[KLUG Members] IDE cd burner

[Adam Tauno Williams]

>>>That's the way mine is setup, and it's no problem with burnproof! 
>>>Without burnproof, I wouldn't be able to do a CD to CD copy at
>>>anything faster than 8X.
>>Note that "BurnProof" _will_ slow down your recording, especially if
>>it happens repeatedly.
>Depends on how you look at it.  
>In my case, I cannot do a CD to CD copy at 12X, but it works fine at
>8X. A 12X copy with "BurnProof" turned on is faster than an 8X copy.
>So, in my case it speeds things up.
>"BurnProof" lets you burn as fast as your system can, which may be
>slower than the rated speed of the drive.

EXACTLY!  And my point is that bang-for-buck one needs to consider if spending
the extra danero for a fast burner gets you anything.  It depends entirely upon
the application,  if your going to be copying CD's and can't put the drive on
it's own channel then you might as well buy a slower drive.  If your creating
CD's from ISO images on a HD on a seperate channel, and your machine is
relatively robust,  then you get what your paying for.  

Can't you add a third IDE channel to a machine?

Are there any hdparm settings that can be used on CD-ROM drives?

<rant>System performance is more complicated than the speed ratings of each
individual component.  I've seen both individuals and companies waste
significant amounts of money on "upgrades" that accomplished nothing because
they didn't bother to examine the interrelations of the various subsystems,  but
viewed them as discrete entities.  I call this the "Best Buy" mentality,  Bob
probably refers to it as "The Gateway Syndrome". :) </rant>

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Grand Rapids, MI. 49505