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pascazio
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_ 		5. February 2006 @ 07:19 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
I have a Mac G4 DigitalAudio running OS X 10.2.8. I have just replaced the original CD drive with a used Pioneer DVD-RW DVR-104 drive (bought on eBay, no guarantee). The new drive reads CDs, but will not read DVDs. I hear an intermittent clicking, but the drive does not seem to spin up. (It obviously does spin up when a CD is installed.) Eventually, the drive door opens, ejecting the DVD. I have searched the Web for a solution, but have found none. Can anyone help? Is it possible for the CD portion of the drive to be operating correctly while the DVD portion is non-functional?

-Phyllis
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borhan9
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_ 		8. February 2006 @ 02:15 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
The only thing that comes to my mind is if ur firmware is up to date?
Check it out here

http://forum.rpc1.org/dl_all.php

Keep me poted...
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pascazio
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_ 		8. February 2006 @ 11:39 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Some of the links on the page you suggested do not work. I was able to find a link that worked, but all the firmware seems to be for PCs, not Macs. The firmware version that Mac reports is 1.31. (BTW, updating firmware is a new experience for me.)

There does not seem to be an update on the Apple site for this. Looks like I'm going to have to start over with another drive.
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borhan9
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_ 		8. February 2006 @ 14:47 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
I think this should do the trick, thanxs for clariflying that its for a MAC

http://www.pioneerelectronics.com/hs/mac_updaters.html

U can post MAC questions in the mac forum which is here...

http://forums.afterdawn.com/forum_view.cfm/164

Good Luck and keep me posted...
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"the mediocre teacher tells. the good teacher explains. the superior teacher demonstrates. the great teacher inspires."- William Aruthur Ward
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