[X4U] New DVD/CD Burner not recognized

[Crandon David]

Thanks for the reply.

I simply replaced the original drive. I didn't even look for any  
jumpers on the new one. I do know that my  computer does not support  
"cable select".

David


On Jul 31, 2007, at 12:05 PM, Stroller wrote:

>
> On 31 Jul 2007, at 19:36, Crandon David wrote:
>> ...
>> I have an older G4 Gigabit Ethernet from about 2001. It uses the  
>> IDE interface.
>>
>> I finally decided  to get a DVD burner. I went to Fry's and got a  
>> Sony DRU-170C.
>>
>> It powers up fine, but no DVD's or CD's will mount on the desktop.  
>> Also, it is not recognized in System Profiler or Disc Utility.
>>
>> I was under the impression that drives were "generic" and would be  
>> recognized. Is this not correct?
>
> This is correct. I think your G4 actually uses an EIDE (enhanced  
> IDE) interface, but the specification for the drive says it's EIDE,  
> too, so that's ok.
>
> Did you replace the original drive in your G4 with the new one, or  
> add it in a second drive bay? EIDE allows only two drives per  
> channel and they are allocated "master" and "slave" identities.  
> Although it's possible to set each drive to "cable detect" whether  
> it's master or slave it's more common to move a small jumper on the  
> back of the drive; this jumper positions are most always indicated  
> on the drive somewhere, or in the accompanying (typically minimal)  
> documentation.
>
> If you removed the original drive & replaced it with the new one  
> then it sounds to me like you got a duff drive (although to prove  
> the point you might wish to try this in a PC running Windows). If  
> you added the Sony as a second drive then you likely need to check  
> the jumper positions on both drives.
>
> Stroller.
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