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| Can a 1400 operate an iBook slotloader? |
Posted by: Trash80toHP_Mini on 2013-04-22 23:00:46
Just wondering if there was any chance of using this ultra-thin CD/ROM slot loader with a PowerBook 1400 MoBo? :?:
Connectors don't matter in this application, just the I/O interface compatibility.
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Posted by: jruschme on 2013-04-23 04:25:45
Theoretically, the 12x (Teac?) CD-ROM for the 1400 uses a drive with a modern connector. (The older mechs had an interface like a hard disk.) It should be possible to use a slot loader with the interface from a 12x.
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Posted by: Trash80toHP_Mini on 2013-04-23 08:36:23
Interesting, THX!
Is there any intelligence on the interface? I'm not planning to use it in a 1400 CD assembly and I need to build an extension cable anyway. 😉
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Posted by: jruschme on 2013-04-23 09:18:20
I don't think so, but I'm not positive. I just assumed it was ATA and power.
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Posted by: Trash80toHP_Mini on 2013-04-23 10:10:36
That's what I figured, I've already got the IDE+Molex adapters for a pair of SuperDrive slot loaders. I wonder if a 1400 could read a Data DVD at all? Drivers for that would be amazing. It certainly couldn't play a Video, even with the G3, no hardware decoder . . .
. . . that's Pismo territory. :approve:
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Posted by: jruschme on 2013-04-23 10:31:29
I would assume that the only real limitation to reading a DVD would be the UDF filesystem driver. Maybe if you had Toast loaded as well...
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Posted by: Trash80toHP_Mini on 2013-04-24 09:41:59
MEH!! :-/
I got the SuperDrive slot loader into the 12x carrier for the 1400 and I get mixed results depending on OS.
8.1 Bombs at startup and when installed during sleep mode blanks out the Desktop in Beater/G3
9.1 Bombs at startup and when installed during sleep mode blanks out the 1400c/G3
It doesn't really matter though, the 12x mechanism is just as thin as the slot loader and ought to work with the IDC40/Molex adapter . . .
. . . the faceplate on the tray loader actually reduces the body & fender work necessary for the hack. [}🙂] ]'>
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