I wanted to install an internal DVD burner in my 8500/SonnetG3 but realized it was a huge hassle ( for me ) to scsi/ide/converter or what ever had to be done and much beyond my technical skills which is really limited to replacing batteries and plugging in PCI cards.Now that the 7600 is ripping mp3 and surfing the wed I feel the need for a dvd burner any suggestions?
I will soon get my atto ul2s installed I would like to pull the internal cd out and put dvd burner in. I have been searching and it appears this may not be possible with out switching to ide or using an ide to scsi converter thoughts.
I ended up purchasing an LG external burner and connect it via FireWire to my 8500/SonnetG3. ( The 8500/SonnetG3 has FireWire PCI and USB PCI cards ) This LG burner can also do DVD RAM. I installed the same kind in my QS G4. A more simple/fast solution for me. Although I did replace the internal CD drive with a CD burner/drive.
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