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faulty optical drive, imac g5, r they all the same?
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10-09-2010, 05:29 PM
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10-09-2010, 06:29 PM
Not all the same but similar for sure. And alas the iMac uses a laptop sized optical drive and they seem to have a much, much higher failure rate than desktop models. Just go through the threads dealing with failed iMac and MacBook/Pro superdrive problems. All that miniturisation is not a good thing. You may be better off looking for an external drive, however having a PPC Mac, it will need to be Firewire to be bootable. |
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