Two optical drive hook-up?

Where do I hook the second audio cable from a dvd-rw when my CD-r is already plugged into CD-1?
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You don't need to hook up either. Use Device Manager, right click on your optical drive, select properties, go to the Properties tab and check enable digital playback.

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I'm new with MSI Boards. I'm unable to get everything recognized by the BIOS. Can someone please explain me how should I setup the configuration and were and what should I connect to what connector or slot.
I'll really appreaciate your help due that I have been trying for 1 week and I can't figure how to put it. Thanks

Connect the SATA to serial1
Connect the optical drive that you'll be running the XP setup disk from to IDE2
Don't connect any other drives yet.
In Bios>>Integrated Peripherals>>On-Chip IDE Config:
Native mode
PATA only
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PATA channels- Both
configure SATA as Raid-No
Leave other stuff alone.
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Connect the other optical drive to IDE2(set jumpers correctly)
Reboot.
This should work!

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Hello,
I found a good deal on a PowerMac G4 Quicksilver. It's the basic model from back then. It has the 733MHz G4 processor. It only has a CD burner and 512 MB of RAM. I bought a new "Superdrive" DVD burner and another 512MB of RAM from Other World Computing. The second drive is a ZIP drive. I never really use ZIP drives. Is there some way I could remove the ZIP drive and install the original CD-RW drive in that spot? It doesn't look like the inside metal casing would be able to hold the drive in the second (lower spot). Also, is there some way I could install another second silver "flap" for the second drive if I could install another?
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Hi Brandon,
The Zip slot is for 3.5" drives as you have discovered. It can be modified but involves removal of a lot of sheet metal. If you're intent on doing it there's a guide online but I can't locate it. Maybe someone has the link. It's much less trouble to just replace the current drive with the Super Drive.
John

Mac Pro optical drive hardware is causing Leopard to hang on startup

I had installed Leopard on a new internal drive with a clean install. However, everytime I tried to boot, it hanged on the blue screen or took me to the Leopard desktop where it froze.
I called Apple and through the process of elimination they asked to to disconnect my two optical drives...the first is a Sony NEC Optiarc DVD RS AD-7170A that came with the computer. The second is a Pioneer DVD-RW DVR-112. After separating the ribbon cable that connects both drives, I was able to successfully boot into Leopard with no problems. That said, Apple regarded my issue as now a hardware issue rather than a software issue...and said I should take the Mac Pro into the local store for repair.
I've tested each of the optical drives individually to see if by hooking them up one by one to see if one will allow the system to boot. But neither one allows me to boot into Leopard successfully. Apple also says that the ribbon cable could also be a possible reason as well.
Before I make the trek to the store, does anyone out there have any similar stories to share with their Mac Pro? I have NOT updated to the latest firmware for the Mac Pro which is EFI 1.2 and I may try that as a last resort. Also, I tried to find any Superdrive firmware updates for the Mac Pro's Sony Optiarc drive on Apple's website, but could not locate any.
Let me know if anyone out there has some info to share on this.
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Thanks for the reply, but I took it to the apple store today and they ran a full diagnostic test on it. It turns out it really wasn't the optical drive. There was a bad sensor on the logic board causing the power supply fan to run at full blast. Looks like im gonna have to wait even longer to be able to enjoy my mac pro:(

How do I open my optical drive without a keyboard

I'm running a Quicksilver Dual 800 G4, without monitor, keyboard, or mouse. I can access it using my MacBook Pro, and view it using Screen Sharing. I want to install software from a DVD onto the dual 800, but how do I open the drive to insert the DVD?
I have another Quicksilver (Dual 867 MDD) which has two optical drives, and on the status bar amidst the airport signal indicator, bluetooth indicator, etc is an eject symbol, which allows me to choose the optical drive I want to open. I have a keyboard connected to this machine, but as the facility exists in OS X to provide that functionality, how can I hack OS X to provide this option in the dual 800 with only one drive?

Thank you for replying. Malcolm (above) managed to provide the exact solution I was looking for at the same time as you were typing your reply, judging from the time.
I'm accessing the QS from my MacBook Pro (OS X 10.5), using a wired/wireless connection - the QS is wired, the MBPro wireless. At the moment they are about twelve inches apart, and I do have a keyboard to plug into the QS, but I'm hoping to set it up as a headless unit to take time lapse photos (using an iSight) and a clever script available here: http://gawker.sourceforge.net/Gawker.html
Once set up, I hope to access the QS remotely, as it will live in Birmingham, and I live in Bristol! So thinking as far ahead as possible, I wanted to set it up to be controlled as much as possible by me, even if my caretaker in Birmingham has to put a disc in the tray from time to time.
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kind regards
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Do I need to buy a new optical drive?

Wouah, really strange things happening.
A couple of weeks ago, I had to burn something like a hundred DVDs, but couldn't complete coz my drive (a Pionneer 111D) was refusing to burn 2 in every four DVD. Thought the problem was from the media itself. Left it there...
Then came Snow Leopard, installed it, all went fine, exept my drive is not detecting some DVD that I know are good, it tells me the media is blank, though it's not.
Thought it may be because of the new system, so I did a firmware update, now my drive is a pionneer 111L, but it still doesn't detect those DVD; so i thought, if it's a problem with the system, i am going to install Leopard, but the drive didn't even recognize the install DVD, so I had to install Tiger, which I did, and guess what the drive doesn't recognize those medias.
So my question, to be short, do I need to buy a new drive, and if yes what the best option. I have a MAC PRO early 2006 first gen.
Thanks for any kind of advice, maybe if I can get it back to normal.

Your MacPro should have two optical drive bays in it---Drives are cheap (mine £25)--Installation simple. I say buy a second, my second was as below. If your OEM works, or you buy two new drives, it makes copying disks easy. There are some instruction on OD insertion on the net but just look at your Mac Pro manual re the drive bays. You stick the second drive onto the little branch of the ribbon cable.
Search in this forum for (say) 'second optical drive MacPro' but someone will likely remember the installation help page for you. My second drive:-
PIONEER DVD-RW DVR-116D:
Firmware Revision: 1.06
Interconnect: ATAPI
Burn Support: Yes (Generic Drive Support)
Profile Path: None
Cache: 2000 KB
Reads DVD: Yes
CD-Write: -R, -RW
DVD-Write: -R, -R DL, -RW, +R, +R DL, +RW
Write Strategies: CD-TAO, CD-SAO, CD-Raw, DVD-DAO
Media: To show the available burn speeds, insert a disc and choose View > Refresh'

Can I add a SATA optical drive to my G5?

I want to replace the optical drive on my G5 (PPC 1.6 GHz) with the latest dual-layer Pioneer DVR-115D (IDE) or 216 (SATA)
The 115D is not widely available any more, most shops only seem to have the 216.
Can I add this drive to my G5? I already have 2 SATA hard drives in place, so is it possible to add another SATA device? If so, how do I add a 3rd SATA cable and where would it plug into?
Thanks.

Hi Japamac and everyone else,
I'm a new Mac user and received a used G5 from a friend. I made a very stupid mistake and purchased the Pioneer Dvr-216 instead of the 116. So now I have a SATA burner with an IDE interface. Unfortunately, NewEgg won't refund this particular product.
So I've thought of two options:
1.) Turn it to an external burner and have two optical drives (although the original is about to crap out soon). But I'm not sure what enclosures are compatible. I've looked into the NexStar DX NST-530S2 but the tech rep said that they haven't tested that enclosure with the DVR 216.
2.) Try to find a SATA controller. But since I'm really new to Macs and this computer is slightly older, I'm not sure which controller to buy. It says on the side panel of the G5 that it has a PCI-X slot.
Any help/suggestions would be greatly greatly appreciated (I've spent the last three days researching, but I'm still not completely confident in what I've found)
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Will my mac pro support 10 Optical drives?

I have a mid 2010 Mac Pro that currently has two Optical drives installed. I believe its the Two 2.4GHz Quad-Core Intel Xeon E5620 “Westmere” processors. I installed a Samaung 840 Evo for the operating system and I have a 6 TB raid installed with 16gb of ram. I am going to be using it to burn dvds on location for my events. I have a high volume of customers and I really like to get orders out before the weekend is over.
My question is can I daisy chain 10 optical drives to my mac pro? How do I gauge how much it can handle?
And if you can give me a comparrison between that and the new mac pro that would be great. I know that the new model is going to be a lot faster and if my 2010 model can't support 10 drives but the new one can then it will be time to make a change!
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My previous setup was 4-5 macbook pros all networked to a shared drive and I burned that way but our system is changing and we are putting the Mac Pro into play and so it would be easier just to have a set of drives all stacked in my road case instead of pulling the macbooks from other stations and then having to pack them up and etc. So if each drive could burn a differenct disc that would be great.
I use toast and I read somewhere that you can just duplicate it and then from there I would label all of the drives to match the toast duplicate it was running from.

Installing #2 optical drive in G4

First, I must be losing my mind. I can't find the search window for searching the archives on the beloved site. All I see is (Search) top right, but when I enter a word, I do NOT get the usual screen for reading past posts.
That said: I have just installed a 2nd CD-Rom (from older G3) into the second bay of my G4. At first, both doors opened, then only the bottom, then only the top. What are the magic words for making this work? How much do the jumpers have to do with these drives, or do I removed all he jumpers? No idea how one selects one drive over the other.
A little MORE help from my friends, please.
Patt

I found the answer on http://forums.macrumors.com. When there are two optical drives available, a small "eject" symbol shows up on the top of the desktop menu, in the area of the "date and time". F12 ejects top CD and Alt F12 ejects the second cd.
Guess I get the points for this answer. But, still can't figure out what happened to the search window and the subscribe to topic option.
Patt

Upgraded to OSX Lion 10.7.4 & optical drives are no longer recognized

HELP!!
I have a MacPro 1,1 with a 2 x 2.66GHz Dual-Core Intel Xeon and I just upgraded to OSX Lion 10.7.4. Upon upgrading my system stopped recognizing the two optical drives I had installed. Is there a patch or are there drivers that I can download to fix this? Has this happened to anyone else? I was prepared to lose access to some older software but not my optical drives!!!
When I do a "system report" through "About this mac" both of the drives are listed but they dont show up on my deskop. I have an Optiarc DVD RW AD-7170A and a TSSTcorp CDDVDW SH-S202N

Nearly the same identical question on another thread yesterday.
First things to try doing are zap PRAM and / or Reset SMC.
That usually is all that is needed, and on your Mac there is a physical SMC button on the logicboard above PCI slot #4 and access you have to remove card if you have one there, and remove drive #4.
Otherwise hit power button for 8 seconds with the power cord removed along with other cables and devices then reconnect and do a normal power on.

Boot from second optical drive

Hello,
My Mac Pro has two optical drives. The top tray (drive 1) is not working. I need to boot from the Install CD in the second, or lower, disk tray. When I hold down the C key at startup, it does not seem to recognize the CD in drive 2. Do I have to specifically point to that drive (option key?), or should it automatically go to the loaded tray? Please help. Thanks!

Sorry for broken link...:-(
Startup manager: How to select startup volume;
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1310?viewlocale=en_US&locale=en_US
-- kaz-k

Lion optical drive problems

Since I switched to Lion on my Mac Pro, some DVD dics (Blank and commericial DVDs) cause the drive to freeze. The disc does not mount and cannot be ejected. The only way to get the disc out is to restart the computer. After restart the disc will mount and behaves normally. It does not happen every time, but is very annoying. The same optical drive (Apple installed Super Drive) never had this problem when running Snow Leopard. Is it possible that I need some sort of firmware update?

You may have an issue with your system software. I haven't observed such an issue on my Mac Pro's two optical drives.
Consider reinstalling Lion via internet recovery which should install 10.7.3.
Reinstalling Lion Without the Installer
Boot to the Recovery HD: Restart the computer and after the chime press and hold down the COMMAND and R keys until the menu screen appears. Alterhatively, restart the computer and after the chime press and hold down the OPTION key until the boot manager screen appears. Select the Recovery HD and click on the downward pointing arrow button.
Repair the Hard Drive and Permissions: Upon startup select Disk Utility from the main menu. Repair the Hard Drive and Permissions as follows.
When the recovery menu appears select Disk Utility. After DU loads select your hard drive entry (mfgr.'s ID and drive size) from the the left side list. In the DU status area you will see an entry for the S.M.A.R.T. status of the hard drive. If it does not say "Verified" then the hard drive is failing or failed. (SMART status is not reported on external Firewire or USB drives.) If the drive is "Verified" then select your OS X volume from the list on the left (sub-entry below the drive entry,) click on the First Aid tab, then click on the Repair Disk button. If DU reports any errors that have been fixed, then re-run Repair Disk until no errors are reported. If no errors are reported click on the Repair Permissions button. Wait until the operation completes, then quit DU and return to the main menu.
Reinstall Lion: Select Reinstall Lion and click on the Continue button.
Note: You can also re-download the Lion installer by opening the App Store application. Hold down the OPTION key and click on the Purchases icon in the toolbar. You should now see an active Install button to the right of your Lion purchase entry. There are situations in which this will not work. For example, if you are already booted into the Lion you originally purchased with your Apple ID or if an instance of the Lion installer is located anywhere on your computer.

Optical Drives

My MDD G4 has two optical drives. I can access the SuperDrive but not the ComboDrive. The open optical drive icon on the tool bar only shows the SuperDrive.
I have run repair disk/Disk Utilities on the install disc and I have run Disk Warrior. I don't know when this began, I just noticed it.

Related question: I just installed a Pioneer DVR-112D in the lower bay, the upper bay has the orginal combo drive. However the upper bay is now continuously running (searching to read a CD or DVD?) Any ideas how to get it to stop?
Oh and by the way, my Device tree shows the ATA-3 has the Pioneer. However under Hardware/ATA it shows two ATA buses (the pioneer and the 76+ GB IBM drive). I figure I must be mixing apples and oranges in the System Profiler.
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Optical drive does not record properly - does not mount discs

My mac pro dual core xeon has two optiarc ad7170a drives that worked perfectly until I updated to system 10.6.2. Now they don't always mount cd and dvd discs and fail to record properly. Does anyone know of firmware updates for these drives.

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Burning playlist to two disc drives

I have two optical drives. I should be able to burn a playlist to both drives. When I burn disk images from Disk Utility, I can select either drive and burn to it. However, in iTunes I can't find how to select either drive. Anyone know how?
MC

Did the checkmarks go missing?
From iTunes > Help > iTunes Help
+To create an audio CD:+
+1. Choose Edit > Preferences, click Advanced, and click Burning.+
+2. Select Audio CD as the Disc Format.+
+3. To have all the songs on the CD play at the same volume, select Use Sound Check.+
+4. Click OK.+
+5. Select the playlist containing the songs you want to burn to the CD, and make sure all the songs you want to include on the CD have a checkmark beside them.+
+6. Click Burn CD (at the bottom of the iTunes window) and insert a blank disk.+

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