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Stock G5 1.6 upgrade Question?
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I am looking into getting a Stock 1.6 G5 and was wondering if there is a way to upgrade the internal CDRW up to a Superdrive, if so where could i purchase one of these? Thanks for all the help!
-Eric
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A stock 1.6 GHz G5 has a Superdrive (DVD-RW/CD-RW) built into it. You have to build-to-order to drop it down to a Combo (DVD/CD-RW) drive.
If you were in the situation of buying a 1.6 GHz G5 with a Combo drive, you MAY be able to replace the internal drive with one of the DVD-RW drives Apple has used (either the Pioneer A06 or Sony DRU-510A, I believe), but it wouldn't be the best idea. Even assuming that it doesn't need a special firmware flash to be treated as an Apple-installed drive (which is often what iDVD or iTunes looks for), you might need to make physical changes to the drive to get it to fit the vertical drive cover on the G5 case that shunts down when you hit Eject.
So the good news is that you may not have to do anything to get it to burn DVDs; the bad news is that if you do, it may be difficult to get DVD burning without an external drive (and a 3rd-party app).
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I would suggest that you buy a pioneer dvr 106d, it is fully supported by the macos without any changes.. this is the drive I'm talking about.
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Originally posted by davidflas:
I would suggest that you buy a pioneer dvr 106d, it is fully supported by the macos without any changes.. this is the drive I'm talking about.
Would that drive allow me to use IDVD? That is my main concern. Thanks for any advice!
-Eric
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Indeed it would. It is the same drive that Apple ships.
He linked you to the $144 retail-box version of the drive, but you may want to save yourself another $24 and wait until the OEM version of the drive is back in stock. Same drive, just as 'brand new', just no box.
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I concur, the 106 is the one to go for...
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Originally posted by Commodus:
A stock 1.6 GHz G5 has a Superdrive (DVD-RW/CD-RW) built into it. You have to build-to-order to drop it down to a Combo (DVD/CD-RW) drive.
This is correct. If you are truely buying a "stock" 1.6GHz model, it should come with a SuperDrive. If it isn't coming with one, then you've either special ordered it that way, or someone is trying to pull one over on you.
Personally, you're safest in going with a direct Apple OEM. Never do know what incompatibilities lie in the future (firmware updates, etc).
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