Still, I have no regrets on the PB G4/800 purchase - it's been rock solid in 10.2.x (never crashed to date in Jag - only rebooted when software updates required it), has a great screen, powered firewire port and unless you're primarily gaming focused - I'd pick it over any PC notebook I've seen or used. (Gaming performance is good on the PB G4 DVI models - but there's so many more titles and lower cost games for the PC if that's your reason for buying a notebook.)
If only Apple offered a slotted Superdrive upgrade for past PB G4 owners...

While on the subject, Microsoft's Mac Windows Media Player for OS X doesn't note OS X 10.2 compatibility. (10.1 native it says - as of tonight the OS X media player download page date is Jan. 8th, 2002 and VT reader comments were not kind on that version. However after posting this I had dozens of reader emails noting they were running WMP 7.1.3 with 10.2.x but noted the only browsers supported are I.E. Thanks to all that replied.)

" Hi Mike,
this is another modified Plug-in for your database (FAQ) and the Mac community.
I have put the brand new Toshiba SD-R2312 (24x10x24x and 8x DVD) Combo into my iBook 500 Dual USB to replace the original CD-ROM. After having modified the Toshiba CDR plugin in MacOS X 10.2.2 and the authoring support file in OS 9 it does everything an orig. "Apple" OEM Combo would do: Both, in OS 9.1 an X 10.2.2 (test configuration) it boots, it supports finder and iTunes burning, it is been supported by Toast Titanium 5.2 without any probs. The Toshiba drive has two big advantages over the TEAC DW-224E I built into my previous iBook a couple of days ago.
The Toshiba drive supports cable select, so you don't have to change the firmware and second the original Apple drive door (around 35A/$) fits perfectly without any modifications.
Best regards Mike. I really enjoy your site!
Elmar"

Like all 'unofficial' mod. files - they are provided as-is with no warranty or guarantee although they should work fine. (Remember OS X won't allow you to replace files like this due to permissions issues - simpliest is to boot to OS 9 to replace the file for OS X.)
I've added this info/file link to the FAQ's CDROM/CDR for future reference.

" Mike,
A couple of days ago, Realtek has released 10.2 drivers for their RTL 8139 chipset (network cards):
www.realtek.com.tw/downloads/downloads1-3.aspx?series=16&Software=True#16Others

I have a D-Link DFE-690TXD cardbus adapter for my G3 PowerBook whose Ethernet port is dead, but unfortunately, did not get it to work yet. According to Realtek (the readme talks about PCI cards) it should also work with cardbus adapters.
For me no success yet (w/PCCard), but you might want to update your page
http://www.xlr8yourmac.com/OSX/os_x_network_cards.html.
Cheers,
-Christian"

I've added Christian's report above to that page (in the RealTek section.) As noted on that page, often other "brands" of PCI Network cards use the RealTek chip so they may also work with this driver.

• Other World Computing G3/533 in Beige G3 (rated 10)
• Powerlogix G4 1GHz Dual in G4/450 AGP (rated 10)
• Sonnet G4 1GHz in G4/466 AGP (rated 10)
• Sonnet G4 1GHz in G4/400 AGP (rated 10)
• Sonnet G4 800 in 8500/120 (rated 10)
• Sonnet G4 800 in PowerCenter Pro 180 (rated 3)
  (problems running X on the system)
• Apple G4/400 AGP OC report
• Apple G4/450 no AGP ("yikes") OC report
• Apple B&W G3/350 OC report

(Warning - Overclocking may not be reliable and could lead to hardware failure or corrupted data.) You can find the full reports by searching the database selecting the indicated Mac model and upgrade card brand/type. If you've upgraded the CPU on your Mac, please post an entry in the database. Search the database for entries from most every upgradable Mac model *before* you buy. (Searchable by mac model/upgrade brand). For detailed reviews with performance tests and install tips, see the CPU Upgrades page.)

CD-ROM Drive Reports:
• IDE Acer 50X in Dual G4 DDR (OS X)
  (hang at boot problems noted)
  
  DVD-ROM Drive Reports:
• IDE Matshita SR-8585-B (6x) in 7500 using IDE PCI Card (OS 9.1)
  
  DVD-R DVD Recorder Drive Reports:
• IDE Pioneer DVR-A05 (aka DVR-105) in G4/AGP (OS 9.2)
• IDE Pioneer DVR-105 in G4/AGP (OS X)
• IDE Pioneer DVR-105 in B&W G3 (OS X)
• IDE Pioneer DVR-105 in G4/AGP (OS X)
  (noted disabling drive sleep in Jag solved KP's)
  
  Combo DVD+CDR Drive Reports:
• IDE LG GCC 4320B (32x10x40x + 16x DVD-ROM) in G4/AGP (OS X)
• IDE Toshiba SD-R2212 (16x10x24x +8x DVD ROM) in iBook 2002 (Radeon 7500 mobility) (OS X)
  
  IDE CDRW Drive Reports:
• Lite-On LTR-52246S (52x24x52x) in Dual G4 DDR (OS X)
  (modified 10.2.x/iTunes3 plugin for this drive in the FAQ)
• Sony CRX215A1 (48x24x48x) in B&W G3 (OS X)
  (not bootable, no itunes/db support)
  (FYI - Illustrated CD drive install guide here covers G4 towers up to the Digital Audio Model, Beige G3 MT, B&W G3 and 8600/9600 Macs.)
  
  SCSI CDRW Drive Reports:
• Yamaha CRW4416SX (4x4x16x) used w/Beige G3 (OS X)
  
  USB CDRW Drive Reports:
• Acer (BenQ) 4816P (in USB case) used w/iMac slot loading (OS X)
  (problems noted - missing drive speed rating)
• Aopen EHW-4048U (40x12x48x) used w/iBook (OS 9.2)
  (no itunes/db support, listed under "other" brands)
  
  IDE Hard Drive Reports:
• IBM Deskstar 60GXP 40GB in B&W G3 (OS X)
  (Illustrated guide to adding a 2nd HD here in B&W G3 rev2 and G4 towers up to the QuickSilver models)
• Maxtor Diamondmax Plus 20GB in 85/8600 (OS 9.1)
• Seagate Barracuda V 120GB in iMac G4 (OS X)
  
  Firewire Hard Drive Reports:
• Western Digital WD800JBRTL 80GB in FW case used w/iMac G4 (OS X) (10.1.5, problems noted)

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). For guides to installing CD/CDRW/DVD drives or Hard drives in many mac models, see the IDE Articles page. The Firewire articles page also has guides on case kits, installing drives, etc.
If you've added a IDE, SCSI, Firewire or USB hard drive, CDRW, tape drive, etc. make sure you add a report to the database. [If you post an updated entry - make sure you use the same name, etc. as you did before so I can find your past entry. Thanks.]
(Entries today will be added the following newsday. Incomplete entries are deleted. Do not post questions in the database, it's for drive reports not questions on what drive to buy - for that try searching the database for reports from owners of your mac model on the drive type/brand/interface, etc. you're interested in.)

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