My interest in SCSI is because my system is all SCSI.  I have never had an
IDE device in this sytem.

I'm leary about mixing SCSI and IDE devices.  The IDE DVD Writer will
compete with a CDROM and CDRW SCSI devices.  But only in the sense that
they all have to work together.  And I might use all of them through out
my day.

The ACARD idea allows me to keep all SCSI drivers.

Without ACARD, I'll end up introducing an IDE device in the mix.  I have
no idea whether or not an IDE DVD Writer would coexist peacefully on an
all SCSI system.  And whether or not RSJ will be able to use either the
DVD Writer or the CDRW drive without difficulty.

Would introducing the IDE also require some of DANI's drivers to make this
all work?  (W4 FP17)

Anyone having hard experience with such a setup, would be encouraged to
chime in and share their experiences.

Thanks,
Mark

In, on 11/24/05 
   at 05:35 PM, "Harry Travis" said:

>Spake Harry,

>The comparably priced (or cheaper) NEC and Sony /Benq are also well rated
>in tough tests.

>answering:
>        "Derek W. Keoughan"   ' message of:
>        11/24/05  at 08:45 AM,
>        About:Re: [OS2HW] SCSI DVD?
>On Mon, 21 Nov 2005 13:53:33 -0500, Don{ald} O. Woodall wrote:

>>In , on
11/21/2005  >  
>at 12:31 PM, mwizard99{at}comcast.net said:
>>
>>Hi Mark
>>
>>>Anyone,
>>
>>>If you have a SCSI DVD writer (internal or external) on your Warp/eCS
>>>system would you please respond with some thoughts on... >
>>     I don't think such a thing as a SCSI DVD drive exists.

>I'll second that - not a recorder, anyway, and almost certainly not one
>that supports dual-layer (9GB) DVD's, or all the formats out there.

>For the C$60 price tag, get yourself an LG DVD+-RW drive that supports
>DVD+R, DVD-R, DVD+RW, DVD-RAM, CD-R, CD-RW, and just about anything
>else... including dual-layer (which is still really expensive, per
>disc).

>There's little gained from "going SCSI", anyway - even the fastest DVD
>drive will still function at top-speed with a lowly ATA-33 ribbon
>cable, and most use some form of DMA to keep CPU usage down, much like
>SCSI.

>Pioneer used to make some really cool slot-load DVD-ROM drives, but
>those have all but disappeared.  I've never seen a SCSI writer.

>As for software, the CDRECORD and DVDDAO software available on Hobbes
>works just fine - I just deployed a new eCS 1.2 system yesterday for a
>doctor's office that uses it for backing up their patient records every
>day.  MUCH faster than tape, and more reliable, since the media can be
>read on any DVD drive, not just a tape drive, and there's no special
>software required.


>Donald:

>>     I have not yet been able to blank a CD-RW disc.

>Have you tried "choking down" the speed of the drive on the command
>line?  Many RW discs are only 4x unless specified as "high-speed",
>which are usually 10x or more...  set the speed to 4x and try it again.



>Hope this helps!

>-Derek



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