Recommend CD RW drive for Retrospect Express Mac
Sorry to bother the list with this, but I need some recommendations for a CDR or CDRW SCSI drive that works with Retrospect Express on a mac. I checked the supported devices list on the Dantz site but unfortunately it doesn't really help since (for example) QPS (make of the Que drive) seem to be using totally different part numbers than what Dantz is using. Either that or Dantz doesn't support any currently shipping QPS drives... Or, for example if I look in the MacWarehouse or APS catalogs they don't specify part numbers or OEM mechanism part numbers so I have no idea how to reference that item with what's on the approved list. Anyway... this is for a 7100/80 so I'm stuck with SCSI (no nubus USB or Firewire cards). I'm interested in the QPS CD-RW 6x4x24, external SCSI or APS CD-RW 8x8x24 SCSI Pro2 but don't know if either one works with Retro Express... and I'm totally open to any suggestions even if these do work with it. Thanks in advance, -Greg Morin -- Gregory Morin, Ph.D. ~~~Research Director~~ Seachem Laboratories, Inc. www.seachem.com 888-SEACHEM ~ -- -- To subscribe:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Archives:http://list.working-dogs.com/lists/retro-talk/ For urgent issues, please contact Dantz technical support directly at [EMAIL PROTECTED] or 925.253.3050.
Re: Recommend CD RW drive for Retrospect Express Mac
op 02-11-2000 21:17 schreef Greg Morin op [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Sorry to bother the list with this, but I need some recommendations for a CDR or CDRW SCSI drive that works with Retrospect Express on a mac. I checked the supported devices list on the Dantz site but unfortunately it doesn't really help since (for example) QPS (make of the Que drive) seem to be using totally different part numbers than what Dantz is using. Either that or Dantz doesn't support any currently shipping QPS drives... Or, for example if I look in the MacWarehouse or APS catalogs they don't specify part numbers or OEM mechanism part numbers so I have no idea how to reference that item with what's on the approved list. Anyway... this is for a 7100/80 so I'm stuck with SCSI (no nubus USB or Firewire cards). I'm interested in the QPS CD-RW 6x4x24, external SCSI or APS CD-RW 8x8x24 SCSI Pro2 but don't know if either one works with Retro Express... and I'm totally open to any suggestions even if these do work with it. Thanks in advance, -Greg Morin I have a scsi PLEXTOR 12/4/32 and it works perfect with Retrospect. -- Jan Peelaerts Wochterberg 33 2200 Herentals tel. 014/74 -- -- To subscribe:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Archives:http://list.working-dogs.com/lists/retro-talk/ For urgent issues, please contact Dantz technical support directly at [EMAIL PROTECTED] or 925.253.3050.
Re: Recommend CD RW drive for Retrospect Express Mac
Greg Morin [EMAIL PROTECTED] asked: Sorry to bother the list with this, but I need some recommendations for a CDR or CDRW SCSI drive that works with Retrospect Express on a mac. I recently bought an external SCSI Yamaha CDRW 8824. It works just fine with Retrospect Express 4.3. It also does a good job of burning music CDRs (50 so far, with only one coaster). I recommend it highly. If you get this model, be sure to update the version of toast that comes with it, and also run the firmware update from Yamaha. Gordon Vickrey mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] -- -- To subscribe:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Archives:http://list.working-dogs.com/lists/retro-talk/ For urgent issues, please contact Dantz technical support directly at [EMAIL PROTECTED] or 925.253.3050.
Re: Recommend CD RW drive for Retrospect Express Mac
Just a note: I believe APS uses the Yamaha mechanism as well. Greg Morin [EMAIL PROTECTED] asked: Sorry to bother the list with this, but I need some recommendations for a CDR or CDRW SCSI drive that works with Retrospect Express on a mac. I recently bought an external SCSI Yamaha CDRW 8824. It works just fine with Retrospect Express 4.3. It also does a good job of burning music CDRs (50 so far, with only one coaster). I recommend it highly. If you get this model, be sure to update the version of toast that comes with it, and also run the firmware update from Yamaha. Gordon Vickrey mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] -- -- To subscribe:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Archives:http://list.working-dogs.com/lists/retro-talk/ For urgent issues, please contact Dantz technical support directly at [EMAIL PROTECTED] or 925.253.3050.
Re: Recommend CD RW drive for Retrospect Express Mac
I'm using a Plextor 12/4/32 with good results. on 11/2/00 1:51 PM, Jan Peelaerts at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I have a scsi PLEXTOR 12/4/32 and it works perfect with Retrospect. -- Jan Peelaerts Wochterberg 33 2200 Herentals tel. 014/74 -- -- To subscribe:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Archives:http://list.working-dogs.com/lists/retro-talk/ For urgent issues, please contact Dantz technical support directly at [EMAIL PROTECTED] or 925.253.3050.
RE:Yamaha CD-RW 6416
A while back, I read Yamaha had released a beta firmware update that fixed this drive's incompatibility with Retrospect. Does anyone have an update on that beta's progress? Anyone having trouble after applying the beta? So far, it's worked flawlessly on my 7600/120. I was having serious trouble with Retrospect backups before installing the updated driver. Peter Hornby Laguna Beach/CA -- -- To subscribe:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Archives:http://list.working-dogs.com/lists/retro-talk/ Problems?: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Keeping a CD-R/CD-RW in the tray
I thought I read somewhere where you should not leave your CD in your burner when not in use. Has anyone ever heard that? If so, what is the reason? Since I only use it for daily backup it would be much easier to just let the disk stay there. Your thoughts please. -- - Bruce Haig Explorers of the West Sketchbook Project New address: http://www.ourheritage.net Historical Research Centre * 1115 - 8 Ave. S. * Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada T1J 1P7 - -- -- To subscribe:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Archives:http://list.working-dogs.com/lists/retro-talk/ Problems?: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: CD-RW
Eric, Retrospect Macintosh does not yet support the Plextor PX-W8432Ti (I think this is what you're referring to; there's no such thing as an 843Ti) as a FireWire device. We'd like to in the future, though. Unfortunately I don't have any approximate date of support... Matthew Tevenan Technical Support Specialist Dantz Development Corporation 925.253.3050 [EMAIL PROTECTED] From: Eric Prentice [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: "retro-talk" [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Sat, 11 Mar 2000 04:16:23 -0800 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: CD-RW I'm sure this has been covered but I didn't see a way to access the past messages. I just installed 4.2 and I have a Plextor PX-W843Ti CD-RW FireWire drive from FantomDrives. I'm wondering what I need to do to allow Retrospect to backup to this drive. Anyone have any insight for me? Eric -- Dr. Bott LLC | http://www.drbott.com/ Visit my MacTips! | http://www.themacintoshguy.com/ ListMom| http://www.themacintoshguy.com/lists/ -- -- To subscribe:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Archives:http://list.working-dogs.com/lists/retro-talk/ Problems?: [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- -- To subscribe:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Archives:http://list.working-dogs.com/lists/retro-talk/ Problems?: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Yamaha 6416 CD-RW: How?
I installed the new ROM code for my Yamaha 6416 CD-RW. Retrospect does not see the drive, though (says "Can't find any SCSI disc storage devices"). Do I need to upgrade my Retrospect? I am using Retrospect 4.0 and Retrospect 4.0 Driver Update version 1.4. -- -- To subscribe:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Archives:http://list.working-dogs.com/lists/retro-talk/ Problems?: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
RE: Retrospect and Yamaha 6416S CD-RW drive
I don't mean to beat a dead horse, but I too have heard from Yamaha (Tom Bailey, 1/31/2000) that "Dantz Software is testing the firmware update." Unless I missed something Neither Matthew Tevenan nor other Dantz spokesperson has indicated this to be the case. Of course they haven't said it's BS either. I guess I'd like to ask if Dantz can indicate if there's any truth to the statement made by Tom Bailey. Even if Dantz isn't responsible for the performance of the drive, has Yamaha provided a firmware update for testing? Brooks Peters(301) 227-1243 (voice) NSWC - Carderock Division(301) 227-5930 (fax) Code 5500 (Bldg. 18, Rm. 127)mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] 9500 MacArthur Blvd. West Bethesda, MD 20817-5700 -- From: Matthew Tevenan Reply To: retro-talk Sent: Monday, February 14, 2000 11:33 AM To: retro-talk Subject: Re: Retrospect and Yamaha 6416S CD-RW drive Moe, Dantz has verified that there is a bug in the firmware of the Yamaha 6416 CD-RW drive. While we have notified Yamaha of this bug, until Yamaha releases a fix for this problem, we can no longer officially support backup to the Yamaha 6416 CD-RW drive with Retrospect or Retrospect Express. The bug will cause the drive to intermittently return error 100 (illegal command) when used with Retrospect on slower Macintosh and PC models. We have some suggestions to try to work around this problem: use a faster backup computer if there is one available, or try to increase the data rate by disabling software compression and minimizing external activity during backup. Though you can make Retrospect recognize this drive by purchasing an upgrade to Retrospect 4.2, you may see the error when backing up to this drive on your Mac. The only computers I have not seen this error occur on are Power Mac G3s and G4s, though even these fast machines are not guaranteed to work correctly with the drive. We apologize for the inconvenience this may cause you. You have been added to our list of customers with this problem and will be notified when newer firmware from Yamaha is available. We're hoping to receive a resolution to this soon! Regards, Matthew Tevenan Technical Support Specialist Dantz Development Corporation 925.253.3050 [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- -- To subscribe:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Archives:http://list.working-dogs.com/lists/retro-talk/ Problems?: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Retrospect and Yamaha 6416S CD-RW drive
Moe, Dantz has verified that there is a bug in the firmware of the Yamaha 6416 CD-RW drive. While we have notified Yamaha of this bug, until Yamaha releases a fix for this problem, we can no longer officially support backup to the Yamaha 6416 CD-RW drive with Retrospect or Retrospect Express. The bug will cause the drive to intermittently return error 100 (illegal command) when used with Retrospect on slower Macintosh and PC models. We have some suggestions to try to work around this problem: use a faster backup computer if there is one available, or try to increase the data rate by disabling software compression and minimizing external activity during backup. Though you can make Retrospect recognize this drive by purchasing an upgrade to Retrospect 4.2, you may see the error when backing up to this drive on your Mac. The only computers I have not seen this error occur on are Power Mac G3s and G4s, though even these fast machines are not guaranteed to work correctly with the drive. We apologize for the inconvenience this may cause you. You have been added to our list of customers with this problem and will be notified when newer firmware from Yamaha is available. We're hoping to receive a resolution to this soon! Regards, Matthew Tevenan Technical Support Specialist Dantz Development Corporation 925.253.3050 [EMAIL PROTECTED] From: Moe Rubenzahl [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: "retro-talk" [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Sat, 12 Feb 2000 21:03:24 -0800 To: retro-talk [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Retrospect and Yamaha 6416S CD-RW drive Retrospect 4.0 won't back up to my new Yamaha 6416S CD-RW drive (1.0c firmware). It does not even see the drive. I have: - checked for newer ROM software from Yamaha - gotten the latest (and last) driver update (14) from Dantz Dantz's support folks say no version of Retrospect works with this drive; but they are working on it. So my question is: Is it really this hopeless? Anyone have any workaround? I'll gladly update my Retrospect 4.0 if it will help. If not -- any other way to backup to this CD-RW other than backing up to a disk file and then using Toast to copy the file to CD? -- -- To subscribe:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Archives:http://list.working-dogs.com/lists/retro-talk/ Problems?: [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- -- To subscribe:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Archives:http://list.working-dogs.com/lists/retro-talk/ Problems?: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Retrospect and Yamaha 6416S CD-RW drive
At 21:03 -0800 2/12/00, Moe Rubenzahl wrote: Retrospect 4.0 won't back up to my new Yamaha 6416S CD-RW drive (1.0c firmware). It does not even see the drive. I have: - checked for newer ROM software from Yamaha - gotten the latest (and last) driver update (14) from Dantz Dantz's support folks say no version of Retrospect works with this drive; but they are working on it. So my question is: Is it really this hopeless? Anyone have any workaround? I'll gladly update my Retrospect 4.0 if it will help. If not -- any other way to backup to this CD-RW other than backing up to a disk file and then using Toast to copy the file to CD? recently seen on this list: At 21:08 -0500 1/28/00, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Fri, 28 Jan 2000 21:08:27 EST Subject: Re: 6416 Yamaha again :-( To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] I wrote to Yamaha and got this response: We have known of this bug and have provided Dantz with a beta firmware that they have confirmed solves this issue. We expect to have it posted on our web site in the next few weeks. Regards, Criag -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] Ben Liberman -- -- -- To subscribe:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Archives:http://list.working-dogs.com/lists/retro-talk/ Problems?: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: CD-RW Does it make a difference which Mac you have?
On 24/1/00 4:46 PM, Bruce Haig [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: The name and number of that mechanism would sure be a help. Hopefully there is a master list somewhere in this big wide world. Have a look at; http://www.fadden.com/cdrfaq/ Cheers, Malcolm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Information Alchemy Pty Ltd ACN 089 239 305 Canberra, Australia Malcolm McLeary Mobile: 0412 636 086 Managing DirectorEmail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] This message was sent using Claris Emailer 2.0v3 for Macintosh. -- -- To subscribe:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Archives:http://list.working-dogs.com/lists/retro-talk/ Problems?: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: QUERY: CD-RW Yamaha S6416 mechanism problems??
Regarding the Yamaha 6416 CD-RW - I also have one of these. And, yes, I'm having troubles as well. I can see that it is revision number 1.0c. The question is: do I get a new CD-RW or is a real fix imminent? ___ Leonard Bergson rhinography 225 Varick Street New York, NY 10014 Tel.212 647-9000 eMail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] From: Matthew Tevenan [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: "retro-talk" [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Mon, 24 Jan 2000 08:06:18 -0800 To: retro-talk [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: QUERY: CD-RW Yamaha S6416 mechanism problems?? Greg, Dantz has verified that there is a bug in the firmware of the Yamaha 6416 CD-RW drive. While we have notified Yamaha of this bug, until we are apprised of a solution to this problem, we can no longer officially support backup to the Yamaha 6416 CD-RW drive with Retrospect or Retrospect Express. The bug will cause the drive to intermittently return error 100 (illegal command) when used with Retrospect on slower Macintosh and PC models. We have some suggestions to try to work around this problem: use a faster backup computer if there is one available, or try to increase the data rate by disabling software compression and minimizing external activity during backup. In Windows, you can also try disabling auto-insert notification. Though Retrospect will recognize and load a driver for this device, you may see the error when backing up to this drive on your computer. The only computers I have not seen this error occur on are Power Mac G3s and G4s or very fast Pentiums, though even these fast machines are not guaranteed to work correctly with the drive. Please call us directly if you have any further questions. Regards, Matthew Tevenan Technical Support Specialist Dantz Development Corporation 925.253.3050 [EMAIL PROTECTED] From: "Greg Jewett" [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: "retro-talk" [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Mon, 24 Jan 2000 06:42:06 -0800 To: "retro-talk" [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: QUERY: CD-RW Yamaha S6416 mechanism problems?? Can anyone let me know why Yamaha S6416 mechanism would not be recommended? I just purchased recently a Yamaha S6416 drive for my Macintosh. To date, I have no problems with the drive, with the exception of a ISO9660 burn that failed to verify, but burned just fine. What problems has the list heard about that drive, or experienced? I would be very interested! :/ ...Greg Be very careful. I have an APS drive that doesn't work well with Retrospect at all. Avoid Yamaha S6416 mechanisms, which APS has used in the past. Be sure to check the list of qualified drive mechanisms on the Dantz web site. Phil Geller WorkingMacs - * Think Different * - Greg Jewett, Server/Project Engineer Phone: (512) 996-4257 Motorola IT Department Pager: (800) 478-4034 Parmer Lane - IT DepartmentePage: [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- -- To subscribe:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Archives:http://list.working-dogs.com/lists/retro-talk/ Problems?: [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- -- To subscribe:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Archives:http://list.working-dogs.com/lists/retro-talk/ Problems?: [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- -- To subscribe:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Archives:http://list.working-dogs.com/lists/retro-talk/ Problems?: [EMAIL PROTECTED]