Internal CD writer in G4?

[redleader]

Does anyone know whether this is possible? I have a 400Mhz G4 so there's a free drive bay, but the G4 documentation seems to imply that this is reserved for the optional zip drive. Anyone shed any light?

Cheers,

matt.

[Tinnitus]

I looked into this, the G4 case kinda sucks. The ZIP bay has metal flanges that needlessly exclude a 5.25 form factor.

A CDR will not fit.

[nuke]

The Zip bay is that size in order to clear the heat sinks on the G4 Processor. Pull the drive tray out and close the door and you'll see what I mean.

FWIW, I swapped out the internal DVD drive with a EIDE burner. I likethe DVD RAM drive, so I'll probably buy a FireWire case for the CDR drive at some point.

Either that or a SCSI case and an approved SCSI card.

[Kickin.da.speaker]

I looked into that, you have two choices:
1) replace your original CD-ROM with your CDW, but then you'd better get a bootable CDW, in case of a serious crash....
2) get ready for some serious surgeon work and buy tools to "mod" your G4 so it can accept a second CD drive.

I stuck with the 3rd choice, keep it outside.