[Macpartners] DVD burning and drive compatiblity?

[Timothy Boyden]

Chances are the Mac OS doesn't have the drivers built in that it needs 
to do CD burning. Apple typically uses Toshiba drives in it's hardware.

Tim Boyden
MIT Department of Facilities
IT Support & Training Group

Scott Ehrlich wrote:

>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
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