On my 7300/180, I thought my SCSI LaCie 6x4x16x was slow at burning CDs !! It usually takes around 45 minutes at 2x and 30 minutes at 4x. I cannot successfully burn at 6x.
-- va Eugene Gierson wrote: > > On my 8600/G3 450, using sys 8.6, i have a cheepo firewire card > (don't remember where i got it or what brand it is.) > The Lite-On mechanism in my 24x10x40 firewire cd burner is known to > be a coaster maker -- in spite of having BurnProof. > www.AccelerateYourMac.com has lots of info re burners. > My burner burns fast, but takes a veeeery long time to get ready to > burn, and to finish. I find that it is best to leave the computer > for an hour or two after i start a burn. > Also, i only start a burn after a fresh restart, no other > applications (except simple text,, dont ask, it is a long story) running. > I believe the firewire cd burner would work better if the case had > an Oxford-911 chip. > Also, i believe that the choice of cd blanks has an influence on > whether or not a coaster is created. > HTH > > Anna: -- : - ) - Vern Andrews - - - - - Oregon Trail Descendant < mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > ~~~ < mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Andrews Research & Education ~~ http://www.angelfire.com/ca2/VernAndrews/ http://members.fortunecity.com/vernandrews/indexresearch01.html -- 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
