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<p>On Dec 26, 2010 3:27 PM, "Cornelis van Dijk" <<a href="mailto:cor.angela0@gmail.com">cor.angela0@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br>
> Thanks guys, good advice. But I am the type that tries to wring the<br>
> last drop of blood out of equipment. I am already surrounded by three<br>
> PC's not to mention two laptops in the basement. A complete upgrade<br>
> would probably mean a fourth PC and I have already trouble moving<br>
> around in my room.<br>
> <br>
> By the way, I can not remember the last time I had a HDD failure and I<br>
> use PC's nearly every day. I agree about the optical drives. A few<br>
> weeks ago my HP burner died, though it was probably at least five<br>
> years old.<br>
> <br>
> <br>
> On another note:<br>
> I recently got a Memorex USB burner with LightScribe capabilities, but<br>
> the Linux software for LightScribe is rather limited and the Nero<br>
> stuff (came with the drive) on my WindowsXP keeps pestering me about<br>
> upgrades, which I feel is a bait and switch maneuver. Anyone aware of<br>
> good Linux software for LightScribe other than that on the HP<br>
> LightScribe site?<br>
> TIA, Cor<br>
> <br>
> On 12/26/10, Calvin Harrigan <<a href="mailto:charriglists@bellsouth.net">charriglists@bellsouth.net</a>> wrote:<br>
>> On 12/25/2010 8:25 PM, John Mills wrote:<br>
>>><br>
>>> On Sat, 25 Dec 2010, Scott Castaline wrote:<br>
>>><br>
>>>> On 12/25/2010 06:20 PM, Cornelis van Dijk wrote:<br>
>>>>> Hello alers,<br>
>>> ...<br>
>>>>> ... For instance, one can hardly get a<br>
>>>>> motherboard that has IDE ports on it. Some may have only one. What to<br>
>>>>> do with my IDE harddrives. and dvd burners, let alone my SCSI<br>
>>>>> equipment? I have to get all SATA or USB? Even my 2006 Scott Mueller<br>
>>>>> book (Upgrading and Repairing PC's) is out of date. Are there<br>
>>>>> adapters for IDE to SATA for example. Is there anyone with similar<br>
>>>>> problems or is there a good site for old newbie's like me?<br>
>>> I bought a SATA<-> IDE in-line converter from Frys. It's intended to<br>
>>> occupy (hog?) one IDE port and provide one SATA drop, or vice-versa. I<br>
>>> haven't tried it yet. It plugs into the MB IDE port, or the drive's IDE<br>
>>> receptacle, with a SATA cable making up the other leg. There's a switch to<br>
>>> set directionality. The model I bought draws power from the MB on a small,<br>
>>> separate connector.<br>
>>><br>
>>> I'm walking the other side of this: newer drives with an old MB.<br>
>>><br>
>>> - Mills<br>
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>><br>
>> I've had good luck with the following:<br>
>> <a href="http://www.microcenter.com/single_product_results.phtml?product_id=0267067">http://www.microcenter.com/single_product_results.phtml?product_id=0267067</a><br>
>><br>
>> I have 3 of them on DVD burners in different machines, all work great.<br>
>> Have burnt dozens if not hundreds of DVDs through these adapters. Like<br>
>> you, during my last upgrade IDE ports were no more. I was quite partial<br>
>> to these NEC burners and wasn't willing to replace them just yet.<br>
>><br>
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