FOUND: PATA DVD-R

[p8712]

Preferably one of the pioneer models, or any drive 10.4/10.5 will recognize as a Superdrive. I need to replace a busted plain old CD in an imac. PATA interface. Anyone have one lying around they can let go?

[Racer X]

Yeah, let me look. Would a combo drive work? DVD Rom, CD burner.

[rz]

Might be cheaper/easier to get an external one. I had a PATA one, but sold it recently.

[p8712]

Racer X wrote:
Yeah, let me look. Would a combo drive work? DVD Rom, CD burner.

Yes, that would work too.

[p8712]

rz wrote:
Might be cheaper/easier to get an external one. I had a PATA one, but sold it recently.

Th mechanism is broken and keeping the imac's door open. It's dead a physically messing up the aesthetic. Needs to go.

[artie67]

How about a Pioneer 108 in a case with usb2 and firewire 400. I use it all the time as a second unit for copying.

[space-time]

I have one. In a OWC FireWire/USB2 case. I believe I even flashed it, it was 110 and now it shows up as 111 or something, I did the flash to be able to write DVD-RAM (yes, RAM).

Pay top $ and you can have it.

[Buzz]

Racer oughta keep looking, I sent him a boxload of 'em a few years back...

I may also have a Plextor USB/FW in our storage locker, or I may have given it to Harbourmaster along w/ a bunch of other PATA DVD-R's that went w/ the last batch of G4 towers donated to his causes a couple of years ago. The boys are better choices, as I doubt I'll be digging thru the storage locker deep enough to get to where the Plextor *might* be, anytime soon.
Good luck.
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[clay]

I might have one in a machine that I just inherited. PM me if I should check for you.

[Racer X]

I have 2 MDD towers I am getting ready to decommision. I'll see what is inside. Pretty sure my B&W G4 has a combo drive too.