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On 12/19/05, Chris Ricker <kaboom at oobleck.net> wrote:
> On Mon, 19 Dec 2005, Trey Sizemore wrote:
>
> > I've got a laptop with a burner that, according to k3b, is DVD -R
> > capable, but not DVD +R capable.  I bought some blank disks the other
> > day that say DVD +R.  Ooops.  Does this mean I can't burn DVD ISOs with
> > the combination of this drive and these discs?  Are the disks specific
> > to the burning method of the burner?
>
> Yes, but depending on the burner, you may be able to add DVD +R support by
> a firmware update
>
> Dell, for example, often ships DVD drives that are DVD+/-R capable, but
> cripples them in firmware to support only one of the two. Aftermarket
> firmware updates fix that problem ;-). Note that a lot of aftermarket
> firmwares also provide other features that may be legally questionable,
> like region-freeing the drives....
>
> Check out sites like cdfreaks.com for more info about your drive and see
> if it offers ways to add +R support
>
> later,
> chris
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