Lite-ON burner..

LiteOn makes decent equipment. You should be happy with that drive.

Is there a reason you are looking at IDE over SATA? Just curious.
 
Drives..

I guess I am just more used to dealing with IDE. I am really new to SATA on my new system. (The hard drive is SATA) The plugs are somewhat loose fitting and can come lose if bumped.

I think for now, I will stick with IDE for my CD drives. I'm more comfortable with them. I know it is slower transfer rates, but I don't mind.

Scott
 
f-16 said:
I guess I am just more used to dealing with IDE. I am really new to SATA on my new system. (The hard drive is SATA) The plugs are somewhat loose fitting and can come lose if bumped.

I think for now, I will stick with IDE for my CD drives. I'm more comfortable with them. I know it is slower transfer rates, but I don't mind.

Scott
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No problem. I was just wondering what your thoughts were. For CD/DVD drives, you won't get any speed increase by going to the SATA connection. The SATA protocol allows for more bandwidth/higher speeds, but the disc drives won't be able to take advantage of it anyway.

As for the connectors being loose fitting, you can get SATA cables with locking spring clips on them. Even the cables I have used without them can still be a pain to remove. :) I will grant that there is more inherent friction in an IDE connection than a SATA connection though. But, how often do you fuss around inside your case while the system is running?

Enjoy the new drive!
 
As long as you don't have a need for utilizing multiple CD/DVD drives at the same time then IDE is fine, the limitation to having two devices on a single IDE cable really becomes apparent when you try to copy a CD to another CD, or from a CD to the hard drive (if the HD was also IDE).
 
[-0MEGA-];1213755 said:
As long as you don't have a need for utilizing multiple CD/DVD drives at the same time then IDE is fine, the limitation to having two devices on a single IDE cable really becomes apparent when you try to copy a CD to another CD, or from a CD to the hard drive (if the HD was also IDE).
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Good point.

On that note, if you can install the drive on its own IDE bus, do so. If you must have it share with a hard drive, make sure your hard drive is set to be the Master.
 
StrangleHold said:
I dont use Liteon drives anymore, with the newer ones, started having a problem with the door opening belt breaking in a short period of time. Switched to LG drives and havent had any problems since.
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Eww...they are belt driven now? I thought they were still direct drive.

I've had several LG drives too. Very nice. If you don't mind spending 4-5 times as much, you could pick up their BD/HD-DVD ready CD/DVD writer for under $100 now. It's been working quite well for me.

OEM - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827136154

Retail - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827136133
 
Dont really know what the deal was with the belts. When I removed the broke belts they didnt seem to have much, what would be the right word ( elasticity). You could just slightly stretch it and it would snap.

Just tossed most of them, but beleive it or not a couple are still working with small rubber bands from my daughter hair kit:P. Liteon must have made some drives for Sony too, broke down some Sony drives and they are identical inside.
 
StrangleHold said:
Dont really know what the deal was with the belts. When I removed the broke belts they didnt seem to have much, what would be the right word ( elasticity). You could just slightly stretch it and it would snap.
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No, drive bands (meaning one that will drive something) are not supposed to have elasticity. If they are brittle and breaking, they are drying out and need replacement. You can find replacements for them. It's not a huge deal to replace, but if this is happening on new drive...sheesh - horrible!



Just tossed most of them, but beleive it or not a couple are still working with small rubber bands from my daughter hair kit:P. Liteon must have made some drives for Sony too, broke down some Sony drives and they are identical inside.
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Yeah, the rubber bands will work fine for just opening and closing the door. Do NOT use rubber bands for replacements on anything that requires a direct energy transfer (i.e. the spindle drive - if it isn't direct). Rubber bands will stretch and not transfer the energy in a consistent, linear fashion.
 
SATA is easier and more flexible depending on the number of SATA connectors on your board. IDE is done in master/slave pairs with most boards supporting no more than two pairs. With SATA you simply connect each device to a different connector. No jumpers, no fuss no interrupt conflicts. Either interface is many times faster than the transfer rate of an optical drive so performance isn't a factor. Just convenience and flexibility.

If I'm not mistaken, all PC optical drives are made by Lite-On so the brand is immaterial. All brands are the same in terms of quality for that reason.
 
fmw said:
If I'm not mistaken, all PC optical drives are made by Lite-On so the brand is immaterial. All brands are the same in terms of quality for that reason.
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In any case, no. Lite-On does make their own drives just like most other brands make their own drives. LG, Toshiba/Samsung (TSSCorp), Sony, Pioneer all make their own equipment for example.

One component that is made by just a few companies is the laser diode - especially in the case of the the 405nm Blu-ray diodes.

Quality can vary greatly between brands.
 
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