Hi Guys. What Burners Do You Recommend?

[dr_ml422]

chewy thnx. i'll post back w/any ?'s w/hooking it up. etc...

this guy actually try to sell me one of dell's psu's. he has no idea he was talking to a closer.

[dr_ml422]

chewy they have cable ties on newegg, but i don't need 100 of them. i could probably get some at comp usa or some other comp store right?

[Chewy]

see if you can find an assortment of different sizes

radioshack is a better place for that kind of thing?

[NightTran]

about cable: is there a cable one end is Sata the other is Sata II ?

where can I get it?

Thanks

[doctorhardware]

Actually try your local Home Depot, they have a container that has a good assortment and a better price then rat shack.

[dr_ml422]

see if you can find an assortment of different sizes

radioshack is a better place for that kind of thing?

chewy, i just finished hooking up that psu. like a baby so far. not much can do about extra cables. i tied them up as neatly and securely w/some extra ties i saved from previous purchases. works fine for now.

didn't receive any info on the $30 rebate. does newegg handle that, or do i have to contact newegg for details?

i think 4 now i'm going to stay w/this pc until we build one later. really no point putting anything xtra, and like you said can't do too much w/an entry level one anyway. thnx again 4 the heads up on this psu.

[Chewy]

http://images10.newegg.com/UploadFilesForNewegg/rebate/SH/COOLERMASTER17-171-018Nov21Nov2807ez21.pdf

it expired on the 28th, did you buy before then?

[dr_ml422]

definitely. i'll just call them. they're reputable when it comes to these kind of things.

how does it usually work anyhow? never messed w/rebates b4.

[Chewy]

print it up, fill it out, send it in

[dr_ml422]

okie dokie.

[dr_ml422]

chewy, my d drive which is my pioneer is not being recognized by my pc. it's supposedly the master. it opens n everything , but it's not recognized. even checked w/imgburn and only 1 that shows up under write mode is my samsung.

any ideas what it might be?

[Chewy]

check the power and ide cables, it's easy to loosen one when you start pushing wires around

[dr_ml422]

chewy, remember x-men 2? "you're a giant among insects. don't let anyone tell you any different." got it fixed. loose ide cable.

[dr_ml422]

hi chewy. here's an update on most of the stuff we've covered here. i just received the pioneer dvr 115d from newegg. it replaced the 112d that was defective. the 112d i sent to pioneer for a new 1 based on their recall. now i have the power supply unit installed in my dell e310. the 500 watt atx cooler master 1 suggested on here. right now the power supply unit, and my samsung are working fine. i'm going to put the 115d in right now, and see if it's not defective.

if it is would you suggest just getting some different product altogether w/the rma from newegg? pioneer has really no alternative , but to give me a new 112d, or any other new burner, so i'll b covered burner wise. only thing i could think of upgrading is another sata hard drive w/more storage like you suggested from the get go, and keep the 2 ide burners, if the new 115d, and 112d end up not defective. i'll have 2 pioneers, which is better than nothing, and a sata samsung. like you suggested though, not much to upgrade w/an entry level, and i'm definitely going to build from scratch. money is a lil concern right now, so as far as the extra hard drive don't know if i want 2 go that way right now, especially if i won't b able 2 use it w/the new build. a suggestion is always appreciated. btw if a hard drive wouldn't b such a bad idea how much $$$ do they normally run 4 anyway? thnx.

[Chewy]

your new power supply should handle another hard drive, but you probably don't have an extra sata controller left do you?