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  • PD-6 and DVD-RAM

    From John Freeman@21:1/5 to All on Sun Dec 25 12:59:57 2016
    I got a Fostex PD-6 a while ago (yeah, yeah, I know) which I never got around to using, but now I need it. It seems to function fine but the DVD-RAM discs are giving me problems getting the data into a Macbook Pro.

    I have an old Sony external DVD drive DRX 830UL-T which should work fine with these discs, but the Macbook won't recognize the drive when the 3" disc is inserted. It works fine playing back a commercial DVD.

    I'm using the recommended Maxell discs, a bunch of them came with the PD-6. Some were used and some are brand new.

    Any suggestions on settings for the Macbook that might get it to read the disc? Do I need to format the disc differently (and how would I do that?)

    Do I need a different DVD drive?

    Thanks.

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  • From John Williamson@21:1/5 to John Freeman on Sun Dec 25 21:26:14 2016
    On 25/12/2016 20:59, John Freeman wrote:
    I got a Fostex PD-6 a while ago (yeah, yeah, I know) which I never got around to using, but now I need it. It seems to function fine but the DVD-RAM discs are giving me problems getting the data into a Macbook Pro.

    I have an old Sony external DVD drive DRX 830UL-T which should work fine with these discs, but the Macbook won't recognize the drive when the 3" disc is inserted. It works fine playing back a commercial DVD.

    I'm using the recommended Maxell discs, a bunch of them came with the PD-6. Some were used and some are brand new.

    Any suggestions on settings for the Macbook that might get it to read the disc? Do I need to format the disc differently (and how would I do that?)

    Do I need a different DVD drive?

    Thanks.


    Have you got a PC handy? It may be that the Mac OS is too new to support
    the drive properly.

    This may be relevant:-

    http://www.macworld.com/article/1157709/read_dvd_ram.html

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    Tciao for Now!

    John.

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