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[edit] Drive Specs

The paragraph listing the specs for the CD/DVD superdrive for each particular Mac would probably be much more digestable if it was a table. (I'll come back and give it a try myself, when I have time.) - —Preceding unsigned comment added by 130.76.32.145 (talk • contribs)

I don't see a problem with the current format, it's actually quite informative. Can I delete the tag? Does anyone object? — Aldaron • T/C 17:48, 1 August 2007 (UTC)

I just found the table very useful (on my first visit to the article). I think you should put it back in. Bjartmarr (talk) 01:53, 13 April 2008 (UTC)

I remember reading once that if you're using DVD-R discs rated at a different speed than the SuperDrive, it'll burn them at 1x speed. For example, a 4x SuperDrive will burn 2x DVD-R media at 1x. Has anyone else heard this, or am I misremembering? - Brian Kendig 00:58, 10 March 2006 (UTC)

I think a 2x SuperDrive will burn 4x discs at 1x, not the other way around. This is because 2x DVD-R wasn't really a standard; 2x drives just shipped with a list of disc IDs to write at 2x and wrote anything else at 1x. Kufat 04:17, 11 April 2007 (UTC)

Also, don't try to use 4x discs on a 2x drive unless the firmware has been updated, or bad things will go wrong. Kufat 04:18, 11 April 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Connection to main board

How is the current MacPro SuperDrive connected to the main board? SATA? PATA? Is it possible to connect a fifth hard-disk to the MacPro using the connection for the 2nd SuperDrive? THANKS -- Michael Janich 09:09, 3 April 2007 (UTC)

The current optical drives on the Mac Pro use an ATA interface. This may change in the future, as Apple provides two SATA ports near the optical drive cage. While I have not yet tried it, there should be no problem in adding hard drives on those SATA channels. Freedomlinux 01:19, 8 May 2007 (UTC)