Slot-load dvd unit and usb

fedelaos · fedelaos #1 (**permalink**)

12-30-2008, 02:33 PM

Well, i have an internal dvd unit, is a SuperDrive that came with my old ibook, is there any way that i can make this unit to an usb bus? are there cases for this kind of units? btw, i have the logic board of the ibook, in case that some piece of that could be usefull

harryb2448 · harryb2448 #2 (**permalink**)

12-30-2008, 04:03 PM

A USB DVD will not boot the iBook as PowerPC machines require the speed of Firewire to be bootable. Some iBooks do have Firewire 400, some don't and you have not supplied model details.

The internal Superdrive is IDE and not USB.

fedelaos · fedelaos #3 (**permalink**)

12-30-2008, 04:53 PM

Sorry, i didn't expressed my self right, i don't want to use the optical unit with my ibook, i want to use the unit with another computer, what i was wondering if it is possible to buy a case for that unit or maybe an adapter, something diy would be awesome. btw, the unit is not the regular IDE from the notebooks HD, it's kinda weird, i will try to upload a photo later.

harryb2448 · harryb2448 #4 (**permalink**)

12-30-2008, 06:27 PM

You can buy USB2, Firewire and eSATA external cases for the drive.

hughvane · hughvane #5 (**permalink**)

12-30-2008, 08:50 PM

A cheaper option than an external enclosure is a USB2 adaptor kit, about US$18. They come in two forms, ATA-USB, and/or ATA/SATA-USB2. They work brilliantly for what they cost, I'm forever hooking in old drives, both hard and optical, to my eMac or iMacs. Unfortunately I know of no similar ATA/SATA-firewire adaptor.

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fedelaos #1 (permalink)
Member Since: Dec 30, 2008 Posts: 2	12-30-2008, 02:33 PM Well, i have an internal dvd unit, is a SuperDrive that came with my old ibook, is there any way that i can make this unit to an usb bus? are there cases for this kind of units? btw, i have the logic board of the ibook, in case that some piece of that could be usefull
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harryb2448 #2 (permalink)
Member Since: Nov 28, 2007 Location: Nambucca Heads Australia Posts: 14,074 Mac Specs: iMac i5 2.7GHz OS X.8.3	12-30-2008, 04:03 PM A USB DVD will not boot the iBook as PowerPC machines require the speed of Firewire to be bootable. Some iBooks do have Firewire 400, some don't and you have not supplied model details. The internal Superdrive is IDE and not USB.
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harryb2448 #4 (permalink)
Member Since: Nov 28, 2007 Location: Nambucca Heads Australia Posts: 14,074 Mac Specs: iMac i5 2.7GHz OS X.8.3	12-30-2008, 06:27 PM You can buy USB2, Firewire and eSATA external cases for the drive.
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Member Since: May 18, 2008 Location: Banks Peninsula, New Zealand Posts: 3,244 Mac Specs: MacMini 2.4, 4 Gb, OS 10.6.8; MacBook 2.4, 2 Gb, OS 10.5.8; G4 eMac 1.25, 2 Gb, OS 10.4.11	12-30-2008, 08:50 PM A cheaper option than an external enclosure is a USB2 adaptor kit, about US$18. They come in two forms, ATA-USB, and/or ATA/SATA-USB2. They work brilliantly for what they cost, I'm forever hooking in old drives, both hard and optical, to my eMac or iMacs. Unfortunately I know of no similar ATA/SATA-firewire adaptor.
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