Plextor DVD drive not recognized

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Plextor DVD drive not recognized

I just bought a Plextor PX-755UF external DVD burner to use in place of my painfully slow Superdrive. I tried plugging it in via firewire, and also by USB but the computer does not see the burner. Restarting doesn't help. How can I get my Mac to realize that it is there?
Do I have to return this burner?

Thanks!

iMac G4 800MHz 17" flat panel Mac OS X (10.4.8)

iMac G4 800MHz 17" flat panel, Mac OS X (10.4.8)

Posted on Mar 2, 2007 10:53 PM

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Answer 1

Mar 3, 2007 12:03 PM in response to MiddayMoonbeam

Have you tried patchburn (http://www.patchburn.de/)?

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Answer 2

Mar 4, 2007 11:06 PM in response to Bjones9942

I downloaded Patchburn but I'm not sure what to do with it. The only drive that showed up was my superdrive. I got the impression that it was for drives that are seen but not working - mine won't mount at all. The directions aren't that in depth, and I'm not terribly tech savvy - is there something I'm missing about it?

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Answer 3

Hondo65

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May 7, 2007 12:44 PM in response to MiddayMoonbeam

Hi MiddayMoonbeam,

I just purchased the same plextor PX 755UF and had the same problem, Have you been able to resolve? If so could you let me know how.

Thanks

imac 20¨intel Mac OS X (10.4.7)

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Hondo65

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May 8, 2007 5:58 AM in response to MiddayMoonbeam

Hi MiddayMoonbeam

I was able to make the Plextor PX-755UF work. For some reasond I was not able to make it work with the Firewire connection. I used the USB connection. You make all the proper connections with the cables turn on the Plextor unit and re-start computer. Once it starts it ready to go you just insert the proper cd or dvd you want to use and it goes.

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Answer 5

Jul 21, 2007 11:17 AM in response to Hondo65

Hi Hondo65,
I was eventually able to get the drive to work but I have no idea why. I just went under System Profiler and found the device under FireWire, and for some reason it started to work. It was kind of like I had to show it where to find the drive.

Thanks for your help!
MM

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