>I'm planning on adding an internal CDRW drive to my minitower >StarMax. Should I buy a SCSI-2 or IDE drive? Any recommendations on >any particular brand or model?
I don't think it really matters, one benefit of SCSI perferals is that they don't put as much pressure on the processor as IDE ones do, but that is not really an issue since few people will risk working on other things while they're burning a CD. I've got a IDE Sony CRX140E in my 4000 and it runs perfectly. It also bootable if that is an issue. > >I purchased this computer used and the original owner had the power >supply replaced under warranty by a CompUSA service center. Is there >a way to tell if the replacement P/S conforms to the original >factory spec of 200 watts? > I would like to leave the original CD-ROM drive in place and add the CDRW in one of the other bays. Currently the machine has no PCI cards installed, however I am going to be adding ethernet. Will the 200 watt P/S be sufficient to power this configuration? I'm not sure what the power supply in my 4000 is rated at, but if it was replaced under warranty then It's a pretty safe bet it was a replaced with an identical supply. I have three PCI cards, my CDRW, and two HD's running right now, and I've got the fan on my Joecard. Craig -- StarMax is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... / Buy books, CDs, videos, and more from Amazon.com \ / <http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/redirect-home/lowendmac> \ Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> StarMax list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/starmax.html> 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/starmax%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Macintosh? Get free email and more at Applelinks! <http://www.applelinks.com>
