Have you checked the available patches? Check out the Microsoft "Mactopia" pages, because I *think* that there was a note about Office 98 and OS 9, and there is a patch to fix kno…

thanks i had office98 updated a while ago but i had vir mem on because i couldn't afford any errors like that. but now that i have checked i think the patch really did solve the pr…

The factory ATA drive is on a metal tray the extends up on both sides above the factory drive to accomodate a 2nd drive in the future. The "elusive" key screw is on the front end o…

Go to www.xlr8yourmac.com for details and pictures.......no better place for upgrade info. Happy New Year http://forums.macnn.com/cgi-bin/smile.gif

Apple has some good instructional videos on their Customer Installable Parts (CIP) site. Check it out. There're some videos showing you how to replace your DVD-ROM/RAM drive, insta…

Ok, I found this website: http://www.quantum.com/support/hdd/f...ta_support.htm Which seems to claim that the Fireball's "Single drive" and "Master with slave present" settings a…

Looks like the main drive is set on Master. Try setting the new drive to Master and your Quantum to Slave. Also make sure the ribbon cables & power connectors are fully seated …

I have one of the earlier G4-450's with a SCSI HD and I want to add an ATA HD to accomodate all the digital video editing my son is doing. Is the fact that I'm starting out with a…

If you do it, let us all know how it works out!

I have a mat****a in mine.... I'm not sure if they are putting different ones in...

I got the DVD software decoder from the iMac DV to run of my iBook and power mac G3 by hacking it a little. DVD works fine on the G3 but I dont have a DVD drive for the iBook. Anyw…

Ok guys I think I got it... checked the specs on the CD-ROM drive that comes with the iBook and its a Mat****a/Pansonic CR-175 drive. Well it looks like they make a DVD drive that …

I want to buy an an iBook real bad. I just can't justify it without the DVD drive. Is there a URL for that DVD-ROM drive from Mat****a? I have the instructions for overclocking t…

The URL for the CD-ROM the came in the iBook (CR-175) is: http://www.panasonic.com/industrial_...urrent/175.htm And the URL for the 4X DVD 24X CD-ROM Drive (SR-8173) is: http://w…

The possibility of putting a DVD drive in an iBook seems really cool, but will a DVD installed in one need a hardware-based decoder or will Apple's (or some other 3rd party's) soft…

I have figured out how to hack the Apple software decoder version 2.0b2 from Apple. Works fine for DVD on my 9500/400G3 w/ SCSI DVD and Rage 128 Orion. Shold work on the iBook, jus…

Where can you buy such a DVD drive.? Are they only sold for OEM?

I call the company who made the CD rom . They said they'll have the DVD one in March and if I'm interested , they can sell it to me. I'd like to try. But I'd like to know is it tha…

I think there is a page (in Japan) where they show how to do it... I'll check and post the link here this week-end... Which is the company you called? What is the expected price o…

I called a company here in Taiwan. They are in charge of the Panasonic CD-ROM and DVD Rom for OEM. Can you tell me what page is it? I want to take a look ! Thanks

What is the word that keeps getting ***** edited? Dammit

The word that keeps getting edited is Mats-h-i-ta. I guess this Bulletin board is set up to sensor "bad" words.

Removeing your CD-ROM is a bit of a pain and you must be very careful. The CD-ROM bracket adapter is stuck to the CD-ROM by double sided tape. You must get this adapter off without…

CrazyMac, how did hack the Apple DVD Player to work on your iBook? Also have you tried to use an external DVD-ROM via a USB-SCSI adapter just to see if the DVD will play? If I can …

I got a DVD-ROM hoked up to my iBook by makeing a conversion cable from the internal IDE to standard IDE. Well it looks like Apples software DVD decoder only works with the Rage 12…