One particular bootable CD in my library consistently froze the Mac very early in the startup process, just before the appearance of the Happy Mac (this is an OS 9 CD). The freezing turned out to have two components: Power supply issues (random freezes not covered here) and Bootable CD driver issues (repeatable, consistent freezes discussed herein). What got me started on all this testing and research was a freezing problem with a new Pioneer DVR-110D DVD±RW drive, installed in a Beige G3 DT (desktop, non-tower) Mac. I therefore cannot cover these subtopics at this time. I have yet to make any bootable OS X CD, nor a home-recorded DVD of any kind.
#APPLE CD DRIVE FOR TYPE C MAC OS#
This section deals almost exclusively with the Vintage Mac OS series, even though similar considerations likely apply to OS X. I use the term “Vintage” to mean “The Mac is directly booted from OS 9 or earlier”, to distinguish from Classic: running OS 9 or earlier in emulation, booted from OS X. Should i come across any useful OS X findings, i will add them or link to them from here.
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Having just spent the last several days (as of the originally written date above) immersed in troubleshooting related to the specific quirks of different Apple CD-ROM and Apple CD/DVD Driver versions’ interactions with specific hardware, i wanted to document my findings in case they might help others.Īt present, this page deals primarily with Vintage Mac OS (pre OS X… i.e. Apple CD-ROM & Apple CD/DVD Driver Reference Focusing on version differences and how they affect compatibility Why This Page?Ĭomputer software and hardware do not always work as expected.