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CDRW inside a G4 or iMac? — #1

I would like to know if it is possible to install an internal CDRW inside a G4 or an iMac. Is it less expensive than buying a USB drive? Thanks
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CDRW inside a G4 or iMac? — #2

I did exactly this on my G4. I removed the DVD drive and inserted a Ricoh MP-7040A CDRW into the bay, put it all together and closed it all up. Well...I booted the thing up and i…
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CDRW inside a G4 or iMac? — #3

I was thinking of replacing the CD-ROM drive in my B&W G3 with an internal IDE CD-RW. If I do so, will I still be able to boot up from the CD-RW drive like I am able to with th…
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CDRW inside a G4 or iMac? — #4

does this mean that you cannot have two drives in the G4s (meaning an internal DVD and an internal cdrw)? that would be kind of stupid wouldn't it? thanks
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CDRW inside a G4 or iMac? — #6

milocat - The reason you cannot have two drives is that there is no room on the front panel for another tray-loading drive. You could pull out the Zip disk (if you have one), bu…
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CDRW inside a G4 or iMac? — #7

The internals of the G3/G4 case only allow the mounting of a 3 1/2 inch device into the second bay, which is kinda annoying..... If you connect a CD-RW in place of your Cd-ROM or …
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CDRW inside a G4 or iMac? — #8

I know some of these things have already been said, but here's a summary: 1. It is definitely not possible to put a CDRW drive in an iMac, as I have not seen any internal drives w…
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CDRW inside a G4 or iMac? — #9

You most certainly can put an internal CDRW in the B&W G3 or G4. EZ Quest sells an internal ATAPI CDRW for the G3 or G4 called the BOA, I've done this to my B&W and it work…
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CDRW inside a G4 or iMac? — #10

You CAN put a cdrw into an iMac. It isn't a standard drive though. I don't remember the name of the company but the specs were 4/2/20 and it replaced the cd drive that comes in th…
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CDRW inside a G4 or iMac? — #11

Here's the link to get the PowerCDR internal cdr for an iMac. ( I was wrong about the rewritable part sorry) http://www.techworks.com/products/powercdr.html $299 [This message…
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CDRW inside a G4 or iMac? — #12

afe: reread carefully what I wrote. I said "It is impossible to have 2 CD-ROM/DVD/CDRW drives in a Blue G3/G4, as these devices require a half-height 5.25 inch drive bay, of which …
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CDRW inside a G4 or iMac? — #13

Tooki, I wrote this in reference to rlubbat's question about the internal CDRW in his G3. I should've stated such. AFE
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