Pioneer 112 DVD Burner

**2die4** · 24th September 2007

ok guys, my trusty Pioneer 111 burner is finally on it's way out, films I burn are now having real trouble playing on my dvd player so it's time to join the great junkyard in the sky with my original 105 and 106 drives.

Anyway , the logical replacement will be the Pioneer 112. However, I have read somewhere that the slower 40-wire cables used on older or slower drives are unsuitable. What's that about ? Will I need to change some cable or whatever or is it just a straight swap like all the other Pioneer drives I've had in the past ?

I have an ASUS A8N motherboard and I have just use the standard IDE cables that came with the motherboard on my computer and haven't changed any of them - will these be ok ?

Sorry for the n00b questions. I just want to do a straight swap with the drives and not have to do any fannying around with the cables etc.

cheers guys !

**Welsh Pete** · 24th September 2007

You could either get a PATA or IDE drive, the same as your current drive and do a sdtaright swap or you could go for a SATA drive, providing your mobo supports it, and that is supposed to be a little quicker...plus, tidier cabling

**evilsatan** · 25th September 2007

IF you have a sata port on your motherboard then get the Pioneer 212 SATA drive. If not then I am sure the 112 will work perfectly fine on your current setup so I wouldn't worry. If you have problems then you can always get a refund if the website doesn't say you need a upgrade.

IDE is IDE so go for it mate