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Author Topic: Reading Drives for DTS6D Demetris Thoupis Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1240 From: Aradippou, Larnaca, Cyprus Registered: Apr 2001 posted 10-28-2009 11:17 AM                     I know they are not available any more from DTS. Can 3 Off the street CDROM readers do the job? Demetris  |  IP: Logged Scott Norwood Film God Posts: 8146 From: Boston, MA. USA (1774.21 miles northeast of Dallas) Registered: Jun 99 posted 10-28-2009 11:39 AM                        They aren't available through DTS? I thought that the 6D was still supported. You could try Quality Presentations in NYC, as they support the older DTS-6 units. The drives in the 6D are 50-pin SCSI drives, and they need to be below a certain speed (16x?) in order to function properly. The slower models may no longer be manufactured, but you might be able to find some NOS drives, or salvage them from some mid/late-1990s computers. I don't remember if they all need to be the same type or speed, but that is probably a good idea in any case. There is (was?) an upgrade kit from DTS which allows the use of IDE drives, which are more readily available new.  |  IP: Logged Demetris Thoupis Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1240 From: Aradippou, Larnaca, Cyprus Registered: Apr 2001 posted 10-28-2009 11:42 AM                     Nope. DTS6D has been officialy discontinued from support besides the interface boards. I need to check. Demetris  |  IP: Logged Tim Reed Better Projection Pays Posts: 5246 From: Northampton, PA Registered: Sep 1999 posted 10-28-2009 01:40 PM                       DTS players are being converted to DVD drives via a kit. The upgrade kits are sold by Computer Spirit, Westlake Village, CA at 805 373-5107. I just installed upgrade kits in one of my theatres and they work like a champ. I also got a replacement DVD drive for a CSS unit directly from DTS not three weeks ago, although they were very slow to ship. Scott, there is an IDE adapter board that comes affixed to the back of the new DVD drives in the upgrade kit.  |  IP: Logged Darryl Spicer Film God Posts: 3250 From: Lexington, KY, USA Registered: Dec 2000 posted 10-28-2009 01:44 PM                    The last time we ordered any drives for a 6D they sent DVD drives. The XD10 also uses DVD drives. You might be able to get some from DTS by stating you need them for an XD10. Now if you do that they will only send two so that may not be the best option. I don't remember having to update anything in the 6D to use the DVD drives. I believe the drives are the pioneer or teac brand.  |  IP: Logged Demetris Thoupis Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1240 From: Aradippou, Larnaca, Cyprus Registered: Apr 2001 posted 10-28-2009 02:12 PM                     Thanks Tim for the tip but any leads in Europe?  |  IP: Logged Mike B. Smith Film Handler Posts: 82 From: Universal City Registered: Nov 2004 posted 10-28-2009 05:27 PM                     Contact the datasatdigital office formerly DTS at: eutechsupport@datasatdigital.com They should be able to assist you in getting the correct drives.  |  IP: Logged Marin Zorica Jedi Master Film Handler Posts: 671 From: Biograd na Moru, Croatia Registered: May 2003 posted 10-29-2009 04:28 AM                     Basicly 6D I ahve here is 486 PC....can I put inside PCI board with IDE interface and plug new IDE DVD's to it? Now is PCI board with SATA interface and SATA drives....I think this should work fine?  |  IP: Logged Tim Reed Better Projection Pays Posts: 5246 From: Northampton, PA Registered: Sep 1999 posted 10-29-2009 05:04 AM                       The DVD upgrade kit involves a new EEPROM chip, new controller, and software update.  |  IP: Logged Gordon McLeod Film God Posts: 9532 From: Toronto Ontario Canada Registered: Jun 99 posted 10-29-2009 09:36 AM                     The long and the short of it is the SCSI drives are very specific which ones will work When the SCSI device communicates to the controller it identifies itself and only certain drives are in the DTS controlers will accept Also with the faster drives the aquilla board is required The SCSI bridge effectively converts a IDE drive into a SCSI device with accepted paramiters for it to work The scsi bridge requires the adaptec or the photonics scsi board and the aquilla An IDE controler card plugged into the mother board will not work  |  IP: Logged

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