Frequently Asked Questions

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Burning CD's - General Questions

Playing DVD's - General Questions

Internal CD-RW Drive for iMac CD-RW/DVD Combo Drive Upgrade for PowerBook G4
MCE Battery Charger for iBook Lucid FireWire CD-RW Drive
Xcarét Pro Expansion Bay Hard Drives Xcarét Pro Expansion Bay CD-RW and CD-RW/DVD Combo Drives
FireBay - FireWire Expansion Bay Transport Pro Portable FireWire/USB 2.0 Hard Drives
MobileStor Internal Hard Drive Upgrades

Internal CD-RW Drive for iMac

Q:

Is this drive compatible with my slot-loading iMac(350MHz or higher)?

A:

No, the MCE Internal CD-RW Drive for iMac is compatible only with tray-loading iMacs (233MHz-333MHz).

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MCE Battery Charger for iBook

Q:

Is this battery charger compatible with batteries for the 14-inch iBook?

A:

No, the MCE Battery Charger for iBook accommodates batteries for the 12.1-inch iBook only at this time. Feel free to contact MCE if you are interested in a battery charger for the 14-inch iBook.

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Xcarét Pro Expansion Bay Hard Drives

Q:

Are these drives bootable?

A:

Yes, they are bootable under Mac OS 9 and Mac OS X.

Q:

Are these drives as fast as an internal hard drive?

A:

Yes, these drives are as fast or faster than an internal PowerBook hard drive.

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FireBay - FireWire Expansion Bay

Q:

Will the FireBay work off of power from the FireWire bus?

A:

Yes, you can generally power up to 2 or 3 stacked FireBays from the FireWire bus if your FireWire bus provides power to connected devices.

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MobileStor Internal Hard Drive Upgrades

Q:

Are these drives compatible with my computer?

A:

Please see the MobileStor Compatibility Guide.

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CD-RW/DVD Combo Drive Upgrade for PowerBook G4

Q:

What is the drive speed?

A:

The drive records to CD-R and CD-RW discs at 8x speed, reads DVD discs at 8x speed and reads CD discs at 24x speed.

Q:

Can the drive read DVD-R (data) discs?

A:

No, it is only capable of playing DVD movie discs

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Lucid FireWire CD-RW Drive

Q:

Is the drive compatible with iTunes and Disc Burner/Finder burning?

A:

Yes, if you haven't already done so, you may download the appropriate software drivers.

Q:

My Lucid drive is not burning as fast as it should. What can I do?

A:

Both "buffer underrun protection" and "disc-at-once" options will slow down your burning speed. Try disabling these options.

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Xcarét Pro Expansion Bay CD-RW and CD-RW/DVD Combo Drives

Q:

Is the drive compatible with iTunes and Disc Burner/Finder burning?

A:

Yes, if you haven't already done so, you may download the appropriate software drivers.

Q:

In OS9, my drive is not properly mounting CD's. What can I do?

A:

Go to your extensions manager and change the selected set to "Mac OS ALL." Reboot and try again ...

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Transport Pro FireWire/USB 2.0 Portable Hard Drives

Q:

Do these drives use the Oxford 911 FireWire bridge chip?

A:

Yes.

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