Basic CD-ROM drive to combo drive/wireless internet

I have a 12-inch iBook G4 with a basic CD-ROM drive - but I want a combo drive so that I can play DVDs on my computer. Does anyone know how I can get this done and about how much it costs??
I'm also looking to find a wireless internet card for the same computer - any suggestions??

You may want to look here for drive upgrade options:
http://store.fastmac.com/advancedsearchresult.php?keywords=SuperDrive+8x
That was only a superdrive. If you are looking for an internal combo only you may want to look at otherworld computing:
http://eshop.macsales.com/shop/optical-drives/superdrives/
Another option is an external. This works for me for playback w/ the Apple player. If you find a cheap one and have issues look to vlc. Bus power is a major plus here.
If I were you I would consider looking into an external bus powered burner, as this will be portable to any other machines or future ones.
ex: any of the products here: http://www.lacie.com/products/range.htm?id=10037
There are successful wireless options from third parties. This link should give you a rundown of options:
http://www.macosxhints.com/search.php?query=usb+wireless&type=stories&mode=searc h&keyType=all
Unfortunately, many of these products are specific down to the last tiny letter on the outside of the box. Some are mystery products where the actual device inside the box may or may not work. As far as I know, none of these are directly supported by Apple and that, to me, is a serious drawback.
Good Luck
-j
(is your mac an education one?)

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Hey Sammy and Welcome to Apple Discussions,
OK you piqued my interest w/ this question. That number reminded and the form of that drive also reminded me of the iMac Tray Loader's CD-ROM.
I have a 17" 1.8 GHz iMac G5 that I just repaired. It's power supply was dead and they're $$ so I've got it running w/ a hacked ATX supply. (I take these in donation, repair them and donate them into the inner city)
I pulled the Combo drive out of it and removed that little right angle adapter from the back of the drive. That connector looked identical to the one in the iMac Tray Loader. So I looked down in my parts boxes and found an optical from a Tray iMac. Turns out its a CRN-8241B. The adapter board on the back converts it to that old iMac IDE connector that's standard IDE layout (except for the locater pin) but w/ the extra pins to power the drive. I pulled it and it seems to fit perfectly on the CW-8124-C (except mine's an -A). I can post pics if you like. Dunno about the screws.
So, disclaimer, I can't take any responsibility for the accuracy of this info but it looks like it will work.
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Win95/98/ME/2000 have no burning and DVD player capabilities by itself.
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David,
I am very sorry...I misread or misinterpreted the model powerbook you have. When you said you had a PB G3 400 Bronze, I thought you had the PB G3 400 FireWire with a bronze keyboard...I had just recently been trying to explain to someone why there is a 400 MHz Lombard with a bronze keyboard and a 400MHz Pismo with a bronze keyboard.
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Even though I have mislead you to this point, please try a few tests to see if either of your optical drives will boot:
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- Also try the 'c' key after the PRAM reset.
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Last week I bought on eBay a used Power Mac G4 "Mirrored Drive Doors" 867 DP model, which arrived today. Unfortunately, the optical drive in the computer is apparently unable to recognize or read DVD discs, even though the specifications for this model indicate that the included optical drive is supposed to be a "Combo Drive" that reads DVDs as well as reading and writing CDs. I'm trying to determine whether the optical drive in this particular computer is original equipment, whether it is supposed to be able to read DVDs, whether it is malfunctioning, and whether I have reason to complain to the seller of the item.
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(2) Is the Sony CRX170E in fact a Combo Drive, which should be able to read DVDs, or is it just a CD-only drive? (If it's a Combo Drive, then I'll have to troubleshoot its failure to recognize DVDs.)
Any help you could provide in answering these questions would be much appreciated.
For the record, here's a link to the eBay auction for this computer (including the item description, which clearly states that it comes with a Combo Drive, and that there are no hardware problems with the computer):
- http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=200229689213
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- http://tinyurl.com/23vavt
- http://support.apple.com/kb/SP63
Thanks,
~ Justin

Here are the details for the drive as displayed in System Profiler:
*SONY CD-RW CRX170E:*
Manufacturer: SONY
Model: SONY CD-RW CRX170E
Revision: 2.2d
Drive Type: CD-RW
Disc Burning: Apple Supported/Shipped
Removable Media: Yes
Detachable Drive: No
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Unit Number: 0
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