[Ti] 1st Gen. 17" v. SACD CD layer

[Karl Erik Andersen]

On 10. feb 2004, at 19.35, Steve Martin wrote:

> Make a copy then.
>
> A copy on a normal CD-R should play just fine on your 17" PB.
>
> If that isn't fair use, I don't know what is ;-)
>

Absolutely, although I did not bother with making CDs. I copied the 
whole 15 CD set into iTunes!

Karl Erik

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> On Feb 10, 2004, at 12:28 PM, Karl Erik Andersen wrote:
>
>>
>> On 10. feb 2004, at 18.35, Peter Krug wrote:
>>
>>>> Back in November, I posted a message about my problems with my 1st 
>>>> gen. 17" PB not being able to play the CD layer of the SACD's that 
>>>> I had been buying. ... If older and newer Macs can play this CD 
>>>> material, why won't mine?
>>>
>>> Dave,
>>>
>>> Can you hook up an external CD burner and see if it plays from that 
>>> device?  If it can, then it is a hardware limitation of the internal 
>>> drive.  Maybe this is a firmware issue?  You didn't by chance flash 
>>> the firmware so that you could burn DVD's at 2X?
>>>
>>> If it doesn't play on the external, maybe hook the external up to a 
>>> computer that does play it from the internal drive.  If it plays in 
>>> the external on the other computer, maybe you have a software issue.
>>>
>>> I'm curious about this one since I have a Rev.A Lunchtray (Deluxe) 
>>> myself.
>>>
>>> Peter
>>
>> I tried this and yes - the Bob Dylan Hybrid SACD played fine in the 
>> external Que! drive, and not inside my 1st gen. 17" PB.
>>
>> --
>> Karl Erik
>> Bob Dylan - Expecting Rain
>> http://expectingrain.com/
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