No apologies necessary, this is what the list is for. Another lister has put together some info on this. http://mywebpages.comcast.net/macdan/opti_upgrades.html Take a look and see if this helps. If you are running 10.3.x on your iBook it now supports almost all drives, so the key would be finding a drive that is the right physical size. BG On Dec 8, 2004, at 7:53 AM, <cdurfor at verizon.net> wrote: > Please forgive this question which I am certain you have discussed > many times before, however, I am new to your list having just > purchased an used original (300 MHz) ibook. Can the CD-ROM in this > machine be replaced by a CDRW? If so how difficult is the surgery? > > Many thanks > > c. durfor > > _______________________________________________ > iBook mailing list > iBook at listserver.themacintoshguy.com > http://listserver.themacintoshguy.com/mailman/listinfo/ibook >