[G4] Adding a Sony DVD drive

[David Crandon]

Hmmm...Suppose I buy the Sony drive on the aftermarket and install it.
Would it support all formats that way?

david

sr ferenczy wrote:
> 
> http://sony.storagesupport.com/freeupgrade/
> 
> that link holds the firmware update that *might* give +r/rw access to
> the sony dvd burner.... the article was interesting, but ii havent been
> able to find any first hand information as to actually SEEING the sony
> drives in the new imacs (the few posts listed with the article mention
> their new imacs specifically NOT having the sony drives)
> 
> anywho, the drive is an OEM version (unsupported by sony) of the sony
> DRU-500A, so the firmware update for the DRU-500A *should* work on the
> DW-U10A that is supposedly included on the new imacs....
> 
> still, all the reports i have heard on the new 1.4 gHz powermacs, they
> all included a pioneer burner rather than a sony.
> 
> peace
> sandor
> 
> On Saturday, March 15, 2003, at 11:23  AM, Robert Meadors wrote:
> 
> > Here is a link to an article.
> >
> > http://www.macobserver.com/article/2003/03/06.4.shtml
> >
> > HTH
> >
> > Chris
> > On Saturday, March 15, 2003, at 08:06  AM, sr ferenczy wrote:
> >
> >> any idea of what the sony product number is for the exact drives
> >> apple uses? it is quite possible that the drives could easily be
> >> flashed with new firmware from sony to bring it up to the full
> >> capabilities of the drives. i know with the pioneer drives this was
> >> quite possible, and while it no longer appeared as a "superdrive" it
> >> was still compatible with all apple software.
> >>
> >> sandor
> >>
> >> On Saturday, March 15, 2003, at 11:00  AM, Robert Meadors wrote:
> >>
> >>> *Some* of the new machines DO have the new Sony drive that does it
> >>> all. It seems as though the drives have their + features stripped
> >>> from them. I don't know if it is by software or firmware though. I
> >>> don't remember where I read it though.
> >>>
> >>> Chris
> >>>
> >>> On Saturday, March 15, 2003, at 04:42  AM, sr ferenczy wrote:
> >>>
> >>>> as far as i know, apple is still using the pioneer drives as the
> >>>> "superdrive" in the powermacs. i believe it is now the A05/105
> >>>> drive (4x dvd-r burning) now, apple doesnt list the superdrive as
> >>>> supporting dvd-rw, but this is NOT dvd+rw. apple does not disable
> >>>> the dvd-rw, they just refuse to advertise it for some reason (i
> >>>> forget the true details, but i think you might need a 3rd party
> >>>> burning utility->toast, etc<- to burn dvd-rw..)
> >>>>
> >>>> peace
> >>>> sandor
> >>>>
> >>>> On Saturday, March 15, 2003, at 03:34  AM, David Crandon wrote:
> >>>>
> >>>>> Hello,
> >>>>>
> >>>>> I know that the new Macs use a Sony "universal" DVD R drive. I have
> >>>>> heard that Apple disables the DVD+R/W part of the drive though.
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Has anyone found a way to enable that part of the drive? Is is
> >>>>> possible
> >>>>> to buy the same Sony universal drive elsewhere (for a second
> >>>>> drive) and
> >>>>> be able to use all formats?
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Thanks,
> >>>>>
> >>>>> David Crandon
> >>>
> 
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