In message <4edc9ec294mail@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> John <mail@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > On 02 May, James K White <jacorn@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > >> Perhaps I should just buy a Lite-On drive - could you please recommend >> a link to a mail-order site? > > I bought two of these, one for son's PC. Unfortunately, after much hunting > through the website, this model was out of stock - and not being replaced - > with most of the suppliers I tried (about a dozen) and I eneded up paying > more through Amazon, though I was pleased to be able to get what I wanted. > They still seem to have them is stock as I type: > http://www.amazon.co.uk/LiteOn-SHM-165P6S-02C-Internal-Super-Writer/dp > /B000E3CCL8/ref=sr_1_3/203-4832444-8762326?ie=UTF8&s=electronics&qid=1 > 178099540&sr=1-3 I'd like to thank you John for the link. When the LiteOn arrived last week it worked out of the box with both DVDs and CDs. With absolutely no software changes to the X100 since receiving the Sony from Castle it would seem to indicate the AWG170A is not compatible with RO 5.13. James