| The Drive Compatibility Database had 6 more reports added today. Current total - 16,091. (Searching by drive type/brand, mac model etc. listed below will show the full reports, most recent first) iApps burn support mentioned in optical drive/burner reports unless otherwise noted.
DVD+R/RW + DVD-R/RW Drives:
- IDE Pioneer DVR-K06 in (12in) PowerBook G4 (OS X 10.4.9)
(includes notes on take-apart and pinching a cable accidently.)
- IDE Pioneer DVR-112D in (MDD) Dual G4 DDR (OS X 10.4.9)
- IDE Pioneer DVR-112D in iMac G4 (OS X 10.4.9)
(iMac G4 15in take-apart article here)
- Firewire (cased) TDK 404 used with (MDD) Dual G4 DDR (OS X 10.4.9)
(noted problems if FW iSight connected at the same time. I think even Apple noted the FW iSight could impact performance of other FW devices, as video takes precedent (higher priority) on the bus IIRC)
Hard Drives:
- IDE (SerialATA onboard) Seagate Momentus 7200rpm/160GB in MacBook Pro (OS X 10.4.9)
- IDE (SerialATA onboard) Western Digital WD3200AAKS 320GB in G5 Tower (OS X 10.4.9)
You can find full owner reports (latest shown first) by searching the database by drive/brand/interface/mac models (the latest reports are shown first in searches). The database includes reports on DVD +/-R, CDRWs, Combo DVD-CDRW, DVD-ROM, Hard Drives and Removables (tape drive, ORB, ZIP, MO drives, NAS, CF/Smartmedia readers, etc.) in all interface types (IDE, IDE RAID cards, SATA, Firewire, SCSI, USB, adapters).
If you've added a IDE, SATA, Firewire, USB, or SCSI, hard drive, Optical drive/burner, NAS (including Airport Extreme base connected USB drive), tape drive, etc., send me the details (drive info/mac model/OS used, etc. - *Please take a minute to test for booting from CD with Optical drives*. Thanks.)
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