superdrive in my old G4 and iDVD, will it work??

vincents · vincents #1 (**permalink**)

04-24-2003, 10:16 PM

Does anybody know if I put a Pioneer's DVR-A05 DVD burner (it is the superdrive isn't it!) in my old dual 500mhz G4 will iDVD work with it?

Emrys · Emrys #2 (**permalink**)

04-25-2003, 10:05 AM

It should work. It is an IDE drive, and the only issues Apple has is if you use a drive that IS NOT Apple approved. I think you should be fine. But then again, I'm a newbie switcher

Welcome aboard, by the way!

Graphite · Graphite #3 (**permalink**)

04-25-2003, 10:42 AM

Yeah, i dont see any trouble in that. iDVD shouldn't care how it burns dvds..

vincents · vincents #4 (**permalink**)

04-25-2003, 11:59 AM

I just got back from a apple dealer and he said no problem any DVD drive/burner will work with iDVD. Thanks for the help all.

Vincent

Emrys · Emrys #5 (**permalink**)

04-25-2003, 01:13 PM

I thought only Apple authorized DVD burners worked with iDVD. Did they change this because of all the hype?

Graphite · Graphite #6 (**permalink**)

04-25-2003, 02:10 PM

No iDVD doesn't have anything to do with hardware.. you can run iDVD with out a DVD-R... just cant do anything with it

Emrys #2 (permalink)
Member Since: Oct 27, 2002 Location: Vermont Posts: 1,345 Mac Specs: 17" iMac G4 800MHz 1GB RAM	04-25-2003, 10:05 AM It should work. It is an IDE drive, and the only issues Apple has is if you use a drive that IS NOT Apple approved. I think you should be fine. But then again, I'm a newbie switcher Welcome aboard, by the way! Emrys Community Administrator / Moderator MAC-FORUMS.COM - The Ultimate Source For Your Mac!
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Member Since: Oct 27, 2002 Location: Vermont Posts: 1,345 Mac Specs: 17" iMac G4 800MHz 1GB RAM	04-25-2003, 01:13 PM I thought only Apple authorized DVD burners worked with iDVD. Did they change this because of all the hype? Emrys Community Administrator / Moderator MAC-FORUMS.COM - The Ultimate Source For Your Mac!
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vincents #1 (permalink)
Guest Posts: n/a	04-24-2003, 10:16 PM Does anybody know if I put a Pioneer's DVR-A05 DVD burner (it is the superdrive isn't it!) in my old dual 500mhz G4 will iDVD work with it?
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Guest Posts: n/a	04-25-2003, 11:59 AM I just got back from a apple dealer and he said no problem any DVD drive/burner will work with iDVD. Thanks for the help all. Vincent
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Member Since: Feb 25, 2003 Location: Tropical Island, Jealous? Posts: 5,279 Mac Specs: MacPro 3.0Ghz 16GB RAM, 4x256 Vid, 30''cinema display	04-25-2003, 02:10 PM No iDVD doesn't have anything to do with hardware.. you can run iDVD with out a DVD-R... just cant do anything with it
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