[G4] DVD Rom/Ram in a G4 450mhz?

[Wayne Clodfelter]

DVD-ROM drives shipped stock in G4 AGPs (Sawtooth). My Sawtooth had  
one which I replaced with a Pioneer DVR-109.
But the DVD-ROM drive, as I remember, could read DVDs, just not write  
them.

Not being able to watch movies on DVD may be a function of the app,  
ie, DVD Player not working with the drive or system. Does the DVD  
mount on the desktop? Is the DVD disk clear of smudges and fingerprints?

I once had a problem with the DVD-ROM not reading CDs/DVDs well. I  
bought a ~$10 laser lens cleaning disk at CompUSA and that helped  
restore good function to the DVD-ROM drive.

HTH.


On Feb 19, 2006, at 4:35 PM, Thomas J. Fobia wrote:

> Hello All,
>    I have a nephew who bought a G4 (450mhz) off ebay recently. It  
> has a DVD Ram or Rom drive (optical) and he wants to upgrade the  
> OSX (currently 10.1.5) to 10.4! If he purchase this (PANTHER) from  
> apple or another source, will he be able to install from this type  
> of optical drive? He cant play a normal (movie) dvd so I suspect he  
> will have problem with installation since the 10.4 I recently  
> bought comes on a DVD disk. Anyone out there fimiliar with this  
> type (dvd Rom/Ram) of drive? Could he install a Pioneer 109 or 110  
> without making things worse?
>
>
> Thanks for your feedback on this problem!
>
> Tom
>
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Regards,

Wayne Clodfelter
wayne at troutnc.com