16 bit pcm1 with no cd-rom

[meb]

I have been offered a 16 bit PCM1 (from MY02 996) with no cd-rom. Does anyone know if you can still get the cd-rom, how much it might cost and can you use any other make of cd-rom with this system?

Thanks

[Loren]

Navigation disks are available from NAVTECH. Their customer support number is 1 (888) 628-6277.

[meb]

Sorry I am not referring to the cd but the cd drive unit itself.

[Loren]

The compuer/CD unit still comes up in the price list.

996.642.122.12.EWD COMPUTER-NAV UNIT (MY02 only) $1553.66 (as of January 2006)

[dphil66]

I have what I believe to be a faulty CD-ROM drive for my PCM1 (8-bit) system, and back in November 2005 my dealer in Michigan quoted $1400, and they also offer a remanufactured unit for $1100.

As for the part numbers, the first 9 digits are the same worldwide I think, but the different versions are differentiated by the suffix numbers, so if the part number ends in .01, I think that's the US version, 1st generation 8-bit unit. I'm pretty sure the .03 is the first 16-bit unit.

I think the .12 Exx that Loren referred to may be the Euro version, and I'm not sure if it will work for the US. Does anybody know if US and Euro systems are compatible, i.e. do the hardware pieces work together, and will a Euro version link up to the satellites flying over the US?