#1 2017-02-17 23:55:14

datetck

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Registered: 2017-02-17

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Multiple CD burners in a tower PC

hello,
i have some question about making a tower cdr duplication  with bunsenlab if possible
can i make it with an old pc ,is it necessary to have the same cd burner ?
or other solutions can i can i control three burner in a tower connected to a laptop?
and finally wich software can i use to burn three cd at the same time?

thank's in advance for your answers

julien

Last edited by Head_on_a_Stick (2017-02-18 10:37:51)

Head_on_a_Stick

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Re: Multiple CD burners in a tower PC

Hello datetck, welcome the the forums

I have moved your thread to Basic Help & support and changed the title to reflect the problem.

I am not sure what you mean by

making a tower cdr duplication

Can you explain further please?

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nobody

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Re: Multiple CD burners in a tower PC

Generally yes, depends on the burners' interface; you could use a IDE-to-USB or SATA-to-USB bridge w/ a port multiplier. Note that in the case of IDE, you can only have one master and one slave on one cable so I'd say you need two bridges. In the case of SATA, you can use a port multiplier and one usb-to-sata bridge. Ideally, your laptop as an eSATA port and you do not need a bridge!

You probably have to try a few bridges first or try very hard to get high-quality electronic parts as most flying around on the internet market are Chinese junk that can cause potential data loss [not a huge issue with burners I think].

Better ask in a builders' or electronics forum, those guys tend to know where you can get high-quality parts.

You can check out industrial/commercial/bulk electronics stores too (not ebay or aliexpress!). In Germany for example, we have Reichelt https://secure.reichelt.de. These stores tend to have higher shipping cost but you can be sure to get good parts.

martix

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Re: Multiple CD burners in a tower PC

You can also check Turbojet2 and qmultirecord, which seem to provide the functionality you're looking for. As some tutorials show e.g. here or here there is no need to have the same cd burner. On an older pc the burning process might get too slow.

datetck

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Registered: 2017-02-17

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Re: Multiple CD burners in a tower PC

thank's for your answer i will see your advice one by one and come back to you