[CUBE] iDVD w/ External DVD-RW Drive?

[David Evan Isom]

There's obviously lots of interest about how to use a DVD burner with a 
Cube. I think that that interest falls mostly into one of two 
categories:

1. Those who would like to put a slot-loading SuperDrive (such as the 
one in the PowerBooks) in a Cube

2. Those who are interested in using a Firewire DVD burner but would 
like to use iDVD, due to its simplicity and far lower price than DVD 
Studio Pro

Unfortunately, neither of these options are possible right now.

Frankly, I don't think there is much interest in running a Cube out of 
its core with an internal DVD burner mechanism attached, as this sort 
of defeats the whole point of a Cube. It seems to me that it would make 
more sense to replace the Cube and buy a similarly-powered Power Mac G4 
and replace its optical drive with a Pioneer DVR-A05 mechanism than to 
run it out of its core with an internal mechanism attached via ribbon 
cable.

On Friday, Jan 31, 2003, at 18:15 US/Pacific, Thubten Kunga wrote:

> You are not "we". And everybody doesn't know "it" or some wouldn't 
> keep asking "how?"
>
> It is a proven way to do it. What are you talking about Boris?
>
> k
>
>>> Kunga wrote:
>
>>> ONE MORE TIME, Here's the HOW to make a DVR-105 work with a Cube and
>>> iDVD 3:
>
> 1. Pull the core.
> 2. Build a small 3 sided square of 2x4s just smaller than the core so 
> it can sit on top of it with the cable side open.
> 3. Disconnect the optical power and IDE connectors from the internal 
> optical drive.
> 4. You will see they are long enough to reach outside the Core and 
> plug into the raw 105.
> 5. Reattach everything else and power up.
> 6. Forget about how it looks.
> 7. Leave it on the floor where it belongs in the first place. IMHO
>
> Do that and you're iLife iDVD 3 compliant.
>
> On Friday, January 31, 2003, at 06:08  PM, Boris Jotic wrote:
>
> We all know it ;) But isn't it quite logical that it would do it's 
> job, once it's connected via internal IDE???
>>
>> Boris