At 5:00 PM -0400 7/30/02, the pickle wrote: >At 13:38 -0700 on 30/07/02, catalina_eddie wrote: > >>Does anyone out there know if it's possible to use a CDRW with a Q 605? > >Yes, but only SCSI ones. > >>Is there any way to hook it up to USB? > >No. > >>If not, how high up the hardware hierarchy would I hafta go before I could? > >USB requires at least a PCI-based Power Mac or clone, but if you can find >someone who'll trade the USB burner for a SCSI one, you can use the 605. > >OWC may or may not still have their Toast 3.5.7 OEM version for $2 or so, but >it's worth checking: > >http://eshop.macsales.com/ > >You'll need some flavour of Toast to burn CDs on any Mac that doesn't support >Apple's Disc Burner software.
Note that with USB 1.x the highest speed you can use with a CDRW is about 6-8X. This is a limitation of USBs 12Mbit/s transfer rate. With my Q840AV I was able to handle an 8X drive (1.2MByte or 9.6Mbit/s). The simulation software mode showed I had enough headroom for at least twice that. -- Clark Martin Redwood City, CA, USA Macintosh / Internet Consulting [EMAIL PROTECTED] "I'm a designated driver on the Information Super Highway" -- Quadlist is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Enter To Win A | -- Canon PowerShot Digital Cameras start at $299 | Free iBook! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> Quadlist info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/quadlist.shtml> The FAQ: <http://macfaq.org/> 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/quadlist%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
