No Problem Hal. It will work find that way. Check out the new version of the hack that lets you keep you core in the case and only involves unscrewing and rescrewing 12 screws. <http://homepage.mac.com/tracer302/bluecube/PhotoAlbum32.html> DVR-105 $149 at Staples.com I picked up a double male connector and a long Y splitter at Fry's today for $3. I'm going to use the double male to just add one of many flat IDE cables I have laying around for just 12 inches more or maybe the whole 18 inches if it will still work. The Y Splitter is the kind that daisy chains from the male to a first female and then continues on to a second female with a second set of lines running out of the first female to the second. So without the first female connected it is an 18" single power extension cable. I couldn't find a round IDE extension cable there like what we've found online. I have so many flat ones laying around that I don't see the point of going that way if I can get it to work with one of these. I also bought a new "Cendyne" 16x DVD-ROM, 48x24x48x CD-RW drive at Fry's for $70 after $30 rebate. I will test that drive to see if our Cubes see it. It's a SAMSUNG model SM-348. I have two cubes. So I want to be able to have them both use external burners with your hack. Will let you know how it goes. On Sunday, February 16, 2003, at 10:21 AM, Hal wrote: > It's also at Staples.com for $239 with a $50 mail-in rebate and a $40 > online coupon. That brings the price to $150. Has anyone used this > drive in an external firewire enclosure? > > I'm not interested in doing the internal/external hack, but I'd like a > Firewire burner. I just want to make sure that this drive will work > with Toast and OSX burning apps. > > -Hal > > On Saturday, February 15, 2003, at 09:17 AM, Bill Fox wrote: > >> It appears that Staples has them this weekend for $189 after a mail >> in rebate. >> >> On Saturday, February 15, 2003, at 10:21 AM, Thubten Kunga wrote: >> >>> It's on the Outpost site Item # 535764 >>> >>> IDE Cendyne Internal 4x DVD-R/-RW >>> Black Bezel >>> Internal DVD Recorders Same Day $299.99 « Buy >>> >>> For $179 after $30 mail-in rebate you have to go to the store.