Issues reading recent burned CDs on old Power PC

[jon1967us]

I have a 6100/66 that I am trying to get software on. When I burn a CD on a modern Mac, using an LG DVD/CD burner reading the CD on the 6100 causes the system to freeze. Is there a workable hardware/software setup to be able to do this?

Am I pursuing the most efficient method for transfer of software to an old Mac?

 

[Timo W.]

What CD-ROM drive does it have? The older one that still uses a Caddy, or the newer one? The older one is very picky with burnt CDs. It certainly works with Verbatim ink-jet printable CD-Rs.

But generally, try different brands of blank discs and burn as slow as possible. Also consider upgrading the CD drive in the 6100.

 

[jon1967us]

Timo, it's the caddy version drive. The one that comes out. Can you recommend cheap or freeware software to be able to control the burn speed? I just used my Powerbook's system software by option clicking on a file and choosing "burn CD"

Any recommendations on a drive replacement or could I use a peripheral/SCSI one?

 

[Timo W.]

I wish I could, but I'm a Windows user. Any burning software I ever used on Windows offers setting the burn speed.

The 6100 later got the Apple CD300i, which has a tray and is faster (2x instead of 1x). But I would go for the 600i instead (4x). I think these are even still rather easy to find. Apart from that, the one with the Caddy is from Sony and has leaking caps inside. That could be a cause for your issues as well.

You can also use any non-Apple branded SCSI CD-ROM drive, but then you need to replace the CD-ROM driver in the System folder, as the one that comes with MacOS refuses to mount 3rd-party drives.