hello everyone, my dad has a G4 and he needs a DVDRW. is it possible for me to get him an internal DVDRW for his G4? or MUST i use an external drive?
thanks!
[quick] PC DVDRW on a G4, is it possible?
[quick] PC DVDRW on a G4, is it possible?
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Jun 10 2006, 02:33 AM, updated 20y ago
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hello everyone, my dad has a G4 and he needs a DVDRW. is it possible for me to get him an internal DVDRW for his G4? or MUST i use an external drive?
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Jun 10 2006, 10:00 AM
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yep its possible , you need to get PatchBurner , do a search in google or in this forum..Its possible
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Jun 10 2006, 10:24 AM
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Just get Toast Titanium, most burner in the market are supported.
Im using plextor dvd burner on my G4. |
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Jun 10 2006, 05:18 PM
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QUOTE(prasys @ Jun 10 2006, 10:00 AM) yep its possible , you need to get PatchBurner , do a search in google or in this forum..Its possible QUOTE(wei @ Jun 10 2006, 10:24 AM) Just get Toast Titanium, most burner in the market are supported. errrrmmmmmmmmm from the results by uncle google, im assuming these 2 are software [ie. nero equavilant] for OSX? Im using plextor dvd burner on my G4. question: doesnt OSX have its own software built in> thanks a million guys |
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Jun 10 2006, 05:21 PM
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Yep it has its own Bulit-in Burning software
http://www.patchburn.de/ <-- you would need to download as it would install the right drivers for your Burner so , it would be supported Under OSX ! |
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Jun 10 2006, 08:27 PM
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Toast is the Nero for OS X.
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Jun 10 2006, 08:47 PM
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excellent. huge thanks for your help, both of you!
im probably getting him a pioneer drive and as i read, there *should* not be any problems. but if there is anything i should look out for, do let me know! thanks for your help!! |
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Jun 10 2006, 09:41 PM
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nope there shouldnt be any problem, even the powermac G5 uses pioneer as OEM drive
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Jun 11 2006, 09:16 PM
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yea, if any problems, come look for Jeyadev @ MacAsia 1U... I'll try to get your issue sorted out...
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Jun 12 2006, 12:09 AM
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QUOTE(wei @ Jun 10 2006, 09:41 PM) well, isnt that just lovely? if my dad did not have a talk with me over this he would have bought a samsung drive by now. lucky him i guess QUOTE(xaw5126 @ Jun 11 2006, 09:16 PM) yea, if any problems, come look for Jeyadev @ MacAsia 1U... I'll try to get your issue sorted out... thanks for the offer. ill keep that in mind should anything unexpected arise |
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