[G4] 8X burns VS. 16X burns

[Kevin Willis]

On Jul 16, 2005, at 5:57 PM, Daniel Brieck Jr. wrote:

> Read here to find out about the 40 vs. 80 pin IDE / ATA cables...
>
> It is all about shielding apparently so yes they still have 40  
> wires that transfer data...
>
> http://www.storagereview.com/guide2000/ref/hdd/if/ide/confCable80.html
>
> So the mac might have already had a 80 wire cable in it? If you are  
> wondering what might be the limit to 16X burns it might be the  
> actual ATA bus in the G4. Which I believe is an ATA 33 controller  
> for most G4's.  Again another situation where a faster ATA PCI card  
> would be useful.
>
> Daniel J. Brieck Jr.
>
>

I thought about a PCI card, but I wonder if it is worth the money to  
shave a couple of minutes off a DVD burn.  Right now I am at around 8  
minutes.  I don't reckon that is too bad.  It is better than the 14  
or 15 minutes that I was used to.  Maybe if I can find a card for the  
right price...

Thanks,

Kevin