DVD Slot load in an originally equipped CDRW?

I have an extra DVD drive from a parts machine I was going to try to slap in a friend's machine with a busted CDRW (still reads disks, just doesn't burn anything anymore).
1- Will it work (this I'm guessing is a "yes")
2- Will it be able to play DVD video and not just see DVD-ROMs (this I'm guessing is a "no")
too many Mac OS X (10.4.4)

If this DVD-ROM is an Apple supplied drive and the iMac CD-RWs were newer than the iMac's with DVD-ROM my guesses would be Yes and Yes.mrtotes

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I have checked the System Profile before the hard drive gives up the ghost and the firmware will need updated. The Mac has OS 9.0 on it. Had to buy a OS 9.0 full version disk on eBay (to install on the new drive) and happened to find the 9.2.1 update CD at a garage sale last year! Have downloaded the 9.2.2 update from the Apple website.
After I replace the hard drive and install OS 9.0, the 9.2.1 and 9.2.2 updates and the firmware update, here is my question:
Can Tiger be installed after the above installations, or would I have to install Jaguar (that's the other version of OS X I have on hand) before Tiger can be installed?
I want to use the iMac as an "all-in-one" DVD player for the most part. Tried playing a DVD on it before the factory hard drive started messing up again, but it couldn't find the video card or something. Am sure the hard drive is losing files as it's slowly dying...
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Hello and Welcome to Apple Discussions.
It's far better to start your own thread then resurrect one from the end of last year - if you do you'll get several opinions.
10.2.8 is a useable OS and if you have no legacy OS9 applications then you don't need to keep the OS 9 System Folder or Applications (the former of which allows OS X to run Classic mode). Just delete them. Before you delete OS 9 boot in to it ( Apple Menu > System Preferences... > Startup Disk ) and ensure that you have installed this firmware update (link). Technically it is required prior to OS X but will cause serious harm if you go above 10.2.8 without it. After that you can delete OS 9.
This iMac is going to be a pretty lean and not so mean iMovie machine. You might wish to consider giving her the full 1Gb of RAM and 128Gb Hard Drive.
regards
mrtotes

DVD slot-loading not working

Guys,
Please help me.
Tried to insert a DVD but slot-loading failed to suck in the disc. I was worried that the disc might clog or be stuck up inside. Its a good thing a portion(very tiny) of the disc is protruding from the slot. I carefully(using pliers) to extract the disc and I did. Now, I don't want to insert any disc inside. Hence, I can't watch any DVD on my MacBook.
Please help. Thanks.

Hi there, I would recommend scheduling a visit, provided that you have access to an Apple store and don't mind waiting for a little while for help.
I had the same problem with my MacBook over the summer. Whenever I would play a DVD, the drive would make a strange noise and often shut down completely. I was an idiot and got a DVD stuck in the drive; took it it the Apple Genius Bar and they had to remove it for me. It turns out that my optical drive has to be completely replaced and it is not under warranty. It's about $350 to fix, according to the 'Genius Bar guy.' I would really recommend getting it looked at before it gets worse.
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How fast does the 4x dvd slot loader play cd's?

Hi, does the 4x apply to dvds only? It seems to me that the cd capabilities would have to be faster for my Imac g3 450mhz to be able to load & use most software. Thanks in advance for your replies.

I believe the 4x refers to DVDs. For example, look at the full specs. for this drive:
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B00004R7OP/reviewfocus-20

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If burned/pressed DVDs are also refused.
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Rwillen, i agree with you. What TVLOVER said has to be one of the funniest things I have heard in a few weeks. Plus how would a Stand Alone players eye last longer then a PS3 eye? They both work in the exact same manner. And dont give me any bs about the eyes in stand alones are better design and quality then those found in the PS3. Because that is false. If anything the PS3 would use the better eye due to the more use they are subjected to. I have owned 2 PS3's since they were launched. BOTH were used for heavy gaming and the Blu-Ray from day 1. Guess what? My original FAT PS3 is still alive and kicking just fine. So over 7 years of use on that thing and not a single issue other then the bluetooth board went out. But I knew how to repair electronics ordered a new board for 30 dollars and it was as good as new.
But I have always recommended the PS3 over a blu-ray system due to its ALOT more future proof then a stand alone player is. It has the ability to do more then a stand alone player, and the price makes it worth it over a stand alone. Because while people around me were buying new Blu-Ray players due to the Blu-Ray spec changing and evolving in its early days. My PS3 with just a free software update got all the same features that people had to trash their "older" models to get. And dont forget about the encryption keys. Your at the mercy of the company to continue to make new firmware to keep the keys updated to play new movies. Not so much of a worry for the PS3 as it will still be around for a long time.

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Hello I bought an ibook in december so it should be under warranty. But i have placed one of these mini dvds into my ibook g4. Its stuck, not recognised by the computer what can i do to get it out? I'm in Egypt also so I dont know how to contact apple for help with out running up a massive bill? Can you help at all?
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There are some CD versions of tiger.
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You could buy an external DVD drive. It needs to be firewire and bootable by Mac OS. If you have another PPC with firewire, you could try target Disk mode and installed tiger that way.
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Copyright 1994-2001 Apple Computer Inc.
Some machine may not contain the firmware level but some other number which can be translated to the firmware level.
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Yes.
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Slot loading DVD/CD-rw drive?

My dad has a sony digital camera that uses the little 210mb cd-rw's. Can I put those in the slot loading drive or is that a no no. Thought I should ask before trying it.
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Laura Drew1...
Below is a website that sells Apple OEM type of drives for your slot loading iMac. MCE, second link below, carries more pricy upgrade Combo and SuperDrive units.
http://www.wegenermedia.com/imaccd.htm
http://www.mcetech.com/
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I have an iMac "DV" (400) Slot Loading that I am trying to install the original system on (8.6, if I'm not mistaken). It has 128 mbs of RAM, a 10 gb HD, and currently no system installed on the hard drive. I have updated the firmware to 4.1.9.
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Load the install CD into the Mac then power off (with the CD still inserted), on rebooting but before the chime, hold down letter C on the keyboard, that will boot from the install CD to let you do a system install.
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Can't install OS 8.6 on iMac DV Slot Loading - firmware?

I have an iMac "DV" (400) Slot Loading (http://support.apple.com/specs/imac/iMacSlotLoading.html) that I am trying to install the original system on (8.6, if I'm not mistaken). It has 128 mbs of RAM, a 10 gb HD, and currently no system installed on the hard drive. I have updated the firmware to 4.1.9.
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You can sometimes plug in the serial number of the Mac in the http://www.apple.com/support/ search engine at the bottom right hand corner of the page where it says to do so, to get an idea of how old the Mac is.
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Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MacOS9

Slot-loading DV Display/HardDrive seize up

I am posting a conversation I have been having with a discussion board user, as I think it will be useful for others
On Fri, Feb 18, 2011 at 4:46 PM, <**@**.com> wrote:
Hi Richard:
I've just been reading an exchange you had with someone named Graham in the UK about his iMac going black and becoming unresponsive. After a series of exchanges, you finished up (I think) with:
That can be a possibility. If it was the CPU temp that's causing this the entire logic board would have to have come loose or perhaps the conductive paste has dried out/failed, unlikely.
So upshot. In my experience the part that fails in these G3 iMacs is the PAV (The board you see when you look down from the top it's under the CRT and drives the monitor section. The logic board derives power from the PAV via down converter).
The shutting down is a classic symptom and the most irritating.
Others: No start - power light blinks or turns amber, video gets wonky - color shifts or size variations, sparks arcing sound, native screen is dark but external monitor works fine (not on option on your 350, no external spigot). This is why I've got 7 or so iMac G3s in my basement. Mostly 350s since I was given around 20 of them and I repaired and donated most into the inner city. The ones left have PAV problems.
Wacky upgrade options:
I'm especially interested because here you mentioned the other main symptom I've noticed in my own version of the same problem: the "arcing sound" which I've been hearing almost from the start of my issues. Everything else almost mirrors his, except the time for the symptoms to kick in has reduced to less than 10 minutes.
I thought it might be the drive, so I've tried 2 different hd's, and it happens with both, and I tried running the iMac (400jhz slot loading) just off of CD, and it shut down then too!
Obviously, I've been inside the machine to replace the drives, with my teenage daughter's help (my eyes aren't so hot). I'm going to check for this OS X temperature software and see what it tells me. I did run a RAM checker, and it said it was all fine, so at least I know it's not that. I tried to get a version of Apple Hardware Checker for it (or whatever it's called) but it said the iMac DV would not run the software.
Do you still have those . . . PVA's? This machine is a perfect print server and backup hd and work stereo, and we have enjoyed tinkering with her in the past. If it wasn't TOO complex, I'd like to give it a try. I showed my daughter how to solder a battery cable onto a tester circuit board, so if that's the kind of thing we'd need to do, I'm game.
Let me know, and I'm looking for a temperature checker right now. Oh yea, and Tricia Helfer DOES look pretty hot.
Carey
On 18-Feb-11, at 8:37 PM, spudnuty wrote:
Hi Cary,
the other main symptom I've noticed in my own version of the same problem: the "arcing sound" which I've been hearing almost from the start of my issues.
That arcing sound is almost always the flyback transformer. That is on the PAV board which is basically the entire upper half of the computer. Here's a site in England where you can download the Service Manual for your machine.
http://www.macmanuals.co.uk/
So since you have a 400 MHz machine it's one of the more desirable machines since it has firewire. 400 to 700 had them. As I mentioned in my post I would pull the logic board and transfer it to a working 350. If you look in the manual swapping the board is simple. Then again around Chicago these G3 iMacs are sold for $25 or less. Don't know the situation where you are.
I used to repair these but they've become so cheap that the board swap is now my chosen path.
Richard
On Sat, Feb 19, 2011 at 12:22 PM, <**@**.com> wrote:
Richard:
I guess this shhould've been on the discussion board so others could see it, but I'll just ask one more thing before looking into the manual:
Remember, I've swapped a harddrive and memory, but board changing is something I've never tried before:
So, are you saying that the PAv that might be creating these issues, being such a large part of the computer, should just be abandoned, and the logic board swapped into a 350 because of it's simplicity? Does the logic board contain the 400 mhz processor and firewire hookup, or would those be left behind on the 400 iMac's PAV board?
I'm looking at the manual, and you're right, pulling the logic board does look pretty simple, but I haven't found the answer to the above question yet, so I'll send it to you.
I emailed this to you because the original post a over a year old, and I wasn't sure you'd still be watching the discussion boards. Next time, I'll just 'trust to the boards', though I've only received 2/5 answers through it over the years.
Thanks again.
Carey
On 19-Feb-11, at 6:17 PM, spudnuty wrote:
Carey,
So look at the pic I enclose. It's from the service manual.
So you've had the machine apart to this point, from here it's just the removal of the 10 screws to remove the logic board and down converter. They plug into the upper part via a couple of connectors. There could be a few plastic rivets that tie the board to the divider panel.
Does the logic board contain the 400 mhz processor and firewire hookup, or would those be left behind on the 400 iMac's PAV board?
That's all on the logic board.
Basically the iMac is a CRT display and speakers with a logic board underneath with the optical drive and the hard drive.
The board on top is called the PAV board ( power analog video) i. e. video power supply for a computer monitor. Power comes from that board and comes down to the "down converter" which changes it to logic board power, basically 12V and 5.5V DC. (These boards have been run "headless" but now not worth the trouble)
So your path from here will be determined by what kind of donor iMac you find. It must be a slot loader and the chances are it will be as fast or faster as your current machine.
Richard
On Mon, Feb 21, 2011 at 11:17 PM, <**@**.com> wrote:
Hi Richard:
Well, despite your own circumstances with blueberries and strawberries falling from the computer sky, I've gone on 4 different user forums and several different 'used things for sale' websites, and so far the closest I can come to getting a used imac is having one shipped from the next province (about 500 miles) for about 50-60 bucks, or possibly one in the city which the poster said they wanted 200 bucks for. I've had no reply to my email to them, yet.
Would you be willing to sell me one of those PAV boards, if they're still kicking around? I would think the shipping would be much less than the whole darned computer.
If you don't still have them in piles around you, I may just have to turf the iMac entirely for budgetary reasons.
I guess with the much smaller population, the proliferation of iMacs is similarly reduced. There's only about 3 million people in Alberta, which is where I am.
Let me know.
Greatly appreciate the information connections you've made for me.
Cheers
Carey
On 22-Feb-11, at 1:17 AM, spudnuty wrote:
Hey Carey,
Well I was forced to leave all of my iMac G3 parts with a recycler in Chicago when I moved.
I actually found one here in Pocatello (town of 60K) for $25 so maybe you can find the same thing. I don't have a PAV board and they are very hard to swap out, don't think I ever did it.
So, thinking a bit more about your situation, since you're using it as a server, when it fails does it absolutely freeze up? On the 400 you can attach a VGA monitor to the spigot under the perferated oval grill under the bottom rear. The monitors can fail in these and still produce power to run the logic board. Around here you can get a cheap LCD 15" monitor for around $25. A CRT type you can probably get for free. So if you're lucky it can still work that way.
There were people who ran a logic board headless, but most of these are out of date:
Here's a few:
http://www.applefritter.com/node/2241
http://www.cryogenius.com/hardware/imac/
a translation of the classic French mod:
http://www.hardmac.com/articles/39/page1
Soo hopefully yours will fail and just the CRT will be involved.
Here's hoping...
Richard
<Edited by Host>

Perhaps one of your RAM modules has gone belly up. To test this, remove both RAM modules and start up. If the RAM is the cause of the problem, the computer will respond with a complaining chime, and of course go no further. But that will indicate the RAM is cause, and you can go to the next step; try to start up with just one of the RAM modules installed - either one. If that gets you nowhere, try the other one.
If the problem is not bad RAM, it is beyond my expertise to help. Sorry.

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