Unlocking the full potential of your Mac Pro's Sony DW-D150A
2006-09-30par Lionel
What is this SuperDrive in Mac Pro?
Introduction
Apple has been shipping two types of burners in the MacPro. The first is far from being unknown, as it is a Pioneer DVR-111D. The second, which one finds more often, is a Sony DW-D150A.
However, despite all our searching, this burner does not exist in any of the manufacturer's catalogues.
Here's what System Profiler and the "drutil info" cammand in the termail says about it:
According to Apple, here is the speeds of the burner:
- DVD -/+R 16x
- DVD +R DL 8x
- DVD+RW 8x
- DVD-RW 6x
- CD-RW 32X
- CD-R 32X
As this burner does not officially exist, it is or was impossible to find a region-free firmware for it. However, knowing that Sony does not do anything more than sticking its labels on burners manufactured by others, we decided to discover its real manufacturer.
Apple has been shipping two types of burners in the MacPro. The first is far from being unknown, as it is a Pioneer DVR-111D. The second, which one finds more often, is a Sony DW-D150A.
However, despite all our searching, this burner does not exist in any of the manufacturer's catalogues.
Here's what System Profiler and the "drutil info" cammand in the termail says about it:
According to Apple, here is the speeds of the burner:
- DVD -/+R 16x
- DVD +R DL 8x
- DVD+RW 8x
- DVD-RW 6x
- CD-RW 32X
- CD-R 32X
As this burner does not officially exist, it is or was impossible to find a region-free firmware for it. However, knowing that Sony does not do anything more than sticking its labels on burners manufactured by others, we decided to discover its real manufacturer.
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