#Lacie lightscribe internal install#
#Lacie lightscribe internal driver#
#Lacie lightscribe internal software#

Relatch the plastic levers to secure the LaCie device firmly in place.ДЎ5. Once the LaCie is in place connect the wire ribbon to the motherboard.ДЎ4. You may need to guide the other end of the wire ribbon thru the lower opening to the motherboard. Almost there - attach power connector and flat wire ribbon to rear of LaCie device and press the flat wire ribbon onto the sticky grey pad and slide the LaCie device into its holding slots by aligning those black screw feet with the slots. This should be the right-most two-pin position looking at the rear of the LaCie device.ДЎ4. Leave the jumper on the LaCie device in its default 'Master' location. Obviously this will make the LaCie device (and of course the removed Apple SuperDrive) think the tray needs opening.ДЎ3. This button cannot be left attached as when the LaCie device is installed the PM's Alu door opening mechanism will contact and interfer with the button and engage and press it down. Rotate the button to left until it comes off. The button is held on by a small plastic C-shape tab.

#Lacie lightscribe internal driver#

Use a small screw driver and pry up the right side (looking straight at the front surface of the LaCie device) of the button. The LaCie tray eject button needs to be removed (you will notice on Apple's SuperDrive it's also missing, and there's a good reason for this). This next step is a bit tricky, a bit time consuming and some care is needed. Press the tray release button on the LaCie device and pull off its plastic face plate - comes of easily.ДЎ2. Put the SuperDrive aside as you're all done with it now,ДЎ1. Remove the stainless steel face plate from the SuperDrive - ply up the end wraps and it will slide and pull off easily. Take these and screw them into the same spots on the base of the LaCie device.Д©. You will need a torx screw driver and may have to begin by losening them with pliers. Remove the 4 black screw feet from the SuperDrive's lower surface. Rememeber the wire ribbon's orientation as you will need to re-install this a little later.ДЁ. Remove the ribbon carefully from this and then remove the sticky gray pad and affix it to the same place on the LaCie device.

Note that on my SuperDrive the flat wire ribbon was attached to SuperDrive's casing with a grey two-sided sticky pad. The SuperDrive can now be completely removed. Slowly remove the SuperDrive and before it is fully out remove its power connector and then the flat wire ribbon from rear of SuperDrive.

The drive should slowly slide away from its feet slots much like for the HDs. With Alu door open use a finger nail to engage a portion of the SuperDrive's tray opening and push up and towards yourself and at same time with other hand pull up the rear most portion of the SuperDrive's casing. Open the SuperDrive's Alu door by pressing lightly on it and sliding it down.Д§. This will be more obvious when you are actually doing this.Д¦. Once disconnected, push it thru the opening to where the SuperDrive casing is located. Disconnect the SuperDrive's flat wire ribbon from Motherboard - it has a convenient handle for pulling it straight up and off. Rotate both plastic latches that hold the SuperDrive in place.ДҐ. Lay PM on its side and remove metal side panel and remove clear plastic panel.Д¤. Get your wrist strap on and ground yourself to PM casing.ДЈ.

First power off and disconnect all external devices from the PM.Дў. I'm very pleased with this LaCie device at this moment.ДЎ. and select DVD from the drop down menu selection. I've yet to use the LightScribe Labeler software, although I've installed it all from the supplied discs and latest updates from LaCie Support web site at

#Lacie lightscribe internal software#

Mac Backup 3 program after loading LaCie's software and my PM G5 Dual 2.5GHz (Rev B) now recognizes the device as a DL DVD burner (Vendor Supported). I've played a DVD movie, it's compatible with the.

#Lacie lightscribe internal install#

Let me say up front, the install was successful, Apple's DVD SuperDrive device design is superb in that it allows easy removal in a dimensionally constrained space and the new LaCie device is now fully operational.

There are a few minor gotchas that if known ahead of time will make the install easier and less thought provoking for having to make decisions on how best to proceed. )) I do this in order to help myself and for others who may wander down this install path. I thought I'd post my install experience before it all faded into the murky past. OK - so I received my LaCie - LaCie DL DVDВ±RW Internal Drive with LightScribe E-IDE, with Double Layer today.