spicybeef Posted August 21, 2020 Report Share Posted August 21, 2020 (edited) Hi Everyone, I'm looking to replace my G4 Cube's optical drive with a laptop-style SuperDrive and before I take a stab at designing one myself, I was hoping somebody out there had an .stl file for the bracket to fit it into the Cube's optical drive area. With cubeowner now defunct, I can no longer access the forum posts discussing this. I've attached a picture showing this bracket which I found on: http://www.atpm.com/12.03/cube.shtml If I can't find one, I'll be sure to post my own version of it for anyone else looking to do the same thing. Thanks in advance! The bracket in question: Edited August 21, 2020 by spicybeef Quote Link to post Share on other sites
spicybeef Posted August 21, 2020 Author Report Share Posted August 21, 2020 http://www.atpm.com/12.03/cube.shtml is the correct link, there's a period in the URL - sorry. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
nottomhanks Posted February 16 Report Share Posted February 16 A friend of mine just successfully printed one of these, and with a slim SATA to SATA adapter, IDE to SATA adapter board, and SATA extension cable, I’m successfully running a laptop drive from 2010 and watching DVDs with VLC in 10.4. It’s a bit of a tight fit, but it’s all working! Just need to try booting to an Apple DVD and try burning a DVD to see what happens. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Daniël Oosterhuis Posted February 16 Report Share Posted February 16 4 hours ago, nottomhanks said: A friend of mine just successfully printed one of these, and with a slim SATA to SATA adapter, IDE to SATA adapter board, and SATA extension cable, I’m successfully running a laptop drive from 2010 and watching DVDs with VLC in 10.4. It’s a bit of a tight fit, but it’s all working! Just need to try booting to an Apple DVD and try burning a DVD to see what happens. Is there any chance you could share the STL? I'm now the owner of a Cube that also has an entirely weak optical drive, and would love to have printed one as well to be able to swap it out entirely. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Stephen Posted February 17 Report Share Posted February 17 There's some anecdotal success of restoring normal ejection to the original G4 Cube drives by boiling the rubber belts; it shrinks them back to a diameter which is closer to the original diameter. I haven't tried it myself. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
spicybeef Posted Thursday at 03:25 PM Author Report Share Posted Thursday at 03:25 PM On 2/16/2021 at 8:51 AM, nottomhanks said: A friend of mine just successfully printed one of these, and with a slim SATA to SATA adapter, IDE to SATA adapter board, and SATA extension cable, I’m successfully running a laptop drive from 2010 and watching DVDs with VLC in 10.4. It’s a bit of a tight fit, but it’s all working! Just need to try booting to an Apple DVD and try burning a DVD to see what happens. I'd love those STLs as well if your friend still has them. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
nottomhanks Posted Friday at 08:17 AM Report Share Posted Friday at 08:17 AM I will ask him and find out. Thanks! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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