Pioneer DVR-107D and OS 9

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Pioneer DVR-107D and OS 9

I don't know if anyone is left that can help with an OS 9 question but here goes.

The combo drive in my G4 Dual 867 MDD no longer will write CD's. Keeps reporting some type of Hardware error. I figured I'd get a SuperDrive and put it in the second optical bay.

The one I ordered said it was for the G4 MDD Macs but when I installed it the message "Disc Burning not supported" pops up whenever I try to burn a CD with it.

The Apple System profiler shows it as being a Pioneer DVR-107D and it says Disc Burning: supported.

It will read and mount CD's that are inserted and will recognize a blank giving me the options dialog box.

I have a copy of Toast Lite 5.0.2 (last one for OS 9) and it shows the recorder in the list but even when selected does not show as the chosen recorder.

Is this just too new a recorder to be supported by OS 9?

G4 Dual 867 MDD Mac OS 9.2.x

Posted on Apr 27, 2006 5:36 PM

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Answer 1

WWJD

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Apr 27, 2006 7:42 PM in response to ftra13

I'm using a Pioneer DVR-110D with 9.2.2 and Toast 5.1 - 5.2 full version (versions on disc for OS9 and X.)

Regards,

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ftra13 Author

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Apr 28, 2006 7:25 AM in response to WWJD

So it would seem that the DVR-107D is a valid replacement drive. I believe I have a full copy of Toast 5.1 around that I certainly will give a try.

Have you ever tried Apple Disc Burning? I was just curious as to why that said that disc burning was not supported in that drive.

Thanks

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Apr 28, 2006 8:17 AM in response to ftra13

Apple Disc Burning only supports CD-R/RW in OS9; if you want to burn DVD's you need Toast (update yours to 5.2.3, 5.1 is flaky for DVD support)

If you cannot even burn CD's via the Finder or iTunes, you need to modify the PioneerCDR Authoring Support Extension; the model # (DVR-107) must be present in order for the OS to burn to the drive.

I can post specific directions, but first search discussions, I have posted them for the DVR-110 drive, the only difference in your case will be that you only have to change the "3" in DVR-103 to the "7" in DVR-107. This will be clearer when you find & read my already posted directions.

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ftra13 Author

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Apr 28, 2006 8:35 AM in response to Hussein-New-York

Actually that's what I was trying to burn. I had a 700MB CD-R in the drive. It allowed me to "prepare" it but refused to burn saying it was not supported.

I don't know about iTunes as the machine is running OS 9.2.2

I'll search the forums like you suggested for "PioneerCDR Authoring Support Extension"

Thanks

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ftra13 Author

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May 1, 2006 3:09 PM in response to Hussein-New-York

Dug around and found my copy of Toast 5.2. I forgot that I had it on an old machine I no longer use.

Installed it and it now sees the DVD drive and burns CD's. I haven't tried DVD's yet but the CD's was what I needed most.

Thanks

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Answer 6

May 1, 2006 6:12 PM in response to ftra13

Hi

Thanks for posting back....

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