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Old September 23rd, 2005, 12:36 PM
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adding cdr drive to g4 powermac

I want to add a cd r drive to an powermac g4. Does that require mac drivers or can any cd r drive work?
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Old September 23rd, 2005, 02:19 PM
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wow, I thought that would be an easy question.
I have tried a sony and mad dog combodrive but both came saying "does not support".
Would that be drivers? Software?
Any ideas?
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You can try a program called "Patchburn" (available at versiontracker.com) that adds support for certain unsupported drives.

Or, you can get yourself a Pioneer DVR-106 through a Pioneer DVR-109 and it should be natively supported in Tiger without the need for drivers or patches. Those drives can be had for under $100.
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Old September 23rd, 2005, 03:02 PM
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Compatible drives here for under $50.00.
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