[G4] Dual Layer DVD Unit

[Anthony Kluck]

The second scenario you describe sounds like the most feasible. Thanks, 
Kunga!
Anthony

On May 29, 2005, at 9:26 PM, Kunga wrote:

> If you have two 5.25 slots put the 109 below your original. If the Zip 
> is in a 3.5 inch bay like they were for a while, then put the DVD-ROM 
> drive in a FW case for copying FROM and the 109 where the DVD-ROM is 
> now.
>
> k
>
> On May 29, 2005, at 8:51 PM, Anthony Kluck wrote:
>
>> This brings up a good point, for me especially; if I wanted to 
>> directly copy a DVD I already made, I would need the original DVD-ROM 
>> drive to play the disc, and the  burner to burn *to*... However, just 
>> looking at the front of *my* G4 I don't see another slot available (I 
>> have an IOMEGA zip drive, which I do use from time to time and would 
>> prefer not to remove if it is taking up the second slot). If I am on 
>> the right track and my G4 doesn't have another slot for an additional 
>> optical drive, could one easily do what STeve is saying and convert 
>> the drive to Firewire? OR, would it be smarter to change out the two 
>> optical drives, putting the burner in the tower, and use a Firewire 
>> DVD-ROM as the other "source" for copying (or, possibly, convert the 
>> existing DVD-ROM into a Firewire drive)?
>>
>> OH, here's another possibility...take the IOMEGA ZIP 100 out and 
>> install the second optical drive below the original one. Then would 
>> it be possible to convert the ZIP drive to a USB or Firewire unit?
>>
>
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