Author Topic: External DVD choice.... (Read 3049 times)

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

Paddy · « **Reply #1 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...

kelly · « **Reply #2 on:** June 26, 2007, 06:53:17 PM »

Paddy's link looks good.

I have, and like. the Pioneer DVD Burners.

ADSR · « **Reply #3 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

kelly · « **Reply #4 on:** June 26, 2007, 10:03:49 PM »

I think you'll need Firewire for Booting.

Apple uses Pioneer DVDs and some others, not Apple ones.

krissel · « **Reply #5 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.

ADSR · « **Reply #6 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

kelly · « **Reply #7 on:** June 27, 2007, 05:09:37 PM »

I believe they are saying it's supported in Tiger.

http://forums.xlr8yourmac.com/drivedb/search.drivedb.lasso

bil207 · « **Reply #8 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.

ADSR · « **Reply #9 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, ...?

Thanks

GR

kbeartx · « **Reply #10 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].

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