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Old 03-01-2003, 09:12 AM   #1
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CDRW on old PC

Is it possible to run a CDRW with a 133 mHz Pentium? This would be an internal IDE device. Anybody doing this?

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Old 03-01-2003, 09:23 AM   #2
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Should work, just will not be able to burn any faster than the machine can supply the data to it.
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Old 03-01-2003, 10:01 AM   #3
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The problem is going to be finding burning software that wil install on that weak a machine, I wouldn't try to burn any faster than 4x unless it's a burnproof drive.
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Thanks for the responses. I don't need the CDRW device to burn at maximum advertised rates. I'm more worried about the unit providing a reliable writing operation. As for burn software I some system requirement specs allowing W98 with 32 to 64 MB RAM. I have 96 MB.
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