It's a CD-RW drive made by BTC it won't burn DVDs though. Regards. Tristram Llewellyn Sight and Sound Technology Technical Support www.sightandsound.co.uk ----- Original Message ----- From: "TrueBlue & Proud" <billy@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Thursday, August 26, 2004 12:16 PM Subject: [access-uk] Re: CDRW or DVDRW? George, thanks for the prompt reply. I've been in touch with my friend, and she has come up with the following Information, hope it is enough for you to come to a decision. Drive INFO: combo IDE5216CO. Billy ----- Original Message ----- From: "George Bell" <george@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Thursday, August 26, 2004 10:36 AM Subject: [access-uk] Re: CDRW or DVDRW? Hi Billy, From the information you've given, "NO". You need a DVD-RW. If you can get a make and model, (usually listed in Control Panel, System , Device Manager) we can confirm. George. > -----Original Message----- > From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of TrueBlue & Proud > Sent: 26 August 2004 10:33 > To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: [access-uk] CDRW or DVDRW? > > hi guys, this is a question for a friend. Hope you don't mind. > She has bought a second hand Computer system. The system has > a CDRW drive, which also plays DVD Movie disks. What she > would like to know is: will the drive also burn DVD Movies. > Could she burn Music Albums to DVD same as she does with CDRW. > How would she know if the drive she has will do these things, > would it be trial and error, or is there a way she can tell?. > Billy > > > ** Going on holiday and want to halt messages? Send a message to:- > ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > ** and in the Subject line type > ** vacation ## d > ** where ## is the number of days followed by d for days. > ** For other things like digest mode, send a message, to > ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq > -- No attachments (even text) are allowed -- -- Type: application/ms-tnef -- File: winmail.dat ** Going on holiday and want to halt messages? Send a message to:- ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ** and in the Subject line type ** vacation ## d ** where ## is the number of days followed by d for days. ** For other things like digest mode, send a message, to ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq -- This email has been verified as Virus free Virus Protection and more available at http://www.plus.net ** Going on holiday and want to halt messages? Send a message to:- ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ** and in the Subject line type ** vacation ## d ** where ## is the number of days followed by d for days. ** For other things like digest mode, send a message, to ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq ** Going on holiday and want to halt messages? Send a message to:- ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ** and in the Subject line type ** vacation ## d ** where ## is the number of days followed by d for days. ** For other things like digest mode, send a message, to ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq