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SuperDrive upgrade to Ti400?
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Senior User
Join Date: Nov 2000
Location: san fran, ca
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i saw this do it yourself upgrade for TiBooks at Mac ResQ...
http://www.macresq.com/store/detail.php?prodID=P009643
does anyone have any experience with this? is this a good price and fairly easy to do?
the dvd drive on my Ti400 is shot and if i could easily upgrade to a superdrive and get iDVD that would be pretty sweet.
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Join Date: Aug 2003
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There's a review of that superdrive upgrade at xlr8yourmac.com. I have done this upgrade with a superdrive from OWC to my 1GHz TiBook. The operation is not too difficult, though the instructions PDF provided by OWC is for older TiBook models, so the procedure is a tad different for a 1GHz TiBook. You should have a set of small screwdrivers, as well as some Torx wrenches (I used a T8 and a T6). Just be gentle, take care not to scratch the case or the PCB with your screwdriver.
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Join Date: Oct 1999
Location: :ИOITAↃO⅃
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Or, get an external that you can also use with your next computer. Though I guess that wouldn't run iDVD...
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Mac Elite
Join Date: Mar 2001
Location: Madison, WI
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I can't comment on the price but replacing the drive is fairly simple. The only somewhat delicate part is the dust cover on the DVD drive (it's a thin, adhesive piece of plastic). I'm assuming that the new one will come with its own dust cover but you should probably check before you order.
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Mac Elite
Join Date: Feb 2001
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Installing the drive is fairly simple. However, I would be concerned of the performance you'll get with a PBti 400 (I'm typing in a 400 too).
The price seems fair, but this company was selling a combo for ~$160 last week.
How many DVDs do you plan to burn?
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Fresh-Faced Recruit
Join Date: Jul 2003
Location: Edinburgh | Scotland | UK
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I sold my old Combo drive (taken out of my 667 15" PBook when I upgraded to SuperDrive) to a German lad who has now been told it doesn't fit in his 500mhz Ti PBook...
Can someone/anyone tell us what the exact difference is between installing in first Gen PBooks and later ones? I think this is what MacYourDay was referring to in his posts about the slight difference.
Help would be appreciated!
A.
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Ti PowerBook 667mhz
c/w self-installed uj815 "SuperDrive"
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Dual 2.0Ghz G5
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Apple II (1mhz?!)
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Newton 2100
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iPod 5gb
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