Re: Thinkpad 770ED and CD-RW/ DAE / Travelstar

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From: Bill Morrow (penzance_at_gate.net)
Date: Wed May 10 2000 - 17:36:05 EDT

not the one i have..
i wonder if the power in the USB cable is capable of supporting a CD-RW..?

R Briganti wrote:

> Bill -
>
> Do the USB CDRs get their power from the USB?
>
> Bob
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Bill Morrow" <penzance_at_gate.net>
> To: "J. Williams" <williams_at_u.washington.edu>
> Cc: <ThinkPad_at_cs.utk.edu>
> Sent: Wednesday, May 10, 2000 14:43
> Subject: Re: Thinkpad 770ED and CD-RW/ DAE / Travelstar
>
> > FWIW, there are USB CD-RW's available..
> > Sony makes one.. i got one to experiment with, but have not had time..
> > and i sold my 600E..
> > which leaves my 770Z..
> > the sony does not support w2k.. yet..
> >
> > "J. Williams" wrote:
> >
> > > Hi,
> > >
> > > I'm about ready to buy a CD-RW for my 770ED. I have an Adaptec 1480a
> > > (cardbus). I also have the new 25G Travelstar in it as well as the
> > > standard 8G.
> > >
> > > What maximum writing speeds can I expect see with this
> > > configuration (with either drive)?
> > >
> > > Also, the 25G drive seems quite a bit louder than the standard 8G. Is
> this
> > > normal? (Some times like a clunking sound)
> > >
> > > Finally, when doing Digital Audio Extraction (DAE) with the internal DVD
> I
> > > keep getting errors at 20 minutes 37 seconds. Is this common and is
> > > there any way to correct this? I'm thinking about getting a Plextor
> since
> > > they have a good reputation for DAE. Any opinions?
> > >
> > > Thanks, John
> >
> > --
> > Happy trails...
> >
> > ** Bill Morrow ** :-)
> > WEB page http://thinkpads.com
> > e-mail: bill_at_thinkpads.com, penzance_at_gate.net
> >
> >
> > 

--
Happy trails...

** Bill Morrow **   :-)
WEB page http://thinkpads.com
e-mail: bill_at_thinkpads.com, penzance_at_gate.net

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