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4,816 reads · 2009-10-08 – 2009-11-23
Note 10.X Core DSDT

SATA DVD-RW Disappear. DSDT Fix Needed

I saw somewhere a dsdt patch to fix a strange issue. Unfortunately I don't remember the link. I have a PIONEER DVD+RW DVR-216D SATA Drive. Sometimes, the DVD Drive disappear in system profiler for no reason. I'm not exactly sure, but I…

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@zoliky Published 2009-10-08
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OSx86 Core & 10.X
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4,816 historical reads · 1 curated field notes (from 6 dispatches) · 2009-10-08 – 2009-11-23
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@zoliky (4)@CEOS@scififan68

I saw somewhere a dsdt patch to fix a strange issue. Unfortunately I don't remember the link.
I have a PIONEER DVD+RW DVR-216D SATA Drive. Sometimes, the DVD Drive disappear in system profiler for no reason.
I'm not exactly sure, but I noticed it disappear only when the drive is used to read/burn.

How can I find this DSDT patch?

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Follow-up dispatches by @zoliky

Author Update #1 @zoliky 2009-11-22

Yes I bought an LG DVR-RW GH22NS40 (SATA/AHCI). It sucks! Mac OS X is trying to access the drive every 10 minutes. No log messages, just noise every 10 minutes.

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@zolikyPrimary Author42009-10-08 → 2009-11-23
@CEOSContributor12009-10-24
@scififan68Contributor12009-11-22