[G4] Replacing a combo drive in a G4 867 DP MDD with a superdrive.

[sr ferenczy]

i put a pioneer 103 drive internally on my 867 QS and it is 100% 
recognized as a superdrive (idvd, DVD studio pro...) apple just doesnt 
support it.

sandor

On Sunday, July 13, 2003, at 09:50  AM, Herbert N. Alexander wrote:

> Sandor:
>
> I am the second person I know who has received this response from 
> someone at the Apple Store. My friend has a G4 450 and bought one of 
> the Pioneer superdrives. Based on Apple's response, he put in in a 
> firewire enclosure. The representative said firmly that my G4 would 
> not recognize the superdrive. He said nothing about supporting or not 
> supporting such an action.  Call the Apple Store yourself and see what 
> response you get. Perhaps these representatives are simply ignorant 
> but I think it's a marketing ploy.  Apple wants to sell computers! If 
> my friend and I can modify our G4's to make them better suit our 
> needs, Apple loses business.  Search the Apple Store for superdrives. 
> I have done this several times and I notice they don't sell them 
> separately.
>
> Herbert
>
>
> On Friday, Jul 11, 2003, at 19:55 US/Pacific, sr ferenczy wrote:
>
>> i dont think any knowledgeable person at apple ever said you couldnt 
>> do this.  they just will not support such an action. if this is 
>> wrong, include a link...
>>
>> sandor
>>
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