Q: Using a USB external DVD writer?
The G4 we have does not have a working optical drive. I assumed that an external drive would not work as we don't have a firewire external drive. This past week when reading the Mac OS Leopard for Dummies, I came across a paragraph that said a USB external could be used. I have a fairly new one , a Samsung USB external dvd writer. If I connect it though, the drive makes sounds but is never recognized by the Powerbook. Is there software for Macs that I need to make it work?
PowerBook, Mac OS X (10.5.8)
Posted on Mar 4, 2015 6:53 AM
So that means an Intel-based Mac built from about 2006 forward
that does not have a PPC G3/G4/G5 processor, & cannot run an
OS X newer than Leopard 10.5.8. [Hardware also limits software.]
At least they did say on the package the product would not work
with an older architecture Macintosh before Intel processors...
As was alluded to in the earlier reply.
There are some good examples of FireWire external products online
at the macsales.com OWC site; optical drives, SSD, HDD, & other.
Their specs for FireWire tell to what level compatibility to expect.
Good luck & happy computing!
Posted on Mar 5, 2015 7:25 PM