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Play DVD's Problem: PowerBook G3 Lombard / Bronze Keyboard 400MHz

I have a Powerbook G3 Lombard / Bronze keyboard with the following specifications:

400MHz processor

128GB Hard Drive

512MB RAM

OS X 10.4.11

OS 9.2.2


I've read online that this model will play DVD's only if booted into the classic Mac OS (8.6-9.2.2). This is because the 400MHz model includes onboard MPEG-2 decoding.

I've tried to watch a DVD by booting into classic mode (OS 9.2.2) while in OS X, but I just get this message:

"That application or control panel is not supported by Classic."

I've also tried to watch a DVD by booting directly into OS 9.2.2, but this just gives me an error message that reads:

"This Macintosh does not support the Apple DVD Player. Error number (301)."

I even tried watching a DVD while booted only into OS X, but get an error message that reads:

"There was an initialization error. The current machine or system configuration is not supported. [-70013]"

Does anyone now how I can watch DVD's on my Powerbook G3 Lombard? Any advice would be greatly appreciated!

PowerBook, Mac OS X (10.4.11), 400MHz Lombard / Bronze Keyboard

Posted on Mar 17, 2018 10:33 PM

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Play DVD's Problem: PowerBook G3 Lombard / Bronze Keyboard 400MHz

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