Doraemon Posted March 5, 2009 Share Posted March 5, 2009 I'm running iPC on my EVGA 780i board. After much difficulty it seems like almost everything is working. However, though my optical drive appears in the hardware list in OS X 10.5.6 when I insert a disc it attempts to read the disc: the read light blinks at varying intervals and then falls into a steady on/off sequence. It doesn't resolve from this state. I'm looked around, but I can't seem to find a solution... Thanks in advance. EDIT: After inserting my install DVD and waiting for about 10 mins it eventually informed me that I had inserted a blank DVD. That would be fine, if the DVD were blank. Anyway, I'm now more confused about the issue... Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/156144-ipc-1056-pff5-optical-drive/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
verdant Posted March 5, 2009 Share Posted March 5, 2009 I'm running iPC on my EVGA 780i board. After much difficulty it seems like almost everything is working. However, though my optical drive appears in the hardware list in OS X 10.5.6 when I insert a disc it attempts to read the disc: the read light blinks at varying intervals and then falls into a steady on/off sequence. It doesn't resolve from this state. I'm looked around, but I can't seem to find a solution... Thanks in advance. EDIT: After inserting my install DVD and waiting for about 10 mins it eventually informed me that I had inserted a blank DVD. That would be fine, if the DVD were blank. Anyway, I'm now more confused about the issue... You could try installing MeDevil's AppleNForceATA-TEST.kext.......see here .......instead of the default AppleNForceATA for > 3GB RAM from slashack but then you will need to use maxmem=3072 if you have > 3GB RAM installed...... Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/156144-ipc-1056-pff5-optical-drive/#findComment-1098694 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doraemon Posted March 5, 2009 Author Share Posted March 5, 2009 You could try installing MeDevil's AppleNForceATA-TEST.kext.......see here .......instead of the default AppleNForceATA for > 3GB RAM from slashack but then you will need to use maxmem=3072 if you have > 3GB RAM installed...... Okay, I will try that...perhaps installing onto a test partition is best though...? Can I swap out my SATA kext with the test kext and safely change back to my current kext if something goes wrong? Actually, I don't know how to change kexts after installing from the DVD... Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/156144-ipc-1056-pff5-optical-drive/#findComment-1098904 Share on other sites More sharing options...
verdant Posted March 5, 2009 Share Posted March 5, 2009 Okay, I will try that...perhaps installing onto a test partition is best though...? Can I swap out my SATA kext with the test kext and safely change back to my current kext if something goes wrong? Actually, I don't know how to change kexts after installing from the DVD... Go to Terminal: cd /System/Library/Extensions/ ls sudo mv AppleNForceATA.kext AppleNForceATA.orig ls exit Then use Kext Helper b7 to install the new kext..... Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/156144-ipc-1056-pff5-optical-drive/#findComment-1098942 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doraemon Posted March 5, 2009 Author Share Posted March 5, 2009 Go to Terminal: cd /System/Library/Extensions/ ls sudo mv AppleNForceATA.kext AppleNForceATA.orig ls exit Then use Kext Helper b7 to install the new kext..... Success! Thank you Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/156144-ipc-1056-pff5-optical-drive/#findComment-1099015 Share on other sites More sharing options...
verdant Posted March 5, 2009 Share Posted March 5, 2009 Success! Thank you Glad to help...... Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/156144-ipc-1056-pff5-optical-drive/#findComment-1099351 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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