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OLD CDROM DRIVE

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scchicago Full Member USA 936 Posts	Posted - 03 May 2002 : 23:10:55 I have this really old CDROM drive for my Mac LC. It will read regular CDs (like the kind that you get from the store) slowly but surely, however whenever I put a CD-R into it it tells me its a bad format, and won't read the disc. It was manufactured in 1992. Do I just need updated drivers or is the whole drive just incompatible? _________________ HotLineServer: scchicago.dynodns.net Website: http://scchicago.dynodns.net MyForumOnDelphi: http://forums.delphiforums.com/scchicago NOTE:HL AND HTTP SERVER ARE ONLY AVAILIBLE WHEN I'M ONLINE AIM:scchicago87 Yahoo!IM:scchicago
Trash80toG-4 NIGHT STALKER USA 2899 Posts	Posted - 04 May 2002 : 05:43:14 quote: I have this really old CDROM drive for my Mac LC. It will read regular CDs (like the kind that you get from the store) slowly but surely, however whenever I put a CD-R into it it tells me its a bad format, and won't read the disc. It was manufactured in 1992. most first gen drives can't read the less reflective encoding on non pressed ROMs. it's a hardware thing limitation. jt ™. .
scchicago Full Member USA 936 Posts	Posted - 04 May 2002 : 15:40:40 Oh, OK, you know where I can get a CD caddy? I saw a CD-ROM drive (yes it was apple) at the local salvation army for $10. _________________ HotLineServer: scchicago.dynodns.net Website: http://scchicago.dynodns.net MyForumOnDelphi: http://forums.delphiforums.com/scchicago NOTE:HL AND HTTP SERVER ARE ONLY AVAILIBLE WHEN I'M ONLINE AIM:scchicago87 Yahoo!IM:scchicago
TiMacLover Senior Member USA 1282 Posts	Posted - 05 May 2002 : 03:16:02 eBay, our best 68k friend. Jeremy "I'll see you on the Dark Side Of The Moon" - Pink Floyd Covert Ops 68k Hacks General Macs Liberated:17 ENTER THROUGH THE GATES
Trash80toG-4 NIGHT STALKER USA 2899 Posts	Posted - 05 May 2002 : 13:00:41 quote: Oh, OK, you know where I can get a CD caddy? I saw a CD-ROM drive (yes it was apple) at the local salvation army for $10. i saw some hanging in the dispaly at a computerrenaissance store, but they probably cost more than the drive! but i don't remember the price. jt ™. .
FireWire is fast General, 4 star USA 1559 Posts	Posted - 05 May 2002 : 19:22:14 scchicago - what brand/model is your CD-ROM drive. I know that my AppleCD 300 (external caddy-loading 2x drive) will read CD-ROM and CD-R, but not CD-RW...that's just the way things go... -------------------- keeper of the website and beholder of the Quadra/Centris Stick of Justice™ --------------------
candyPunk Full Member USA 856 Posts	Posted - 05 May 2002 : 21:37:23 I don't think my AppleCD 300i can read CD-RW. It has some troubles with bad CD-R too. I have these cheap discs that only seem to play in about half of the drives/stereos I try, and that's one that won't do it. It works well with most CD-R discs, though. { candyPunk } { Captain of Observation, 68k MLA } { 68k Macs liberated: 3} { My baby: Q660av }
scchicago Full Member USA 936 Posts	Posted - 09 May 2002 : 14:19:54 The drive is a "NEC CDR-37" Manufactured August 1992. I bought the drive at the Salvation Army. That is an "AppleCD 150" Manufactured June 1992. Can either of these drives read CD-R or RW? _________________ HotLineServer: scchicago.dynodns.net Website: http://scchicago.dynodns.net MyForumOnDelphi: http://forums.delphiforums.com/scchicago NOTE:HL AND HTTP SERVER ARE ONLY AVAILIBLE WHEN I'M ONLINE AIM:scchicago87 Yahoo!IM:scchicago
G4from128k Full Member USA 873 Posts	Posted - 09 May 2002 : 15:16:22 You know, if any of you have an old external CD-ROM drive that doesn't read the types of disks you want, you can always convert it into an external hard drive. If you open up an old SCSI CD-ROM drive, you will often find they have the same power plug and SCSI connectors as a standard internal SCSI drive. Remove the old CD-ROM mechanism and plop in a spare HD (from a defunct Mac or surplus internal HD) and you have yourself a new usable external HD. (I also you an old CD-ROM enclosure/power supply as a test bed for quickly checking the status of scavenged SCSI junk) Just don't forget to change the SCSI ID to some unused number. I once accidentally gave two drives the same ID and created much weirdness (but no permanent damage, phew!!). If you are lucky and the CD-ROM came with a SCSI ID selector switch, you might be able to use that switch if the wires will reach to pins on the HD. Happy Peripheral Hacking, G4from128k ------------ Two wrongs don't make a right, but three lefts do.
scchicago Full Member USA 936 Posts	Posted - 09 May 2002 : 18:03:59 It isn't that kind of drive. The whole thing is a drive. Its not a regular drive in an external casing. Understand? _________________ HotLineServer: scchicago.dynodns.net Website: http://scchicago.dynodns.net MyForumOnDelphi: http://forums.delphiforums.com/scchicago NOTE:HL AND HTTP SERVER ARE ONLY AVAILIBLE WHEN I'M ONLINE AIM:scchicago87 Yahoo!IM:scchicago
G4from128k Full Member USA 873 Posts	Posted - 10 May 2002 : 07:08:26 quote: It isn't that kind of drive. The whole thing is a drive. Its not a regular drive in an external casing. Understand? BONK! hits self on head Ohhhhh, it just the drive mechanism for internal mounting. g4from128k ----------------- -- Liberated 68k's: Powerbook 190cs, Outbound 2030E -- 68k's Owned Since Birth: 128k, Mac II -- Contraband Owned Since Birth: 7585e FrankenMac, 8575G3 FrankenMac, Pismo Powerbook, G4/450 AGP Tower mit Cinema Display

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