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Thread ID: 66017	2006-02-08 04:28:00	DVD plus or minus	Joe Blogs (35)	Press F1

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428332	2006-02-08 04:28:00	My other half has just bought a new laptop ASUS Z9100L with a dvd writer. Can someone tell me how to determine if the dvd is + or - compatible. I can't find any info that came with the machine on this. Maybe I'm going blind. :confused:	Joe Blogs (35)
428333	2006-02-08 04:39:00	If Nero is installed you could use Nero Infotool. Or go to device manager, see what brand/model it is, and do a search in google or yahoo.	Speedy Gonzales (78)
428334	2006-02-08 04:42:00	Shouldn't matter as far as I know, either will work.	zqwerty (97)
428335	2006-02-08 04:44:00	If Nero is installed you could use Nero Infotool. Thank you Speedy (how did you get that name) That gave me the info I needed :thumbs:	Joe Blogs (35)
428336	2006-02-08 04:48:00	Shouldn't matter as far as I know, either will work. Going by the info tool it will read both, but will only write minus. Edit: Correction; I read it wrong, apparently it will do both. Thank you. Shoot me: :horrified :D Correction again, it will read both, but will only write minus.	Joe Blogs (35)
428337	2006-02-08 05:00:00	Most desktop drives now have the ability to read and write in both formats, I'm not sure about laptop drives. If you are still unsure, just go and buy a disk of each type and see if they work. :p	maccrazy (6741)
428338	2006-02-08 05:09:00	I think I need a beer, or something a little stronger. It does write both after all. Now I'm gonna run away and hide.	Joe Blogs (35)
428339	2006-02-08 17:53:00	You'd be best posting the drive make / model so that we can look up the specs for you. Theres a good chance it will READ both formats, but most writers that Ive seen in laptops are only DVD-R/W writers, not +.... Theres no gaurantee, you cant just _assume_ it'll write to both!	Chilling_Silence (9)
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