On Sep 19, 2011, at 7:05 PM, Tanner M wrote: > I believe that I've asked about this before, but never did get the answer I > was looking for… > First off, system specs. > > 867Mhz G4 Quicksilver > Running OS 9.2.2 only > NO OSX!!
Bah, that limits things greatly. > > I bought 16x dvd discs to burn some home movies. My Apple SuperDrive > supported dvd burning but only, apparently, up to 8x and couldn't recognize > 16x DVDs. I replaced the drive with an LG drive, but it didn't support apple > software burning so I couldn't even open iDVD. My questions are: > > 1. Is the ATA bus too slow to writer 16x with the Apple SuperDrive? If so, > are there any possible ways to get faster bus (I.E. 80 pin cables?) No, the drive is the limitation on this issue, althoug it should support burning at the lower speed on the higher-speed disks. The rating of the disk is the maximum supported speed; they should also work at all lower speeds on down to 1x. Are oyu positive they're the right flavor of disk (ie: DVD-R, not DVD+R ?) > 2. Is the Apple SuperDrive not capable of burning 16x? NO it's not. IIRC, (and you should be able to check this on Apple's stats database) these were a 4X burner. > 3. What respectable drive does support Apple Software burning(in OS 9 and 16x > speed)? MOre than likely none...16X drives postdate OS 9, I believe. > 4. If IDE is not fast enough for 16x burning, is there a SATA drive hooked up > to a SATA PCI card that will still support Apple Software burning? No, because there is no SATA support for OS 9. The answer to ALL of your problems is simple: Update to OS X 10.4 or 10.5. Under OS X the new drive WILL be recognized, if not natively then through PatchBurn. -- Bruce Johnson University of Arizona College of Pharmacy Information Technology Group Institutions do not have opinions, merely customs -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list
