I have the same problem exept I have a 6500 with a 12X CD drive. The whole computer momentarally freezes while the CD gets spun up and accessed. Its especially annoying when you ar…

Congratulations, you have just discovered the down side of IDE devices, the CPU is involved in the use of the IDE device so every reference will have a negative impact on your mach…

duplicate deleted Don't ya just hate computers.. [This message has been edited by sedgwick (edited 08-17-99).]

It's a CD drive, not DVD. sedgwick, the processor idea makes sense, but I'm not sure it explains why the entire computer "locks up". I literally can't do anything but move the …

I wonder if the difference between a Mac and PC with an IDE CD-ROM is that Windows is not as actively aware of whether disks are inserted into drives (CDs, floppies, etc)- I've hea…

I have a 6100 with an ex 32x SCSI CD-ROM and everytime I insertn a CD it takes abour 3-4 seconds for the computer to become responcive.

I have a 6100 with an ex 32x SCSI CD-ROM and everytime I insertn a CD it takes abour 3-4 seconds for the computer to become responcive.

Peecees will not let you write to an empty drive. Nice idea, though :-) In addition, peecees *do* have the same delay, IF they are waiting for data from the drive in an active pro…

I got that iMac cdrom update and now my cd's are slower than ever. I think it was better off without it. anyone agree? Maybe it's just me. Also, I love the Mac OS but the most an…

I have an older mac that only has scsi, and i am drooling at the cheaper prices of IDE/ATA drives. is there any way (perhaps with a PCI card) that i can use IDE/ATA devices on my m…

see www.promax.com for an IDE upgrade kit via a PCI card

just a quick question to anyone who may or may not know. i was checking out the new g4s on apple's site and i read alot about them from sites mentions here , and i also watched ste…

I've had the same concerns as you about the G4 400 motherboard. Here's the way I understand it. . . The G4 400 will first be released on the Yosemite motherboard, the same motherbo…

ok that was the way i thought it was but i just wasn't sure. thanks for confirming. ------------------ "once you go mac you never go back!"