What dvd/writer drives will boot on a b&w

Running panther 10.3.9/512Meg/G4 450 . I want to boot to install dvds(tiger), I tried my nec, it reads fine but will not boot, what is the rom set for?

hi ibm,
My B&W boots perfectly from a Pioneer DVR 109 and as these are basically Superdrives, you should be ok with their latest incarnation the 110. Take a look on this site for further help and advice
http://www.xlr8yourmac.com/index.html
You could also try the media exchange programme at Apple whereby they will exchange your Tiger DVD discs for CDs. (if you have a functioning compatible CD drive that is)
Hope it helps (you'll probably find that the NEC won't boot)
Rob C

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