[G4] Dual Layer DVD Unit

[Kunga]

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?
>