8x SuperDrive (DVD-R/CD-RW) in new G5s - maybe...maybe NOT
Jo-Kun said:
Hi, I just received my
2x 1.8Ghz G5 1.5GB ram Superdrive etc etc
when I start toast 6 it tells me that this superdrive can burn at 8x... so apple added these drives without telling ;-)
1st. Congratulations on receiving your new G5. You must be very excited and happy.
2nd. Depending upon which Make & Model Apple installed, you may or may not have an 8x burner.
3rd. All you really know is that your Toast SOFTWARE has a "selection" for 8x burning, not that your SuperDrive "can burn at 8x".
Standard APPLE procedure in the past has been - No announcement, no fanfare, just Apple timely keeping up with the latest parts even within mid-run of model manufacturer. But, it depends on when your G5 was assembled.
Here is how to check:
In Toast 6, from the top menu bar, pull-down
Recorder and select
Recorder settings...
Would you please tell us what it says for the drive in the
Recorder: window?
Pioneer DVR-10__ or DVR-A0__ (what is the last digit?) It is either 6 or 7.
SONY ....
Cross-check laser drive identity through Apple's
System Profiler
Click on ATA and after the Macintosh HD hard drive, the laser drive should be listed.
You can highlight all that information, COPY it into memory, the PASTE it into your Reply POST.
Only after we know which
SuperDrive make & model you have inside your new G5 will you know for sure if it is capable of burning DVD discs at 8x.
Note: in the Toast v. 6.0.3 "Write Speed:" window saying "Best", if you drop-down for sped selection, it should give you a range of speeds from 1x ~ 8x, including 4x and 6x,
unfortunately,
regardless of what speed your laser drive is capable of burning DVD discs, 6x and 8x are already included.
Sorry to burst your bubble.
Soon, when 16 x drives start to become available, Roxio should quickly make available Toast v. 6.1.0 update to increase selection capability to the new range: 1x ~ 16x, with speed selections added:
8x
12x
16x
Roxio may or may not include in-between speeds of 10x and 14x.
Regardless: you cannot absolutely verify your particular drive's current capability until you buy and burn a blank 8x DVD±R disc. Expect Apple to stock 8x DVD-R blanks in Apple Stores upon release of the new PowerMacs, which are already rumored to contain 8x SuperDrives, probably Pioneer.
Test: Although 10.3.3 did provide the 8x driver for the new Pioneer DVR-A08/108, none of us knows if it will burn @ 8x until somebody selects 8x, burns it, and
times a near 4.7 GB burn. Then we will know.
So, which SuperDrive did Apple install in your G5?