PC-base Hardware Converts to Mac Compatible - Possible?

[applesseed]

I have an internal Sony CD-RW burner - PC-based - hardly ever use it since I have other CD burners. And since I have a friend looking for a CD burner, unfortunately his machine is a Mac. I was wondering if there's something out there that would allow the Sony burner that is PC-based into Mac compatible?

I was thinking of buying an external case enclosure for the Sony burner - yeah I know it's possible - but still... is there something that I can convert PC to Mac?

Thanks in advance.

 

[RussianSoldier]

I highly doubt my idea would work, but some old macs have an adapter that fits on the back of a standard cd/ide hard drive. If you pull this adapter off, you can easily place the device in a windows-based machine and use it. I've never actually tried reversing it, because I've never had a reason to...

 

[applesseed]

Thanks for the input RussianSoldier...

Unfortunately the mac is an eMac - one of those fruity colorful all-in-one design so for sure there's no available bay to add for an internal drive - only way is probably through USB or Firewire (unsure of).

 

[Peter]

You could always stick the IDE drive into an external USB enclosure. Off-the-shelf external USB burners are exactly that, an IDE drive with an USB-IDE controller board up its butt.

 

[applesseed]

Question: How do I convert a PC-base hardware into Mac compatible (eMac) ?

I already know how an external enclosure work though. What If put the Sony burner into an external enclosure (IDE)and it's USB between the enclosure and the computer... is that gonna work on a Mac?

 

[Peter]

As long as the enclosure implements the USB "Mass Storage" device class properly by specification, there is no reason OS X shouldn't be happy with it.

 

[KeithP]

You might want to check the drive compatibility database at xlr8yourmac.com. Could be the drive will work fine internally.

-KeithP