SATA dvd burner


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Hey guys I'm getting a new computer (just ordered the parts) and I had to get a SATA dvd burner as apparently most motherboards these days only support one IDE drive. Well I remember reading a few times that Linux tends to have trouble with using SATA drives but I recall them usually being hard drives. Does anyone know anything about support for dvd burners? The model is Samsung SH-S203N. Any help is appreciated :)

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...as apparently most motherboards these days only support one IDE drive...

you mean one channel - therefore two IDE drives are supported.

anyway, just try to use the latest kernel for your distro - it should include enough support for your burner...

also, (regularly) check for firmware updates here: http://www.samsungodd.com/

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Apparently the motherboard I bought has a slightly bad layout making it hard to link two IDE drives onto one cable so it's out of the question anyway. Thanks for the correction and link though.

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Hey guys I'm getting a new computer (just ordered the parts) and I had to get a SATA dvd burner as apparently most motherboards these days only support one IDE drive. Well I remember reading a few times that Linux tends to have trouble with using SATA drives but I recall them usually being hard drives. Does anyone know anything about support for dvd burners? The model is Samsung SH-S203N. Any help is appreciated :)

About the SATA Harddrive under Linux. My HD is a SATA and I haven't had any problems with it.

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SATA is still IDE, just a different interface. The only issue I know of was with early SATA motherboards that used a seperate third party chip for the controller, and thus needed drivers. This affected Windows as well. Now that SATA is supported natively by the chipset is should be completely transparent to the OS.

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Thanks everyone. Now I'm just wondering how well Lightscribe is going to work. I've gotten a program to try using. Anyone have experience with it? Also a couple other questions about Lightscribe. Are there specific discs you need to use? Also, can you put a label onto a disc that already has a written label (with a cd pen)?

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Thanks everyone. Now I'm just wondering how well Lightscribe is going to work. I've gotten a program to try using. Anyone have experience with it? Also a couple other questions about Lightscribe. Are there specific discs you need to use? Also, can you put a label onto a disc that already has a written label (with a cd pen)?

You will need a special "Lightscribe" disk, such as http://www.pcwb.com/catalogue/item/VER43576?cidp=Froogle

You can probably get them cheaper, but it gives you something to look for ;).

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Keep in mind those are DVD+R's, which you will find are a pain in the butt when it comes to compatibility.

Whenever you get DVD's, make sure you get DVD-R's.

Some people might disagree, but take a DVD+R full of pictures to a printing kiosk (for example), and it's not gonna happen.

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