My company bought a few Power Mac G5 for the Graphics Dept few years back. Now 2 of the G5's optical drives is having problem, and it can't read/write DVDs anymore, but it still can read CDs.

The G5s are no longer under warranty, and the bloody vendor are quoting us Sony DVDRW drive, DRU500 with the price of RM350 per piece!! Gila siao!! Outside only selling around RM120!!

So I'm thinking of replacing the drive ourself, with those LG/LiteOn/Pioneer drives. But I'm not sure if those drives will work with a Mac G5? I've replace countless parts on PCs before, but this is the first time I'm replacing parts for a Mac.

Is there a Mac specific DVDRW drive that will work with Mac only, or any DVDRW Drive like LG/Asus/LiteOn will do?

Anything else I need to be cautious about?

Hope the Mac gurus here can help me out on this

Any modern DVD drive will work. Just that you might or might not able to boot with OS X installer. The rest will work. For burning within i-apps (disk utility, iphoto, imovie & etc), you need to patch it.

might or might not boot with OS X installer ar?? Aiks!! Any idea how to make sure it will boot properly without buying the drive first?

you can try checking this database: link.

Thanks dude!!
the site help a lot!!

This post has been edited by greyshadow: Mar 21 2007, 01:13 PM

No problem

or u can download patchburn........

wah loa
apple copying the famous PING golf clubs G5

I've no idea what does a golf club has to do with G5

I have no idea what he's talking about as well.

maybe he got lost on a golf course or something, or his head got hit by a golf ball

he got high after reading this http://forum.lowyat.net/index.php?showtopic=428067&hl=golf

I have got friends also using Power Mac G5 in their production house and design film......
Some of the Power Mac G5 also superdrive run out........
They replace with normal DVD writer all work well.....
Is just some of the design film they using their own CD or DVD with printed label of their company logo or what, the writer couldn't read.......
Just my advise, hope help......
thanks