see the external > CDRW? > Let us know if you make it work,

Re: booting Wallstreet from external firewire CDRW?

2002-10-01 Thread Andrew
. I'm not sure how this could work with a Wallstreet, wouldn't the firewire card need to load extensions before you could see the external CDRW? Let us know if you make it work, might motivate me to get a firewire card -- Andrew King Ann Arbor Michigan technology is the an

Re: Wallstreet CDRW

2002-09-06 Thread Ted Burford
> > > The UIJDA-330 and the UJDA-710 is Combo DVD/CDRW. You won't need the DVD > > on the Wallstreet unless you have the decoder card. I've seen 330s go for > > about $85 on eBay. Well I bought this one; http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2

Re: Wallstreet CDRW

2002-09-03 Thread Al
i've answered my own question looking here <http://www.mcetech.com/imacrw.html> thanks Al Al wrote: > > ever so slightly OT > is it possible to adapt after market cdrw > drive modules to work in slot loader imacs? -- G-Books is sponsored by <http://lowendma

Re: Wallstreet CDRW

2002-09-03 Thread Al
ever so slightly OT is it possible to adapt after market cdrw drive modules to work in slot loader imacs? Al -- G-Books is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished Powe

Re: Wallstreet CDRW

2002-09-02 Thread Remy Davison
> >Whoa!! What's this about a Dell drive in a Pismo? Never heard this. Where >can one get this info? Check out xlr8yourmac.com under the Powerbooks tab. Detailed pics + instructions. Cheers, RD Remy Davison Contributing Editor/News Editor, Insanely-Great Mac mai

Re: Wallstreet CDRW

2002-09-01 Thread Jon Glass
on 9/2/02 6:06 AM, Ross Cottrell at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > There are no reports at xlr8yourmac about Wallstreet mods, only > people installing the (much more expensive) MCE drives, which are > built for Wallstreets, or people installing Dell drives into Pismos. > Has anyone here actually put

Re: Wallstreet CDRW

2002-09-01 Thread Ross Cottrell
>fit. > >Heok Hee > >> It can be done. You won't damage it. The directions with photos are at >> xlr8yourmac.com. I'm confused. Is it possible to install a UIJDA330 CDRW drive into a Wallstreet bay or not? There seems to be conflicting advice here. Ther

Re: Wallstreet CDRW

2002-09-01 Thread Michael Richardson
--- Tom Ethen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I purchased my UJDA330 from him and had no problem > other than shipping took > a bit longer than I expected it to, but the drive > worked and still does in > my Pismo. > > Tom > > >Does this drive work for the Lombard as well? > > > list info:

Re: Wallstreet CDRW

2002-08-30 Thread Tom Ethen
I purchased my UJDA330 from him and had no problem other than shipping took a bit longer than I expected it to, but the drive worked and still does in my Pismo. Tom -- >From: Ted Burford <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> (G-Books) >Subject: Re: Wallstreet

Re: Wallstreet CDRW

2002-08-30 Thread Ted Burford
> Take a look at this eBay store - they sell most of them. > > > Is there another place? That seller has a high negative feedback. Ted -- G-Books is sponsored by and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Ref

Re: Wallstreet CDRW

2002-08-29 Thread Remy Davison
>> It can be done. You won't damage it. The directions with photos are at >> xlr8yourmac.com. >> >> The UIJDA-330 and the UJDA-710 is Combo DVD/CDRW. You won't need the DVD >> on the Wallstreet unless you have the decoder card. I've seen 330s go f

Re: Wallstreet CDRW

2002-08-29 Thread Ted Burford
> It can be done. You won't damage it. The directions with photos are at > xlr8yourmac.com. > > The UIJDA-330 and the UJDA-710 is Combo DVD/CDRW. You won't need the DVD > on the Wallstreet unless you have the decoder card. I've seen 330s go for > about $85

Re: Wallstreet CDRW

2002-08-29 Thread Heok Hee Ng
Nope, the photo build guide at xlr8yourmac.com is meant for Pismo and Lombard CD-ROM drives. Apparently, the Wallstreet drive is built somewhat differently. The screws are all in the wrong place for the Wallstreet drive and you cannot slide the housing out just by following the instructions there

Re: Wallstreet CDRW

2002-08-29 Thread Remy Davison
7;t damage it. The directions with photos are at xlr8yourmac.com. The UIJDA-330 and the UJDA-710 is Combo DVD/CDRW. You won't need the DVD on the Wallstreet unless you have the decoder card. I've seen 330s go for about $85 on eBay. Cheers, RD Remy Davison Contributing Editor/News Editor,

Re: Wallstreet CDRW

2002-08-29 Thread Heok Hee Ng
I'm not sure it can be done. You would need to remove the stock CD-ROM from the housing and you cannot do so without irreparably damaging the housing. Heok Hee > Anyone have any experience putting one of those Matsushita CDRW's into a > Wallstreet? They seem to go pretty cheap on ebay, and I re

Re: Wallstreet CDRW

2002-08-28 Thread Al
please post replies to the list as i am curious about this also Al Jeff Hubatka wrote: > > Anyone have any experience putting one of those Matsushita CDRW's into a > Wallstreet? They seem to go pretty cheap on ebay, and I remember reading > about it before I owned one but now I don't see any in

Wallstreet CDRW

2002-08-28 Thread Jeff Hubatka
Anyone have any experience putting one of those Matsushita CDRW's into a Wallstreet? They seem to go pretty cheap on ebay, and I remember reading about it before I owned one but now I don't see any info. Is it a direct plug in and just replace the faceplate or do you have to disassemble the drives

help with cdrw problem

2002-06-04 Thread Luis Sequeira
I recently acquired a cdrw drive and firewire case, hoping to use it with my powerbook (as well as two other macs, but the pb is my main machine). I have Toast Titanium 5.1.2, which recognizes the drive correctly. My setup: PB G3 "Wallstreet" 233MHz/512KB cache 20GB Hitachi HD, 3

CDRW

2002-06-03 Thread mikemac
Does anyone have an opionin on a SmartDisk firewire CDRW. Thinking of buying one. -- G-Books is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | & CDR

Re: G3 Powerbook Expansion bay CDRW

2002-05-11 Thread Thomas Ethen
Try this URL for info! http://www.xlr8yourmac.com/PB_G3/oem_combo_drives/notebook_combo_drive.html on 5/11/02 6:45 PM, Eugene Lee at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > On Sat, May 11, 2002 at 07:32:11PM -0400, Seth wrote: > : > : Where do you get refurbished CDRW drives for a Pismo? Is thi

Re: G3 Powerbook Expansion bay CDRW

2002-05-11 Thread Eugene Lee
On Sat, May 11, 2002 at 07:32:11PM -0400, Seth wrote: : : Where do you get refurbished CDRW drives for a Pismo? Is this another option : other than the Xcaret Combo drive? Apple never made a CD-RW drive that fit in Pismo's expansion bay. You're stuck with 3rd party solutions. As us

Re: G3 Powerbook Expansion bay CDRW

2002-05-11 Thread Seth
Where do you get refurbished CDRW drives for a Pismo? Is this another option other than the Xcaret Combo drive? Would an expansion drive be better/faster than a Firewire model, they seem to be getting cheap? on 5/11/02 2:02 PM, Laurent Daudelin at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > I concur w

Re: QueFire, CDRW not recognized on my Wallstreet (solved ?)

2002-03-20 Thread John Featherstone
> John Featherstone wrote: > Yeah, thanks for that. I hadn't read the "read me" but its pretty apparent in the real world. That's why the good folks at Apple take the time to write those little gems for all of us folks who just rely on intuitive software. Install and use. That must account fo

Re: QueFire, CDRW not recognized on my Wallstreet (solved ?)

2002-03-20 Thread John Featherstone
I must admit I had not considered the kind of fault that you've described. But doubt it, since I can boot successively from one partition to the other now that I've loaded the clean new OS 9.04 system folder on one partition, and then back to the OS 9.2.2, and find that the burner works under the

Re: QueFire, CDRW not recognized on my Wallstreet (solved ?)

2002-03-20 Thread Martin Schmidt
Moin Moin G-Books, Am 20.03.2002 schriebst Du: On 20.03.2002, you wrote: >New clean Install > >Well tonight I cleared off a partition and loaded basic 9.04 back on the >partition, loaded toast 4.1.3, plugged in the QueFire and it (Toast) >recognized it instantly. No hesitation. [...] >Othe

Re: QueFire, CDRW not recognized on my Wallstreet (solved ?)

2002-03-20 Thread Bruce Johnson
John Featherstone wrote: > Back on OS 9.2.2 partition.. > > Still (Toast) won't recognize it (burner) on the OS 9.2.2 partition but > notice that something else launches if I have the CD burner switched on at > boot up. It asks me to format the Disc for burning, and when I do it allows > me to a

Re: QueFire, CDRW not recognized on my Wallstreet (solved ?)

2002-03-19 Thread John Featherstone
on 3/19/02 9:09 PM, John Featherstone at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Yes, I¹ll call QPS inc. Must be a better solution. The Firewire 2 go card > was cheap, so not too much invested to lose... ($29) > > jf > New clean Install Well tonight I cleared off a partition and loaded basic 9.04 back

Re: QueFire, CDRW not recognized on my Wallstreet using

2002-03-19 Thread John Featherstone
Yes, I¹ll call QPS inc. Must be a better solution. The Firewire 2 go card was cheap, so not too much invested to lose... ($29) jf on 3/19/02 6:19 AM, Gene Merrritt at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > On Tuesday, March 19, 2002 12:04 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >> >> FireWire2Go card. I'm runni

Re: QueFire, CDRW not recognized on my Wallstreet using

2002-03-19 Thread John Featherstone
Hmmm? Is it at all OS sensitive? When I bought the QueFire, and the card both they worked painlessly and brainlessly every single time. Then I stored it for a month or two... and upgraded my software and then it didn't work. And yes, I have noticed that the plug-in is temperamental and sometime

Re: QueFire, CDRW not recognized on my Wallstreet using

2002-03-19 Thread Kathryn Odell
therstone wrote: > I'm having problems getting my Mac PowerBook G-3 (Wallstreet) 300... > recognizing my QueFire CDRW external > > The QueFire is the 12X10X32 version. The Card I'm using is NewerTech > FireWire2Go card. I'm running Mac OS 9.2.2 on the PowerBook. > -- G-B

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