Internal DVD Burners

admin answers:

Yes you may, most recognizable brands have standard 40 pin connector.
However if you get a DVD burner that has a different connector, you can just buy an adapter for it from your local computer shop so it can plug to your mainboard.

Here is a guide on how to replace your dvd burner with a new one:

http://www.easydvdburning.com/guides/pc-dvd-burning/how-to-install-a-new-dvd-burner.html

Hope this helps.

admin answers:

1. Click the Start Button and then click the “Programs” folder.
2. Next, click the “Accessories” and then the “System Information” folder.
3. Within the “System Information” window, click the “+” symbol next to “Components”.
4. If you see “DVD/CD-ROM”, click it once to display the DVD/CD-ROM in the left window. Otherwise click “+” next to “Multimedia” and then click “DVD/CD-ROM” to display the DVD/CD-ROM information in the left window.

admin answers:

Your external burner is USB, right? If so, I really wouldn’t bother. If you had a firewire one, I might say give it a try because the fluctuation of throughput is much lower on firewire.

Burning to multiple dvd’s can be done via software (like Nero), but the bigger question is your hardware. Many people have been successful if the system is set up with 2 burners on separate and dedicated IDE channels, and harddrives on a separate RAID card.

That configuration obviously allows maximum transfer rate from HD to the burners, but the additional hassle and money involved might as well be spent toward a dedicated tower duplicator.

Http://www.supermediastore.com/pioneer-dvd-duplicator-tower-dvd-duplicators-1-to-2.html

A 1-to-2 duplicator only runs $350 these days…

Good luck.