Re: Hi! (and Pismo DVD-ROM issue)

> are the units just standard "Laptop IDE"? > > I saw the connector on the back, and it seemed to be the same > connector as on the back of the slot loading drive I pulled from a G4 > Cube, but I'm unfamiliar with that formfactor. Yup. Should be a drive set to Master, and if you use a different

Re: Hi! (and Pismo DVD-ROM issue)

On Feb 1, 2006, at 6:37 AM, Scott Lawrence wrote: I saw the connector on the back, and it seemed to be the same connector as on the back of the slot loading drive I pulled from a G4 Cube, but I'm unfamiliar with that formfactor. There is an adapter board on the back of the drive. Under the

Re: Hi! (and Pismo DVD-ROM issue)

On 01/02/06 09:37, "Scott Lawrence" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On Jan 31, 2006, at 6:03 PM, Malcolm Cornelius wrote: > >> DVD drive failure is common for the LG model DVD drives used in Pismos. >> >>> Is there any way to repair it? Or should I just toss the drive and >>> buy a n

Re: Hi! (and Pismo DVD-ROM issue)

On Jan 31, 2006, at 11:45 PM, James Sanderson wrote: On 31 Jan 2006, at 16:44, Malcolm Cornelius wrote: DVD drive failure is common for the LG model DVD drives used in Pismos. I get many enquiries for replacement DVD drives, and often they show the symptom of reading CDs but not DVDs

Re: Hi! (and Pismo DVD-ROM issue)

On Jan 31, 2006, at 6:03 PM, Malcolm Cornelius wrote: DVD drive failure is common for the LG model DVD drives used in Pismos. Is there any way to repair it? Or should I just toss the drive and buy a new one? I tend to replace the mechanism, never tried to repair them. are the units ju

Re: Hi! (and Pismo DVD-ROM issue)

>> DVD drive failure is common for the LG model DVD drives used in >> Pismos. >> >> I get many enquiries for replacement DVD drives, and often they >> show the symptom of reading CDs but not DVDs or vice versa. > > How do you know the LG model from any of the others? It tells you in Apple System

Re: Hi! (and Pismo DVD-ROM issue)

On 31 Jan 2006, at 16:44, Malcolm Cornelius wrote: DVD drive failure is common for the LG model DVD drives used in Pismos. I get many enquiries for replacement DVD drives, and often they show the symptom of reading CDs but not DVDs or vice versa. How do you know the LG model from any

Re: Hi! (and Pismo DVD-ROM issue)

Hi all. I just joined. I recently came into posession of a broken G3 Powerbook "Pismo". It seemed relatively complete (no hard drive, no keyboard, no psu, but cpu, ram, dvd-rom, battery). I borrowed a 3400 from work, and tried out the pismo with it, but nothing. I completely disassembled

Re: Hi! (and Pismo DVD-ROM issue)

>> DVD drive failure is common for the LG model DVD drives used in >> Pismos. > Is there any way to repair it? Or should I just toss the drive and > buy a new one? I tend to replace the mechanism, never tried to repair them. -- Best wishes Malcolm Cornelius - The Powerbook Fanatic http://www

Re: Hi! (and Pismo DVD-ROM issue)

On Jan 31, 2006, at 5:44 PM, Malcolm Cornelius wrote: I just finally found my 10.4 DVD-R, and was about to install that over 10.2, to find out that for some reason, the DVD-ROM drive (the stock apple one) doesn't seem to read DVD-R discs... or at least, it doesn't read DVD-R discs that I've burnt

Re: Hi! (and Pismo DVD-ROM issue)

> I just finally found my 10.4 DVD-R, and was about to install that > over 10.2, to find out that for some reason, the DVD-ROM drive (the > stock apple one) doesn't seem to read DVD-R discs... or at least, it > doesn't read DVD-R discs that I've burnt. > > Is this a common problem, or am I doing

Hi! (and Pismo DVD-ROM issue)

Hi all. I just joined. I recently came into posession of a broken G3 Powerbook "Pismo". It seemed relatively complete (no hard drive, no keyboard, no psu, but cpu, ram, dvd-rom, battery). I borrowed a 3400 from work, and tried out the pismo with it, but nothing. I completely disassembl

sticky drawer on Pismo DVD drive

I've been trying to sort out a Lombard for my father in law and I have a 6x DVD drive that seems to work OK once you get the drive closed. The drawer binds as I try and close it, sometimes I have to open it and clse it several times before I can get it to close all the way. Once it's closed it

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:

Pismo DVD RW drive query?

Hello, Can anyone please confirm if either of these drives will work in a Pismo? a Pioneer DVR-K05? or a Panasonic UJ-835-B? Thanks -- G-Books is sponsored by and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbi

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 und

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 -- G-Books is sponsored by

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.

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 p

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

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 D

Re: Pismo DVD/CD-RW drive

>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 and Lombard (which share the same optical drive bay design, and problems with same, BTW) have both been upgraded to dual

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 ha

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 dr

Pismo DVD/CD-RW drive

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

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 "

Pismo DVD formats

; From: Tony Coult <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Pismo DVD formats Date: Thu, 24 Nov 2005 13:56:19 + Advice please - I'm considering buying a combo DVD/VHS recorder so I can transfer old VHS material (both personal and off-air TV) to a recordable DVD format and thence onto my P

Pismo DVD formats

n the Pismo DVD drive? I am UK-based. Thanks! TONY http://www.tony3ts.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/ -- G-Books is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | &

Re: Pismo DVD/CD quit suddenly

On Tue, Sep 13, 2005 at 4:53 pm -0400, Ed Zelinsky 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. >>> >> >On Sep 13, 2005, at 11:26 AM, Laurent Daudelin wrote: > >> What do you mean

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 wrot

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:

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. -- L

Pismo DVD/CD quit suddenly

How do you monitor or check on the status of your DVD/CD player? I'm running OSX. Thanks! -- G-Books is sponsored by and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | & CDRWs on Sale! |

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 f

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

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 replac

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 rewri

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) i

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 and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished

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 rep

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 en

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 Panaso

Pismo DVD/CD drive ???

Good evening Lista's, My 3rd LG (POS!!!) CD/DVD drive has gone south.. Does anyone know if the Mat unit (drive and sled) is a perfect match for the Pismo as a replacement? I am really tired of screwing around with the LG to get it working...It hast to be ejected and smacked on the table in o

Pismo DVD burner

Looking for a superdrive for my Pismo, has anyone had any luck with a UJ-845-B? Anyone have any suggestions for one that will slot load,boot osx and work with native apple apps. I have seen recommendations for older drives in that series, not sure about this one. Thanks for your help. Kevin

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

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 b

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 worke

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

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

Pismo DVD Drive

I know I could buy her a new DVD drive for the Pismo, either s/hand via eBay or even (at considerable expense...) new. But this is an old machine, and I'm not sure I want to spend too much money keeping it fettled. The other possibility that's occurred to me is to buy an external firewire opti

Re: Replacement Pismo DVD

on 13/10/2004 20:30, G-Books at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Subject: Replacement Pismo DVD > > > My LG DVD-ROM in my Pismo finally died, so its time to replace the > drive. The problem I have is that I want a drive with a faceplate that > matches the drive slot. All the Mac u

Re: Replacement Pismo DVD

On Oct 13, 2004, at 2:30 pm, John C. Swanson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: My LG DVD-ROM in my Pismo finally died, so its time to replace the drive. The problem I have is that I want a drive with a faceplate that matches the drive slot. All the Mac upgrade stores that I have looked at sell drives t

Re: Replacement Pismo DVD

eBay? You could ask the LEM-SWAP list too. - Original Message - From: "John C. Swanson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "G-Books" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, October 13, 2004 1:42 PM Subject: Replacement Pismo DVD My LG DVD-ROM in my Pismo finally died,

Replacement Pismo DVD

My LG DVD-ROM in my Pismo finally died, so its time to replace the drive. The problem I have is that I want a drive with a faceplate that matches the drive slot. All the Mac upgrade stores that I have looked at sell drives that have a standard flat faceplate at twice the cost of the drive. I am

[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:

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 f

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

Re: Pismo DVD Failure/ Iraq laptop

Is your drive made by LG or Matsushita? I've heard the LG drives are very flakey and don't work very well or crap out eventually. Seeing as you can only get cds to work, it sounds like the DVD laser is probably out and you probably have to replace the drive completely. If you do so, I recomm

Pismo DVD Failure/ Iraq laptop

Greetings Lista's, Pismo 400 -10.3.3- LG dvd unitThis unit had ben working perfectly until last nightThe last time I used it to play a dvd was 2 weeks ago...all was well...Last night I went to play a movie and the unit failed to mount the dvd...It spins up then spins down and stops.

Re: Pismo DVD

, 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://lowend

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 4:4

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

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 <h

Pismo DVD

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 mu

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

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 onl

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

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

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 sp

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

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 rea

Re: Pismo DVD Revving really high

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). The drive still seems

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 >

Pismo DVD Revving really high

Hello, Everytime I insert an audio CD into my Pismo CD drive, the drive begins to rev really high (sounds like a jet airplane). The drive still seems to work fine and the revving lasts only temporarily, but the noise is surely something wrong and unnatural. Is this spelling the end? Any sugges

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

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 hel

Pismo dvd stuck

Hi all! I need help! I was watching a dvd in my Pismo with Jaguar 10.2.6 and it just stopped. It's frozen on a frame. This is a replacement drive I've had under AppleCare for months. The bad brand, whichever Apple uses. Well, I can't eject it. I push f12 and the eject image appears but the rain

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 dr

Pismo DVD drive caddy

Another Pismo part question: I have a Pismo DVD drive that's "bare"...that is, the outermost part is the metal casing, there's no black plastic surrounding "caddy". Any ideas where I could get the caddy part, so I can use the drive? Or is the only solution to bu

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 p

Re: Pismo DVD

ooh ouch, looks like I was wrong on that one. OK, point taken. David Bzzt! http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=25018 Symptom If a serial or LocalTalk device is connected to the S-Video port on the PowerBook G3 Series (Bronze Keyboard and FireWire) or PowerBoo

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!

Re: Pismo DVD

The Pismo was not referred to the PowerBook G3 Series in Apple's documentation. David Actually: Lombard = PowerBook G3 Series (Bronze) Pismo = PowerBook G3 Series (Firewire) -- Eugene Lee eugene at anime dot net -- G-Books is sponsored by and... Small D

Re: Pismo DVD

On Fri, Sep 19, 2003 at 10:19:46AM -0500, David M. Ensteness wrote: : : 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 wer

Re: Pismo DVD player?

From: Eric Morrison <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Thank you for your very informative and comprehensive answer. As it happens I already knew the difference between the Lombard and Pismo, but interesting all the same. I will check with Apple System Info later to ensure that the physical drive actually isn't

Pismo DVD player?

hange; however. Good luck! ... Eric From: "Tekno Liber" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Pismo DVD player ? Date: Fri, 19 Sep 2003 14:16:08 +0200 Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> In my quest to get myself a decent PowerBook I ended up buying two Pismos, one early 400 and one late

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 Power

Re: Pismo DVD

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 P

Re: Pismo DVD player ?

I was just looking around and the same is stated in Apple's Knowledge Base so yeah you are right that either will work. David From LowEndMac: The Pismo PowerBook uses the same drive bay devices as the Lombard PowerBook G3, although its DVD drive cannot be used on Lombard. Laurence -- G-Books

Re: Pismo DVD

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

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, how

Re: Pismo DVD

From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 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. Thanks!! :o) Laurence _ Add photos to your

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

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 b

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 >

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

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 st

Re: Pismo DVD player ?

From: Lewin Edwards <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Thank you for your advice!! I will follow it and hopefully keep the best drive! :o) :) However, you are incorrect as far as the names are concerned: Okay... I stand erected! PS: My DVD-ROM drive is the M7931 2000 model, and the label explicitly states

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

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 a

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