kkritsilas
Well-known member
Hi,
Is a Pioneer D-706s CD-ROM drive usable on either a Centris 650 (C650) or a PowerMac 7300/200? I am trying to find a drive for my Centris 650 (factory standard, no higher clock CPU or Nubus SCSI cards), and the 7300/200 is also stock, and this has come up. The D-706S is a 32X CD-ROM, so it can read the CDs faster than the SCSI bus can move the data on the C650, but taking the existing CD-ROM drive out of the 7300/200, moving it to the C650, and using the D-706S to the 7300/200 is a possibility. Question becomes the need for drivers (this is not an Apple drive, so they probably would be required) for either the C650 or 7300/200, and the fit regarding front bezel. The D-706S is a slot load drive.
Does anybody know if there are drivers for the D-706S for Mac OS 7.6.1, 8.1 or 9.2? Do the various hacked versions of the Apple CD-ROM drivers work for the D-706S?
Is a Pioneer D-706s CD-ROM drive usable on either a Centris 650 (C650) or a PowerMac 7300/200? I am trying to find a drive for my Centris 650 (factory standard, no higher clock CPU or Nubus SCSI cards), and the 7300/200 is also stock, and this has come up. The D-706S is a 32X CD-ROM, so it can read the CDs faster than the SCSI bus can move the data on the C650, but taking the existing CD-ROM drive out of the 7300/200, moving it to the C650, and using the D-706S to the 7300/200 is a possibility. Question becomes the need for drivers (this is not an Apple drive, so they probably would be required) for either the C650 or 7300/200, and the fit regarding front bezel. The D-706S is a slot load drive.
Does anybody know if there are drivers for the D-706S for Mac OS 7.6.1, 8.1 or 9.2? Do the various hacked versions of the Apple CD-ROM drivers work for the D-706S?