Topic: ok you tech wizards, step inside :)

[F.O.Bean]

ok, just got a nice iomega external super dvd writer, well, its usb 2.0 compatible, my desktop has usb 1.0 and it takes me an hr to burn a dvd

so my question is, how easy is it to put a usb 2.0 card in my HP Pavilion 750n

i can get the crad for under 10 bux, so id like to do it really soon folks

thanks in advance,
  bean

[fozzy]

should be pretty much plug and play assuming you have win2k or XP and an empty pci slot

[BJ]

its a snap...provided you have an extra pci slot on the back of your comp....it should just slide in...close up the comp..turn it on.and let windows recognize the device..it will ask you if you want to search for drivers or use provided(cd)....make your choice..let the dirvers install...and then you are done!

[dnsacks]

why not return the external burner and get an internal -- just about as easy to replace your internal cdrom with a dvd burner (and you'd save some coin)

[BJ]

why not return the external burner and get an internal -- just about as easy to replace your internal cdrom with a dvd burner (and you'd save some coin)

yes..BUT..if you are doing multiple shows on the road..and have a laptop..this would be great for backups....I am thinking hard about an external....just cant make up my mind...65$ for internal(newegg) is SCHWEET!

[dnsacks]

SLIGHTLY more advanced, but putting an internal drive into an enclosure would make it an external and generally, internal + enclosure are less than the price of an external (newegg will ahve the goods)

[BJ]

how do you hook it up to the comp after that...is there a way to convert the plug to usb 2.0??  and what about power...I have never thought about encasing an internal.....my interest is peaked now.... +T

[dnsacks]

the enclosure will a) provide an interface that will convert the ide to usb2 (or firewire) and will generally supply power via a wallwart (that's how my 3.5" enclosure powers my ide hard drive) -- all external drives generally consist of is a standard internal drive encased in a branded enclosure.

[seedee_oner]

there's a thread about internal drives in encloures over at cdfreaks:
http://club.cdfreaks.com/showthread.php?t=119149

well, there's plenty of threads about it, but that's a good starting point

[BJ]

there's a thread about internal drives in encloures over at cdfreaks:
http://club.cdfreaks.com/showthread.php?t=119149

well, there's plenty of threads about it, but that's a good starting point

nice reading...lots more to read tho...thanx....

bean..it looks as tho you could save anywhere from $60 on up by going that route...

[F.O.Bean]

well, i already have the external one, so thats silly to buy another

it worked like a charm, now if i could figure out ex\actly how to shrink dvd's and copy dvd's to play on standalone dvd players

[dnsacks]

get dvdshrink from dvdshrink.org and install nero, super easy to use.

Darrin

Re the internal dvd suggestion -- didn't realize you'd had this for a while, my comments were made assuming you could return the one you had.

[F.O.Bean]

get dvdshrink from dvdshrink.org and install nero, super easy to use.

Darrin

Re the internal dvd suggestion -- didn't realize you'd had this for a while, my comments were made assuming you could return the one you had.

have nero, and dvd shrink, but how do i use dvd shrink properly? i already made a copy to the HD and i made a copy to an ISO image, now what?

[seedee_oner]

bean, here's a guide on how to get the files onto your pc:
http://www.audiophilia.net/dvddecrpytrip.htm


after you rip them to your hard drive, you can use dvd shrink to make them smaller, if they're dual layer dvd9 discs. 

start dvd shrink, choose 'open files'.  you can then change the compression settings to whatever you need to to fit the movie onto a standard single layer dvd.

you can find more info here:
http://www.videohelp.com/dvdbackup

[dnsacks]

on my dvd shrink, i hit open file, and then once it's opened, merely hit "Backup" to burn it to a cd (it launches nero to do this automatically.