[G4] confused about drives

[Mel Krewall]

The Pioneer 107, along with the 106, 105 and 104 (also the A06, etc. 
variants) will work fine. If you don't want a DVD writer, there are 
many less expensive CD-RW and combo drives that will work. A great 
resource is the drive compatibility database at www.xlr8yourmac.com. 
You can look up your machine and get user reports on many drives and 
pick one that you can afford and find. The physical size of most every 
CD drive will be standard, as will the mounting hole locations.
HTH,
Mel

"Man blames fate for other accidents, but feels personally
responsible when he makes a hole in one."
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On Mar 18, 2004, at 9:43 AM, Roxylee wrote:

> Hello, smart people,
>
> You might remember reading about my problem with the CD tray opening 
> every time iI close it. Well, I can't fix it, and the tech guys I 
> called don't have any answers, either, so it looks like I need to buy 
> a new CD drive. (I've tried everything in the book to figure out why 
> this is happening).
>
> I'd like to buy a replacement drive that can fit exactly into the 
> internal drive bay (top one) where the broken one now sits. I have no 
> idea what to get, or what to avoid. Can someone please tell me exactly 
> what would work with my Mac and fit exactly?
>
> specs:
>
> Mac G4 AGP 466 Digital Audio
> 384 M, 30 G HD,
> It is running sys, 9.2.2, and I want to install 10.3
> as soon as I get the drive.
>
> The setup book says drives must meet these specifications:
>
> Width:   3.9 in. (102 mm)
> Depth:   5.7 in (147 mm)
> Height:  1.0 in (ATA) 1.6 in SCSI
>
> I've searched the web and haven't found anything that matches these 
> specs. Someone suggested  a Pioneer DVD-RW drive, but I have no idea 
> which one. I know nothing about IDE, ATA, or SCSI interface. I'm 
> clueless. I'd like to keep the cost under $100 or so. We mostly need 
> this to install software and make/ burn CDs.
>
> Thank you very much for any recommendations. Please include exact 
> model numbers if you can.  Thank you! :-)
>
> Roxylee, the clueless
>
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