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    iMac G3 333 Hard Drive Swap

    I recently picked up an iMac G3 333 and ever since when I’ve plugged it in I’ve gotten the “Sorry, a system error occurred”, which restarting did not solve. There was some talk of the hard drive being faulty when I picked it up, so I’m leaning towards getting a new one as a solution. What would...
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    • 333 colors fruit g3 333 hard drive imac mac mac os 8.6 optical drive os 8.6
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    • Forum: iMac
  2. alex_free

    Success: Windows 7 With A Broken Optical Drive (No Virtualization Images Required)

    Edit: My optical drive works? I think I was putting the disc in too high into the drive (facepalm) As many of you know, many early Intels refuse to boot Windows USB installers. This was verified on a Macbook 5,2. I went to Wallmart and bought the only USB DVD drive they still sell in current...
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    Midnight strikes… does your OEM Optical Drive-equipped Intel Mac running Snow Leopard try to eject media?

    On a one-to-ten priority scale of importance, this one ranks just below a “1”. But since it happens every time, and since I was in the middle of doings things today when it happened, I suppose it wouldn’t hurt to ask. If you use 10.6.8 on a Mac which is designed to run 10.6.8 (as supported by...
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    MP 1,1-5,1 optical drive from 4,1 or 5,1 work with 3,1?

    I see a few of these used around for cheap. Hitachi Optical Drive 678-0579 GH41N Apple P/N 661-4809 for Mac Pro 4,1 will they work with a MP3,1? The OEM OPTIARC DVD RW AD-7170A are for *****. And I have not found a way to update the firmware, if that would even make a difference
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    • hitachi optical drive
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    • Forum: Mac Pro
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    MP 1,1-5,1 MP3,1 optical drive

    would the OEM optical from a MP1,1 work in a MP3,1. The dual Optiarc AD7170A in the MP3,1 are very hit and miss to mount commercial DVD. or is there a driver or firmware issue? Or something that's a SATA retrofit that is from this century? And what SATA cable would be needed if so.?
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    • macpro 2008 optical drive
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    • Forum: Mac Pro
  6. daveyanthony

    iBook G4 troubles

    Recently i’ve decided to start collecting laptops alongside desktops and I bought a pretty decent iBook G4 1ghz. It was listed as freezing at boot so I figured it would just be a dead hard drive and easy fix. Basically I got the computer and after taking it apart the cause of the faulty boot was...
  7. tobiastimpe

    MP 7,1 Best option for rack-mounted Blu-Ray and 3.5” HDD case

    Hello everybody, I was wondering what my best option would be to have a 5.25” slot for a Blu-Ray drive and a bay for a 3.5” HDD in a 19” rack format to connect directly to a Mac Pro. I would be open to building it myself based on a short server chassis, however I have been able to find one...
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    • external drives optical drive rack
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    • Forum: Mac Pro
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    Can I convert my MBP's internal optical drive into an external USB optical drive?

    Hi, I'm currently trying to upgrade my 2012 MacBook Pro 13" (non-Retina) and change some of the internals. Last year, I upgraded my failing 750GB HDD that the laptop came with to a 500GB SSD. Now I'm looking to swap out the computer's internal optical drive for a second drive - a large-capacity...
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    • hard drive mac macbook macbook pro macbook pro "13 2012 optical drive upgradable macs
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: MacBook Pro
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    Help removing optical drive from G4?

    I'm in the process of opening up a G4 for an SSD replacement. Never done this before. I started with the obvious iFixit article, and where it fell short, headed to Youtube. However, I seem to be stuck at the step where I need to remove the optical drive; I've opened the base and removed exactly...
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    • imac g4 optical drive powerpc teardown upgrade
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    • Forum: PowerPC Macs
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    Hard drive format error on Macbook Pro 2012

    I have a mid 2012 Macbook pro, a few years ago I replaced the hard drive with an SSD and replaced the optical drive with the original hard drive that was in the computer using the OWC data doubler. It all worked well but then last week I started having problems with the secondary drive, whenever...
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    • disk utility failure format hard drive macbook pro mid 2012 optical drive
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    • Forum: MacBook Pro
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    Blu-ray Optical Drive for iMac

    For the 27-inch iMac I would like to be able to watch my Blu-ray discs on it and possibly burn the disc so I can include footage in my YouTube film reviews (that part is still up in the air for me since I don't know what kind of copyright infringements I could possibly get). Since the Apple USB...
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    iMac stuck disc, want to disable optical drive

    Mid 2011 27" iMac OS 10.9.5 Disc stuck, have tried getting out, I do not want to open face yet. Looking to disable optical drive so it will not spin up. Making awful sounds, scaring my 13 month old (jk, it scares me). When I run in safe mode it disables but I am not sure where or which...
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    • disable extensions imac optical drive os 10.9.5 stuck disc super drive
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    • Forum: iMac
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    Replacing the optical drive of a MBP Unibody with... (Alternative solutions)

    I've a MacBook Pro 15" Unibody (Mid 2010) and I recently opened it up to clean its insides from dust, and as I was removing the optical drive, I realized just how much space it takes up. I was wondering if there's anything I could do with it, besides installing a second hard drive, which is of...
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    • battery fans graphics card macbook pro optical drive ram temperature unibody
    • Replies: 11
    • Forum: MacBook Pro
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    Installing an additional ssd and moving/cloning os to it

    Hey everyone, first time posting I have mid 2012 macbook pro with a 500 GB hdd, I need more space and I want to run the os on a ssd to make it faster and smoother. I have a 120 GB ssd and I want to install it in the place of the optical drive (so i will have both hdd and ssd inside the...
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    • backup clone hdd optical drive os sierra os x ssd
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: MacBook Pro
  15. AmazingHenry

    Power Mac G5 Won't Read Disc

    This is a strange problem and I have no idea as to what is causing it. So, I'm trying to install iWork '09 on my G5 through a DVD. But whenever I put the DVD in the drive, it ejects it a few seconds later. So I tried an iLife '09 DVD and the drive read it just fine. So I assumed that the iWork...
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    PowerBook G4 Boot/Install Issues

    Hello, Longtime browser, first-time poster! I have an ancient 15" PowerBook G4 that I recently put up for sale on Craigslist along with a few other old Macs in order to clear space at the office and just get rid of old stuff. The buyers took them off of my hands, and then tried reinstalling an...
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    • fail hard drive installation operating system optical drive powerbook g4 stall
    • Replies: 26
    • Forum: PowerPC Macs
  17. IzzMcloving

    Help me - I need to chose the right HDD enclosure kit

    HI everyone Like the tittle says I need a little bit of help I have a macbook pro MD101e/a Intel core i5 4 ram and non retina display And it's getting slow with the new os x el capitán So I have been planning to change the optical drive (I have never used it) and the ram I need to replace...
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    RPC-1 flashing a GS31N Optical Drive

    Anyone know where to turn for decent RPC-1 firmware now that rpc1.org has shuttered?
  19. Fuzzball27

    Sata III SSD in 15" late 2011 MBP OptiBay

    Please read my entire post before answering, thanks! I would like to install a Sata III SSD in my OptiBay and I need to know if it is possible. If I understand correcly, the history of SATA and the 2011 MBP is as follows: 1. Early 2011 MBP comes out with SATA III hardware on the Main Bay and...
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    • 15" 2011 mbp optibay optical drive sata iii ssd
    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: MacBook Pro
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