OT: external FireWire CD-R / DVD-R

[John H. Lincoln]

To add "CD-R / DVD-R" capability to my Cube, I bought a Pioneer 
DVR-105. Details here:

http://www.pioneerelectronics.com/pe/article/0,,2076_3450_47530,00.html

I put the mechanism into an external FireWire enclosure (left over from 
a Sony Spressa iLink CD-R, which had failed), and connected it to my 
Mac. But the Mac does not recognize the drive.

I have tried all three jumper settings (Master, Slave, and 
Cable-Select), but none works. The Power light (on the enclosure) and 
the Busy light (on the DVR-105) work fine, but CD-R software (Toast 
5.2) does not "see" drive.


So I sent the following email to Pioneer Tech Support:
<QUESTIONS:
<1 - Is the Pioneer DVR-105 supposed to be Mac-compatible?

<2 - What is the correct jumper setting for this drive in an EXTERNAL 
enclosure?

<3 - How can I get the Mac, or the Toast software, to recognize the 
drive?

And Pioneer replied: "Pioneer does not build or SUPPORT an external 
enclosure.
Please contact your external enclosure company for assistance."

No help there.

Does anyone on this list have an idea of how I can proceed, or where I 
might ask, for answers to my three questions?

Thanks in advance.

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John H. Lincoln
Digital Media Designer
Fornalutx, Mallorca, Spain
reply to:  john at johnhlincoln.com	
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