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nightheart May 10, 2003, 05:04 AM Ok, I'm thinking 'bout getting a the pioneer 105/ao5 burner and I had a couple of questions about. First off, it reads DVD's and burns CD'r, and since I don't feel like running an ide card for a third optical drive, should I get rid of my DVD-rom drive or my CD burner? Second, exactly how long does it take to burn a full disc at 4x? Third, are there any compatibilty issues between older dvd drives reading the burnt discs? Forth, most stand alone DVD players can read the DVD-R format, correct? And finally, what software do you guys recommend for DVD burning. I'm not really interested in game back-up, but do burn a lot of movies and need data back-up. I have to back up about 15 gigs of info, and 30 cdr's isn't going to cut it .........:rolleyes: ......................any help and opinions are appreciated, thanks
MR2-UK May 10, 2003, 05:13 AM 1 - I think only you can make that decision but I would dump the DVD-Rom because the 105 only burns CD-R at 16X.
2 - About 15 mins
3 - I've never heard of any.
4 - Yes, about 10% may have problems but using different media can sometimes sort this out.
5 - I use Nero and it works just fine for me.
nightheart May 10, 2003, 05:55 AM well my plextor only burns at 16x anyway, but thanks for the input :tup:
jesterrace777 May 10, 2003, 01:14 PM If your plextor only burns at 16x then I would get rid of the CD-RW. How fast does your DVD-ROM drive read?
Jaice May 10, 2003, 03:30 PM never had any problems out of mine, just make sure you set it to master.
nightheart May 10, 2003, 07:05 PM DVd reads at 12x, and why set it to master? Is there actually a "safer" burn at master. I have my CD burner at master, but never tried it as slave.
zeronemesis May 10, 2003, 07:12 PM nero is best :)
Jaice May 11, 2003, 01:13 AM I had a few errors sometimes at slave, the book says set it to master, I did so and put it at the topmost IDE cable and as master, No problems. I also left my Samsung 308b combo drive as master and set it on the 2nd IDE cable and they both work no problems.
aaronjon May 11, 2003, 08:55 AM nightheat,
i`ve just overcome the same problem, i`ve put my 16x plexwriter in a usb 2 external drive bay, it works a treat, leaving my a04 and dvd reader on same ide.
nightheart May 11, 2003, 09:13 PM Originally posted by aaronjon
nightheat,
i`ve just overcome the same problem, i`ve put my 16x plexwriter in a usb 2 external drive bay, it works a treat, leaving my a04 and dvd reader on same ide.
I don't currently have an external enclosure, and to buy one seems to start at 50 dollars. Still might do it though, but I do have a question. Where do the USB drivers come from for these? Are they automatically loaded with XP?
aaronjon May 11, 2003, 10:07 PM my box has the ide socket, seperate psu and a usb cable, plug it in and xp recognises it straight away as a seperate drive letter. either with a r/w or hdd in the bay.
the best part is its portable and hot connectable, plus taking a bit of heat away from the system.
i do on-the-fly back ups of cd`s from my dvd reader, no problem, saveing wear on a04. imho well worth it.
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