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Title: External DVD choice....
Post by: ADSR on June 26, 2007, 11:20:39 AM
Hi,


Could you help me finding the right dvd burner  fo my G4 DA,(bootable osx) ...?

Think i don't have to look for an usb one...?

Thanks


GR
Title: External DVD choice....
Post by: Paddy on June 26, 2007, 11:50:33 AM
FW or USB 2 (do you have USB 2 on that G4?):

http://www.egoodz.com/product.asp?pf_id=5202UEPSILAWQ170A - $65 in the US, not sure what it would be in Europe...
Title: External DVD choice....
Post by: kelly on June 26, 2007, 06:53:17 PM
Paddy's link looks good. smile.gif

I have, and like. the Pioneer DVD Burners. smile.gif
Title: External DVD choice....
Post by: ADSR on June 26, 2007, 07:28:53 PM
Is this better to get a firewire one....are they all bootable...?

What about the apple ones...?

Thanks

GR
Title: External DVD choice....
Post by: kelly on June 26, 2007, 10:03:49 PM
I think you'll need Firewire for Booting.  Thinking.gif

Apple uses Pioneer DVDs and some others, not Apple ones.
Title: External DVD choice....
Post by: krissel on June 26, 2007, 11:53:12 PM
DA's don't come with USB 2. It has to be added with PCI card.  Firewire is present of course.
Title: External DVD choice....
Post by: ADSR on June 27, 2007, 03:18:44 PM
Looking for that external pioneer dvd burner...found a new one : Pioneer DVR-112D
But could read on the web about that one...
 
DVD Player Support:

    * Mac OS X 10.3 (all versions) - DVD player works perfectly
    * Mac OS X previous to OS X 10.3 - DVD player not supported

not supported by the system but maybe by the applications...?

As i'm on tiger..
What do you suggest  for compatibility...?

Thanks

GR
Title: External DVD choice....
Post by: kelly on June 27, 2007, 05:09:37 PM
I believe they are saying it's supported in Tiger. smile.gif

http://forums.xlr8yourmac.com/drivedb/search.drivedb.lasso
Title: External DVD choice....
Post by: bil207 on June 27, 2007, 05:18:10 PM
I 'm not absolutely certain but when I had a Digital Audio G4 I don't think it was able to boot from an external  optical drive (firewire or usb).

I ended up replacing the internal cd/rw with a Pioneer DVD-R and that was bootable.
Title: External DVD choice....
Post by: ADSR on June 28, 2007, 06:48:04 AM
Before looking for an internal one....

Is it possible to get an external and exchange my internal cd  burner whith the dvd and put the cd  in the dvd enclosure, ...? Thinking.gif

Thanks

GR
Title: External DVD choice....
Post by: kbeartx on June 28, 2007, 06:44:18 PM
Be cautious replacing the internal optical drive - it provides you w/ the ability to boot to a OS CD if needed, for troubleshooting or repair/recovery, and even the same drive in an external case might not allow that [not sure, make sure you check this out before you go ahead w/ this project].