Mac Pro A1289 What DVD Drives can you use?

[MikeDavies99]

Hey all,
I have a Mac Pro A1289. My DVD writer is getting errors on write.
What replacement DVD writers can I use or am I stuck with
the Apple Part?
Thanks
Mike

 

[pastrychef]

Any standard optical drive should work. Some optical drives will spin randomly to search for a disc. This is a firmware issue. It doesn't affect compatibility, it's just annoying. I had a drive that did this and just kept a disc inside to stop the random spin ups.

 

[frou]

I put in a BluRay burner (Pioneer BDR-209EBK). It was often reluctant to eject its tray (using the icon in the menu bar). After updating it to the latest firmware from Pioneer, it is fine.

Surprisingly, Finder natively supports burning data (files/folders) to BluRays.

 

[Draeconis]

I put in a BluRay burner (Pioneer BDR-209EBK). It was often reluctant to eject its tray (using the icon in the menu bar). After updating it to the latest firmware from Pioneer, it is fine.

Surprisingly, Finder natively supports burning data (files/folders) to BluRays.

I use a Pioneer drive too, works fine use it to rip BluRays and DVDs etc.

Roxio Toast and other software can actually burn watchable BluRays in OS X and have been able to for some time. OS X just can't play them back.

 

[CapnDavey]

I have an LG blu ray drive in the second bay

 

[nigelbb]

Any standard optical drive should work

Any standard optical drive should work provided it has an SATA interface. The older P-ATA interface models that are used in Mac Pro 3,1 & earlier are still available so be sure to buy the correct model.

 

[pastrychef]

Any standard optical drive should work provided it has an SATA interface. The older P-ATA interface models that are used in Mac Pro 3,1 & earlier are still available so be sure to buy the correct model.

Do you warn people about buying ATA hard drives too?

 

[ActionableMango]

Hey all,
I have a Mac Pro A1289. My DVD writer is getting errors on write.
What replacement DVD writers can I use or am I stuck with
the Apple Part?

Almost any SATA optical drive will work, including DVD and Blu-Ray drives. Just make sure it is tray-loading (not slot loading), SATA, and looks normal (no exotic layout). Before you install it, you have to pop the front bezel off of the tray in order to be compatible with the Mac Pro drive doors.

Personally, I added an LG blu-ray drive.

 

[nigelbb]

Do you warn people about buying ATA hard drives too?

Of course not because AFAIAA it is not possible to buy a new ATA hard disk drive. It is however possible to buy a brand new IDE DVD drive e.g. https://www.amazon.co.uk/Samsung-SH...=1477331117&sr=8-5&keywords=pata+internal+dvd

 

[pastrychef]

Of course not because AFAIAA it is not possible to buy a new ATA hard disk drive. It is however possible to buy a brand new IDE DVD drive e.g. https://www.amazon.co.uk/Samsung-SH...=1477331117&sr=8-5&keywords=pata+internal+dvd

Amazon.co.uk: ide hard drive