[Macpartners] DVD burning and drive compatiblity?

[Scott Ehrlich]

I borrowed the following drive from a Dell machine:

_NEC DVD+RW ND-2100AD:

  Manufacturer:	_NEC
  Model:	_NEC DVD+RW ND-2100AD
  Revision:	103D
  Serial Number:
  Drive Type:	CD-RW/DVD-ROM
  Disc Burning:	Not Supported
  Removable Media:	Yes
  Detachable Drive:	No
  Protocol:	ATAPI
  Unit Number:	0
  Socket Type:	Internal


If the drive is DVD+RW capable, why does System Profiler (on my Mac G3
blue/aqua tower running 10.3) say disc burning is not supported?

Thanks.

Scott