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RE: SATA ROM drives can be used as long as total power consumption doesn't exceed GD PS limit

> Seger's advice is best, i.e. rather not install a ROM drive.

agreed.

My question arose from the fact that my LG SATA DVD drive listed TWO specs (1.5A @ 5V and 2.0A @ 12V). This boils down to the question: "when is the 5V power rail used (reading?) and when is the 12v rail used (burning?)".

I'm following your guide and have installed a .5A laptop drive. I'd like to additionally install the DVD drive (for the rare occasion that I need to rip on the cMP machine). If the DVD drive only consumes 1.5A for all my needs (ripping) then I should be OK using it and the laptop drive with the same GD PS.

p.s. Yes, I know there's no need to convert to USB. That's why I went with the SATA DVD option. One interesting thing I discovered, however: My SATA drives (HD and DVD) are being mapped to IDE devices. The channel and Slave/Master ID's are dependent on which mobo SATA connector I connect to. Does this suggest there's a cMP recommended SATA configuration?

Thanks,
Chris


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