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Pioneer DVR-A05...do I have to flash?

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gernb

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Jun 6, 2002
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Just bought a DVR-A05

Read through a few thread on this site and others and haven't been able to draw a solid conclusion.

I'm running 10.2.6 on a dual 500

I know the drive has to go in the top slot and be set to master

Do I have to flash it with a new firmware for the mac or can it just go in as is? If it needs to be flashed...how do I do that?

I want to use this with iDVD

Huge thanks in advance for any tips you can provide
 
DreaminDirector

DreaminDirector

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Sep 3, 2002
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Ladera Ranch, CA
To the best of my knowledge, it doesn't need to be flashed. I installed my A05 into my dual 1.25 and it was recognized on startup. I've burned several dvds on iDVD and also several data DVD. Everything works fine for me.
 
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gernb

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Jun 6, 2002
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cool...that's kind of what i guessed but i hadn't seen that said definitively anywhere...

here's hoping for no kernel panics...
 
zarathustra

zarathustra

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Jul 16, 2002
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Originally posted by DreaminDirector
To the best of my knowledge, it doesn't need to be flashed. I installed my A05 into my dual 1.25 and it was recognized on startup. I've burned several dvds on iDVD and also several data DVD. Everything works fine for me.
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Was this as a secondary drive?

i have a DVD/DCRW combo and was thinking about the DVD-R option in addition to the combo drive. Do i have to get rid of the combo drive? Thanks
 
DreaminDirector

DreaminDirector

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Yeah, it's a secondary drive. Superdrive on top, combo on the bottom. The new MDD powermacs have the second door built in already. And both work great. I use the combo for burning CD since it's actually faster than the superdrive.
 
zarathustra

zarathustra

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Jul 16, 2002
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Boston
Originally posted by DreaminDirector
Yeah, it's a secondary drive. Superdrive on top, combo on the bottom. The new MDD powermacs have the second door built in already. And both work great. I use the combo for burning CD since it's actually faster than the superdrive.
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Great! thanks for the info.
 
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