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#481296 - 12/08/09 04:11 PM Re: Replacement optical drive for PM G5 [Re: Reboot]
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I hope it doesn't turn out that my complacency is the issue here... well actually I hope it does: The last poster in this thread suggests that zapping the PRAM solves the issue.

I hadn't done that in so long, it stopped being one of the things I'd try. I just zapped PRAM and reset the NV RAM on the machine at work, so let's see what that does. I'll try the one at home tonight.

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#481310 - 12/08/09 07:44 PM Re: Replacement optical drive for PM G5 [Re: trey]
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No problems so far, but I've only burned and ripped a few discs, and I haven't left a disc in when it sleeps yet either.

I am seeing this in Console though;

12/8/09 2:01:55 PM kextd[10] kextd Notice WARNING: /System/Library/Extensions: No such file or directory. A Googling says it's not a good thing to be seeing though.

I'll disconnect the new drive and see what happens sometime today.
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#481315 - 12/08/09 08:56 PM Re: Replacement optical drive for PM G5 [Re: Reboot]
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Came to say that zapping the PRAM didn't help.

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#481917 - 12/12/09 06:22 PM Re: Replacement optical drive for PM G5 [Re: trey]
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Well Pioneer got back with me. I'll give you three guesses as to what they said, and the first two don't count. Don't forget, we have Macs. crazy
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#481920 - 12/12/09 06:37 PM Re: Replacement optical drive for PM G5 [Re: trey]
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I've had it in a week, no reboots, I've done ripping, burning, discs have been sitting in it most of the week, no problems. I don't get why the G5 I took it out of had problems, but this MDD doesn't. I have the jumpers on cable select, I have two optical drives in it.
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#481922 - 12/12/09 06:44 PM Re: Replacement optical drive for PM G5 [Re: Reboot]
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Cable select worked fine on my Sawtooth G4, too.
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#482028 - 12/13/09 04:29 PM Re: Replacement optical drive for PM G5 [Re: Reboot]
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Im guessing the third suggestion is "d00d, yr skrewed!"

It's god to know that they work in other machines. I'll probably just put these drives in some G4s and/or Windows computers and order something that works. Although --and I hope I'm not cursing myself here -- my G5 at home seems to be accepting the transplant better than the one at work.

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#482396 - 12/15/09 07:50 PM Re: Replacement optical drive for PM G5 [Re: trey]
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Here's my temporary solution to this problem:



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#482404 - 12/15/09 08:28 PM Re: Replacement optical drive for PM G5 [Re: trey]
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LOL, that's a sweet set up. laugh

Yeah, Pioneer said "we don't support our drives in Apple computers" even though Apple has been putting them in for years.
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#482423 - 12/15/09 09:38 PM Re: Replacement optical drive for PM G5 [Re: Reboot]
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Well, screw Pioneer.

Luckily, the old drive from this machine has no problem READING CDs and DVDs, it just can't burn them anymore. So I stuck it back in, and the other one, as you can see, is piggybacking for now.

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