[erw]

Looking at getting a G5 in a few months and I was wondering if I could take my pioneer DVR-05 and a couple of WD drives from my G4 and put them in the G5. Would save me a few quid for more RAM etc...

[saru boy]

Pioneer 105 - probably. I've read that some people have had problems with mounting the superdrives using the gaskets that come with the combo drives since they aren't exactly the same size.

Hard drives - not unless they are SATA drives. There are IDE to SATA converters but frankly those look to be a pain in the ass to fit into the G5 case.

Also, this stuff has been covered in numerous other posts. Try doing a search first.

[macgyvr64]

The drive should electronically work fine. I got a DVD-RAM drive with my G4, sold it a few months later, got a Pioneer DVR-103/A03 2x drive, then put that in my PC even further down the road, then bought a DVR-105/A05 4x for my Mac.

No problems with any of it.

[erw]

Thanks for the replys. Guess I could get a FW enclosure for the HD, glad to be able to take the superdrive.

[pdovinh]

Originally posted by erw:
Thanks for the replys. Guess I could get a FW enclosure for the HD, glad to be able to take the superdrive.

I bought a LaCie CDRW 52x32x52, item number 300566 for $119 and swapped out its original CDRW and installed a Pioneer DVD from my G4 and am tickled to death. Perfect.... and the case is so nice, and 100% compatible.

Profiles:

LaCie 1394 CDRW drive LUN 0:

Manufacturer: LaCie Group SA
Model: LaCie 1394 CDRW drive LUN 0
Drive Type: CD-RW/DVD-RW
Disc Burning: Apple Supported/Shipped
Removable Media: Yes
Detachable Drive: Yes
Speed: 400 Mb/sec Speed
Unit Spec Id: 24734
Unit Software Version: 10483
Firmware Revision: 1.00