i was in the same boat as you a few months ago. my b/w g3 will not accomodate 2 cd drives without taking a hacksaw to the case, which i am loath to do (investigating other tower c…

I'm assuming that you're going to be installing Toast. Make sure you install the software first, then swap out the drives. TOAST CD READER has to be installed before you can read…

I've found Intech's CD/DVD Speed Tools to be mush more robust than Toast CD Reader... and it doesn't get in the way of toast either.

Has anyone tried one of the combo DVD-CD-RW's in their first gen B&W G3/350/DVD yet? Ricoh MP9060A Toshiba SD-R1002 4X/4X/24X CDRW and DVD ROM http://forums.xlr8yourmac.com/dr…

You don't need to have the Toast Cd Reader installed or whatever, somewhere in the forums (sorry I can't be more specific - I'll have a look for this post) there is a post about ha…

The only problem with using the zip bay on the B/W G3, is that the metal casing is only big enough for a zip drive or a normal size hard disk. definitely not enough for a CD-RW uni…

I've used a Sony CRX-100E in place of the stock DVD-ROM in my B&W G3 and it worked wonderfully. But like many others, I wish there were another 5.25" drive bay available...

Is there any reason I can't just cut out the Zip housing, put in one big enough for my RW, and use it like that? Or is there something I'm overlooking? I'm pretty new to cutting up…

You would also have to cut out 2 1"square blocks of the actual case, and these two blocks are where the cd/zip bay is fixed. it is possible, just tricky. b.

however, i'm all intrigued now, so i'll give it a whirl as soon is i finish moving house from germany to england. i'll keep y'all posted. b.

It might be more practical to see if any of these combined DVD-Rom, CD-RW drives are available with Mac drivers yet, and just replace the DVD drive.

it might be more practical for you, but as i already have separate dvd + cdrw drives, and a low budget, this is much simpler. b.

Well,I've decided that as soon as my warranty has expired (not long now), I'll get out the old hacksaw, scrape off the inch of rust, and see if I can get that 8424 in where the zip…

You won't need a power supply. Once you get the CDRW out of its case, there's a standard power connector on the back. There should also be a power cord at that bay for the internal…

well, i did it. took about 15 minutes - the hardest part was sawing off the lip on the lower edge. been running stable for a few days now - dvd's play fine + cd's burn. just ne…

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I'm modifying parts of an AIO G3 for an automotive application, and when I first opened the system I found that it has a special personality card with a connector that has signals…

Does anyone knows the way how and what to change on this board taken out from PM 9600/300 to use it in other computers, like PM 7600?

Most likely, you can just plug it into the cpu slot on the 7600. When I upgraded a few 7300's here, I plugged the 604e card into an old 7500 we use here as a secondary file server…

No, the processor card structure is different. It has cache on processor card. Processor doesn't work if i put it directly into 7500 or 7600.

Quote: Originally posted by Tikas: No, the processor card structure is different. It has cache on processor card. Processor doesn't work if i put it directly into 7500 o…

Everything I have read indicates that the 604e 300 mHz processor pulled out of a 9600/300, can ONLY be used in other Macs that have the Kansas motherboard. Those are the 8600/250,…

I know that this processor card originally works only with PM 8600/9600. There is article in Apple TIL saying that. So if someone knows how physically modificate this card to make …

Quote: Originally posted by Macfan2: Everything I have read indicates that the 604e 300 mHz processor pulled out of a 9600/300, can ONLY be used in other Macs that have …