How to Add Multiple CD Writers?

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George Emslie

Hi,
I want to add 2 more CD writers to my existing one. Do I just option the
other 2 as slave (the one installed is optioned slave off of my single hard
drive)?

The reason for this is I create thank you cd's as a wedding videographer for
clients and want to be able to write the same files *simultaneously* to all
3 cd writers. Do I need a 3rd party program? If so, any recommendations?

Thank you very much,
George
 
Hi;

Ever considered a dedicated, stand-alone, single usage cheaperoo 2nd pc for
your burning chores???? and "experimenting at will" on it if things warrant
it ever???
Don't even need Win2000 or XP in there.

One reasonably fast and large hard-drive, two fast "CDs"
Writer on Secondary channel as MASTER and alone on the channel.

At random:
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2 "burners" which is possible but not glitchless would even be faster than 3
on your current machine but you'd still expect "coasters" .

I'd put in a REGULAR 52 or 56x CD-Reader and a 52x WRITER.
Plugging each one (individually) on each of the 2 available "80 WIRED" IDE
cables/channels, plenty of ram ans a cheap vid.card, kb and mouse.
Nero v.6.0.xxx
Not Roxio.
CD-packet is only complete "twinning" involved.

CPU power: any available PIII or AMD Athlon over 1gig.

That gives you the option of duplicating existing "burns" for an extra copy
or two without transferring first to the hard disk.

Big runs would be from the hard disk as routine.

That's all... unless your going at it on a grandest scale.

Suggestion is made before you spoil an otherwise very decent XP installation
so much that you end up not having enough time to fetch new customers.

You'll be fiddling with drivers galore, hi and lo end filters, synchronizing
and other surprises.

Most likely that you are often ouputting to mini-cds as I don't expect most
albums to hit their size limit.
Get your concentration-hat on and load them up as fast as they come like
every 30 seconds or so.

Side note:
Keep an empty drive bay or two between the active units.
The reason will become apparent very soon.

Miley
 
Hi;
Re: previous should have read in second paragraph: a regular CD/"DVD" Reader
not a CD-"Reader" as stated.

Mikey
 
Thanks Mikey. I have my third pc exactly for that reason (with XP).

Thanks for your help!!!!

George
 
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