07-21-2010, 11:35 AM

Drive has gone bust on our Mac, here are the details...

Model Name: iMac
Model Identifier: iMac5,1
Processor Name: Intel Core 2 Duo
Processor Speed: 2.16 GHz
Number Of Processors: 1
Total Number Of Cores: 2
L2 Cache (per processor): 4 MB
Memory: 3 GB
Bus Speed: 667 MHz
Boot ROM Version: IM51.0090.B09
SMC Version: 1.9f4
Serial Number: W87280DAVUV

ATA Bus:

PIONEER DVD-RW DVR-K06:

Model: PIONEER DVD-RW DVR-K06
Revision: Q609
Detachable Drive: No
Protocol: ATAPI
Unit Number: 0
Socket Type: Internal
Low Power Polling: Yes

iMac:
Display Type: LCD
Resolution: 1680 x 1050

Intel ICH7-M AHCI:

Vendor: Intel
Product: ICH7-M AHCI
Speed: 1.5 Gigabit
Description: AHCI Version 1.10 Supported

ST3250824AS Q:

Capacity: 232.89 GB
Model: ST3250824AS Q
Revision: 3.BQK
Serial Number: 9ND1TB3L
Native Command Queuing: Yes
Queue Depth: 32
Removable Media: No
Detachable Drive: No
BSD Name: disk0
OS9 Drivers: No
S.M.A.R.T. status: Verified
Volumes:

I have looked around for the same specified drive but can't find one (apart from a Taiwan seller on eBay!).

Does anyone know what other replacements there may be? Looking to restore the Mac back to factory settings as it has started to run really slow (if there is anything else I can look at regarding the slow speed issues it would be much appreciated, im coming from a Windows only background )

Thanks!

07-21-2010, 11:37 AM

try the buy/sell/share tab you might get more feedback. try ebay

07-21-2010, 03:40 PM

The K06 is still in production apparently, and I'd suggest that you stay with the Pioneer brand. Their optical drives are usually very reliable, and work well with Mac hardware.
Pioneer USA - DVR-K06 - Internal Slim DVD/CD Writer for Notebooks – Slot Load

Incidentally, your iMac is not a G5 (PPC) but an Intel iMac. In searching OWC for optical drive replacements, only the G5 iMac is mentioned. Hmm, maybe the same optical drive works inside an Intel iMac. OWC Mercury for iMac G5 - 8X DVDRW/2.4X DL... (MG4SL8XDLK) at OWC.

In what way(s) does your iMac "run really slow". There could be a number of causes, the principal being a failing hard drive. Have you run a hardware test with Disk Utility from the Install disk (I know, your internal optical drive isn't working, but from an external optical firewire drive)? In fact, the optical drive solution might be an external unit rather than trying to restore the internal one.]