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AlexPanzer
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Posted - Jan 21 2004 : 3:21PM
Is there anyway to make a CD/DVD copy tower out of a couple CD/DVD burning drives rather than buying one?
Saki
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2087 Posts
11/99
Posted - Jan 21 2004 : 3:33PM
Yeah, it's called a PC...

Seriously, you can buy a standalone DVD controller kit (without drives) for around $175, depending on the number of destination drives you want to support. That doesn't include a power supply, case, or drives.

- Saki [faqs]

AlexPanzer
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1593 Posts
6/03
Posted - Jan 21 2004 : 3:37PM
So basically if I get the controller kit and hook it up to the power supply and lets say 4 DVD burner drives, that will make it a copy tower? Where do I get the kit from and what else do I need?
Saki
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2087 Posts
11/99
Posted - Jan 21 2004 : 4:17PM
Probably...most of the manufacturers of such standalone controllers only support certain drives. Just do a search on Google for "dvd standalone copy controller" or similar.

- Saki [faqs]

GaySatyr
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Half dirty ol' man; half horny ol' goat!
1684 Posts
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Posted - Jan 21 2004 : 11:39PM
There are 2 solutions to your request: 1) a PC or network of PCs with a network-enabled copy of Nero Burning ROM (a maximum of 3 CD-R or DVD-R drives per machine for IDE devices, a maximum of 7 per SCSI channel for SCSI devices - don't think it is going to be cheap - it won't be); and, 2) a hardware-level controller in a stand-alone unit (consisting of the dedicated controller, a "reader," and 3 to 15 slave "burners" - count on SCSI and this won't be cheap, either - there is one IDE version of this type of controller on the market; however, it is - to put it mildly - awful).

~ GaySatyr




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