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radckh
03-04-09, 05:00 PM
I need to get a new DVD burner for my PC but I'm not sure how to tell if I need an IDE or SATA drive?

Here are the specs on my PC from the Compaq page, but I can't see the info I need anywhere:

http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/document?lc=en&cc=us&docname=c00877022&dlc=en&product=3377255

Thanks!
bigbarney
03-04-09, 05:13 PM
Just pull the lid off and have a look. IDE will be a large flat ribbon cable while sata will be a much smaller thinner cable... maybe about the size of lamp cable.
Pepster returns
03-04-09, 10:18 PM
I need to get a new DVD burner for my PC but I'm not sure how to tell if I need an IDE or SATA drive?

Here are the specs on my PC from the Compaq page, but I can't see the info I need anywhere:

http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/document?lc=en&cc=us&docname=c00877022&dlc=en&product=3377255

Thanks!

DVD is old school now.

I bought the LG GGW-H20L (5.25" PC internal SATA Blu-Ray burner) two months ago now, and it works perfectly - 4x burns on BDR, and 16x burns on DVDR !!

Don't have SATA ? - buy a SATA controller card (cheap).

BTW, I am using this drive with in a WELLAND external housing via USB on my laptop, converts eSATA to SATA + USB - works perfectly.
ebay http://cgi.ebay.com.au/Welland-Luxur...3A1|240%3A1318
radckh
03-06-09, 09:38 AM
I would like to get a Bluray burner, but the price difference is still too high: $30 for a Dual Layer DVD burner versus $200 for Bluray.
I'll stick with DVD for now and wait for Bluray to come down...
kalak
03-06-09, 12:15 PM
DVD is old school now.


Old school? But I am laughing with all the savings from the media cost....
fdisker
03-06-09, 03:11 PM
From the link in the first post:


Hard drive

*250 GB SATA 3G (3.0 Gb/sec)
*7200 rpm

Looks like you have a SATA hard drive so you should have more open SATA ports. Get yourself a SATA DVD burner.
bluedevils
03-06-09, 04:28 PM
if this (http://reviews.cnet.com/desktops/hp-compaq-presario-sr5050nx/4507-3118_7-32399105.html) is to be believed then you have an ide dvd drive

Optical Storage
Type
DVD?RW (?R DL) / DVD-RAM - IDE

CD / DVD read speed
40x (CD) / 16x (DVD)

CD / DVD write speed
40x (CD) / 16x (DVD?R) / 4x (DVD-R DL) / 8x (DVD+R DL)

CD / DVD rewrite speed
32x (CD) / 6x (DVD-RW) / 8x (DVD+RW) / 5x (DVD-RAM)

Disc Labeling Technology
LightScribe Technology