Thanks, I've only had this computer for 5 months. I don't mind returning the dvd's but I got them from a store far away. -----Original Message----- From: accesscomp-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:accesscomp-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Joseph Lee Sent: Monday, May 23, 2011 9:48 AM To: accesscomp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [accesscomp] Re: cd rom question Hi, Most modern DVD writers can handle Plus or Minus standard (often, the specs of a DVD drive will say something like, "DVD Plus or Minus RW"). The most definite way to find out is through checking the manufacturer and model of your drive to see if it says something like, "plus-or-minus". Cheers, Joseph ----- Original Message ----- From: "Kerri" <shalom75@xxxxxxx To: <accesscomp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Date sent: Sun, 22 May 2011 20:44:45 -0700 Subject: [accesscomp] cd rom question Hi, guys, I need to buy some dvd rewritables. How do I tell whether or not my drive takes plus or minus r dvds? Thanks for any help as I have gone senile.