[DM-MUG] iMac G5 Superdrive Upgrade

[CW Smith]

On 8/12/05 11:02 AM, "kcrouch" <kcrouch at klccomputing.com> wrote:

> Thanks for the reply Curt.
> 
> I've installed PatchBurn 3 (for 10.3) and have mixed results. The 8x DVD that
> OWC sent seemed to burn fine with iDVD, but the Ridata DVD-R 4x (this is what
> I was using with the original drive) burn and then skip when played on DVD
> palyers. They play fine on the Mac though.
> 
> OWC recommended that my problem might be my media and told me to use Ridata
> DVD-R 4x. I told them that I had and they got silent.
> 
> Next week I'm going to install 10.4 and iLife 05 and see what happens. If all
> else fails I'll put the original back in and OWC can have their drive back. :(
> 
> BTW, the OWC drive is the same drive that Apple is putting in some of the
> newest iMacs.
> 
> Kendall Crouch
> 
> 
> -------Original Message-------
>> From: CW Smith <cwsmith at mchsi.com>
>> Subject: Re: [DM-MUG] iMac G5 Superdrive Upgrade
>> Sent: 12 Aug '05 15:48
>> 
>>  On 8/12/05 7:03 AM, "kcrouch" <kcrouch at klccomputing.com> wrote:
>>  
>>> I'm attempting to use OWC's Superdrive upgrade that I've been reading about,
>>> but cannot always get DVDs burned through iDVD to play on DVD players. Has
>>> anyone had experience with the upgrades for the iMac? I currently am running
>>> 10.3.9 and iDVD 4.0.1. I don't want to have to put the original drive back
>>> into the machine, but if I cannot get the new drive to work, it'll have to
>>> go
>>> back. Any ideas out there?
>>> 
>>> Kendall
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>>  
>>  Apple's iPrograms, like iTunes, iDVD, and others require a stock Apple Combo
>>  Drive or SuperDrive, and don't support aftermarket drives (unless you
>>  replace with a model identical to Apple's stock drives).  There is a way
>>  around this, however:
>>  
>>  PatchBurn is a firmware patch that fools your Mac into believing that your
>>  aftermarket drive is in fact a stock Apple drive.  You can find it at:
>>  
>>  http://www.patchburn.de/download.html
>>  
>>  Hope this helps!
>>  
>>  
>>  Peace,
>>  CW
>>  
>>  --
>>  
>>  Curt (CW) Smith
>>     Musician
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>>     Windows / Macintosh consultant
>>  
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There has been a recent update to PatchBurn 3 and there is now a PatchBurn 4
for Tiger.  You might see if the updates clear up the problems you're
having.

Good luck!

Peace,
CW

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Curt (CW) Smith
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   Audio / Video technician
   Windows / Macintosh consultant

705 Maple Street
Atlantic, Iowa 50022 USA

Phone:  (712) 243-1200
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