On 31/5/02 12:35 am, "Van Turner" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I have had more trouble out of a USB cd burner than I ever have out of any > extrernal SCSI device. Apparently, the little Iomega ZipCD 650 USB wants to > be connected directly to the machine (PM 7500/Sonnet 450 G3) and not to the > Belkin 4 port hub. I keep getting "The connection became unstable" errors > about 3 minutes into the burn. I record cassettes to the hard drive (18GB > 7200RPM Quantum SCSI) and them burn them to disc. Three coasters in a row! > My old 540MB external SCSI LaCie HD NEVER gave me any trouble on the old > LC475. Neither did the old external SCSI 3x NEC CD ROM drive. > I have an Epson printer, a Kodak camera, a Microtek scanner and that hateful > Iomega burner all connected to the hub which in turn is connected to a I/O > Gear KVM switch. The USB card is an Ariston. The computer actually slows > down when I hit the switch to use the devices on my machine. And the Iomega > is the only thing turned ON! Driver issue, maybe? I use Toast Titanium to > burn. All of the iTunes extensions are disabled. > Before I decide to use the CD burner for target practice, can anyone tell me > if they've had bad experience with SCSI burners? > Or is FireWire the way to go? > The best USB CD burners will normally do is x4, but you are using a USB card not built in USB. Here I find the PCI bus in older Power Macs, pre G3, is slow and can cause intermittent or consistent failure. Printers work fine, but CD burners and scanners, no. SCSI is ideal, never a problem. I use SCSI on my G3 upgraded 7600, no problems with a Lacie burner, Microtek scanner, Polaroid slide scanner, zip, external HD. Steve Bell -- PCI-PowerMacs is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Sonnet & PowerLogix Upgrades - start at $169 | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> PCI-PowerMacs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/pci-powermacs.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive:<http://www.mail-archive.com/pci-powermacs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
