Replacing e a broken OPTIARC DVD RW AD-5630A drive in my iMac 2.4 GHz Core 2 Duo? Is it worth it or should I just get an external one?

Any suggestions are most definitely welcome! Do you think it would be worth it or would I be better off going with an external? Thanks!

If your optical drive doesn't work, take your computer to an Apple Store and they'll change it for another optical drive. That's the safest way because you can't modify the iMac (except the keyboard, mouse and RAM)

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I have a problem with my iMac. It reads dvds just fine but it doesn't read any cds. I've tried to use different brands of blank cds and also I tried to put in several audio cds, it doesn't read them. There's a sound like it is starting reading it, then it repeats several times and the the disk just ejects. Everything was working fine before.
Any suggestions?

I too am having trouble playing DVDs burned with my Optiarc drive. Sorry I don't have the solution, but I can add a data point to the story about problems with DVDs burned with Optiarc.
My current hardware: mid-2007 24" iMac, built-in Optiarc DVD RW AD-5630A with firmware 1AHM / MMC-3.
My scenario: after making home movies with iMovie '08 and iDVD '08, I either burn to DVD (TDK 16x DVD-R 4.7 GB) straight from iDVD or I save as disc image from iDVD and then burn the disc image from Toast 9. In either scenario, I can play the DVD on my iMac or any other Mac or Windows computer. However, it will not play on my Xbox (original Xbox, not the 360) because it freezes when trying to mount (sometimes the Xbox will not recognize the disc as a DVD, and sometimes it will begin mounting the disc and then freeze before displaying the title menu).
Before I bought my new iMac, I had the same workflow on an older 2003 17" G4 iMac that has a Sony DVD burner, and those discs play fine on all DVD players including my Xbox. To test the hypothesis that something happened to my Xbox around the time that I upgraded to my mid-2007 24" iMac, I burned several DVDs using my older iMac, and they continue to mount and play fine on the Xbox. On both my older and newer iMac, I have Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard installed, same version of Toast 9, and I burn at the slowest speed (2x) on both. So it seems that the problem can be isolated to the Optiarc DVD burner, but I'm not sure if there are other factors at play here.
I searched the Optiarc site (www.sonynec-optiarc.com) but could not find a firmware update for the AD-5630A. However, I did find this site via Google:
Liggy's and Dee's modified NEC and Optiarc firmwares
http://liggydee.cdfreaks.com/page/en/Optiarc-AD-5630A/
Because I was not sure about the site's reputation or validity of the firmware, I have not tried it yet.

OPTIARC DVD RW AD-5630A

I can't burn more than x2 with my iMac 24" 2,8Ghz and Toast 8.0.3 (OPTIARC DVD RW AD-5630A)
The read is very slow too.
If anyone can help me. Thanks.

There's a possibility this is a drive firmware issue in concert with the specific discs you are using. Insert a blank disc and choose Disc Info from Toast's Recorder menu. In the window that appears there is a link to a Web site where users report their experience with specific media. You may find that the discs you have aren't highly regarded.
Optical drives burn slowly at the start (near the disc's center) and speed up as they move toward the outer edge. However, if the drive is having difficulty with the media it continues to burn slowly to reduce the number of errors.
I recommend getting some Verbatim discs to test. Most drives have their firmware tweaked to work well with Verbatim media. I'm not familiar with Optiarc as a company but if they have a Web site maybe there is info there about specific brands of discs that their drives are tested to support.

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I have problen with my optiarc dvd rw ad-5630a

i have problen with my optiarc dvd rw ad-5630a

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Does an ipad have any storage? Basically looking to eliminate DVD's and just use the storage on my movies (in iTunes) could I just get an external hard drive or what is the basic purpose selling point on this apple tv?

i would ideally like to not use all my macbooks memory either and we have an xbox so all the streaming for like netflix we can do on this. I guess thats why I'm wondering if it is a better idea and if it is possible for us to just utilize an external hard drive. And if we do that will i have more space on my computer?

davidfrombillings wrote:
I thought I could just drag and drop my iTunes library to an external hard drive.
it'll work ... if done properly ☞
copy the entire iTunes folder (not just the iTunes music or media folder) from <MacintoshHD>/users/<yourname>/music on your Mac to the external, then launch iTunes while holding the option (⌥) key, click on choose library when prompted, and select the iTunes folder on the external.
if I already have my iTunes going to the incorrect files how is it going to find the correct files again.
you could try if this script helps:
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This script attempts to locate the files of so-called "dead tracks"--iTunes tracks designated with (!)--that you assume are not actually missing but are still located in the iTunes Music folder in their "iTunes File Order" (Music -> Artist -> Album -> file.xxx)."
Eric Ross wrote:
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OPTIARC DVD RW AD-7170A+writing CD Text

hallo,
do somebody know wether it is possible that the OPTIARC DVD RW AD-7170A build in MAc Pro 2x2,8 Ghz Quad Core, is able to write CD text form Wave Burner (part of Logic). So that the CD titel and track titel is seen on the desktop when you put in an burnt CD
thank you for answer
hubert

I've read about the Liggy/Dee firmware flashing for these drives, but honestly the instructions seem unclear and a little complicated.
The Mac Pro is so quiet that I would not install the Liggy/Dee firmware. The speed for importing data was 300% faster with the the Liggy/Dee firmware but the DVD became very loud. I ended up getting a Pioneer DVR replacement that was fast and quiet.

Retrospect support for the OPTIARC DVD RW AD-7170A

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Has anyone communicated with EMC re. Retrospect supporting the OPTIARC DVD RW AD-7170A drive on the Mac Pro? I see that others are experiencing issues with the Mac Pro's DVD drive on the Retrospect forum so I thought I'd ask here.
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I was having problems burning DVDs' fro iDVD and it turned out my burner is at fault I have a 27 inch iMac using a OPTIARC DVD RW AD-5680H. Where can I buy a replacement in UK?

I was having problems burning DVDs' from iDVD and it turned out my burner is at fault.
I have a 27 inch iMac using a OPTIARC DVD RW AD-5680H. Where can I buy a replacement in UK? I have seen these with SATA is this the correct cable for my mac?
I have also tried the Mac superdrive but my imac wont recognise it as it's been configured for macbook air and mini mac. I know I can "make" it work by doing something or other in com.apple/plist, but dont want to mess about in there.
I'm also told an external drive would work but does "mac compatible" mean only for air and mini as their own superdrive is or all macs?
Any help appreciated before I convince myself mac is no better than windows pc!

Thanks but this didn't really help.
I can buy the drives at a dozen places but none of them seem to know what connection is correct (SATA etc) and that includes the apple store. It was the store who told me buy the superdrive and all my problems would be over. Wrong! It isn't recognised by imac as it's confifured for air and mini mac. Only way to make it work is as i said in earlier post. (Would you be happy buying a car you were told would start and then discover you have to open the bottome and fiddle to make it go?)
The apple store I would not even consider taking it to. Days without the pc, over priced and don't have a good reputation for actually fixing things!
But thanks

Optiarc DVD AD-7170A drives will not burn DVD's

My 2007 MacPro has (2) Optiarc DVD AD-7170A drives, and neither will burn a DVD. They each have Firmware Revision: 1.N8
I was able to find 2007 feeds regarding this problem - that I did not see get solved. Has anyone found a solution?
Many thanks,
Eliza

Solution: No, not really... but you can easily replace the drives with )correct) new ones.
SuperDrive DVD/CD & Blu-Ray for Apple Mac Pro XEON Models- Read/Write Faster + More Burn options!
This is what Other World Computing is offering and I've never known them to be wrong. Buy them wherever you want, but buy that spec and you should be good.
hope this helps

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I recently formatted my IdeaPad N580 laptop, it came with Windows 8 installed and i downgraded to Windows 7, the Optiarc DVD RW device stopped working, more specifically it "works" but the drivers are messed up (my assumption), it flashes the light, opens/close the tray and even makes noise as if it were trying to read the CD/DVD but all/any CD/DVD i tried with does not execute nor even appears as if there were nothing, the device itself does not appear in the system, no icons.
The drivers (Windows 7 Default drivers) do not work and the manufacturer does not provide a driver download for that model in their site.
Any kind of help will be greatly appreciated, thanks.
This is the relevant section of my DxDiag:
System Information
Time of this report: 4/1/2013, 19:59:47
Machine name: USUARIO-PC
Operating System: Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit (6.1, Build 7601) Service Pack 1 (7601.win7sp1_rtm.101119-1850)
Language: Spanish (Regional Setting: Spanish)
System Manufacturer: LENOVO
System Model: 20182
BIOS: InsydeH2O Version 03.72.275ECN91WW(V8.03)
Processor: Intel(R) Pentium(R) CPU B960 @ 2.20GHz (2 CPUs), ~2.2GHz
Memory: 4096MB RAM
Available OS Memory: 3962MB RAM
Page File: 847MB used, 7076MB available
Windows Dir: C:\Windows
DirectX Version: DirectX 11
DX Setup Parameters: Not found
User DPI Setting: Using System DPI
System DPI Setting: 96 DPI (100 percent)
DWM DPI Scaling: Disabled
DxDiag Version: 6.01.7601.17514 32bit Unicode
Disk & DVD/CD-ROM Drives
Drive: C:
Free Space: 272.3 GB
Total Space: 305.1 GB
File System: NTFS
Model: HITACHI HTS545032A7E380 ATA Device
Drive: E:
Model: ELBY CLONEDRIVE SCSI CdRom Device
Driver: c:\windows\system32\drivers\cdrom.sys, 6.01.7601.17514 (Spanish), , 0 bytes
Drive: D:
Model: Optiarc DVD RW AD-7740H ATA Device
Driver: c:\windows\system32\drivers\cdrom.sys, 6.01.7601.17514 (Spanish), , 0 bytes

Read the Microsoft KB found @
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/929461 Although the article refers to Vista the information about Upper and Lower Filters is also applicable to Windows 7.
Also see the information found @
http://pcsupport.about.com/od/driverssupport/ht/upperfilters-lowerfilters.htm about how to Delete Upper and Lower Filters registry values.
If this doesn't fix your problem then you may need to replace the optical drive.
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