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Is it possible to get my DVD-ROM drive that only supports DVD-R to support DVD+R also?
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NathanSch
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_ 		18. August 2006 @ 20:54 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Is it possible to get my DVD-ROM drive that only supports DVD-R to support DVD+R also?

heh... i wish i would've looked at the label before i used it. gee, i'm such a noob.
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LOCOENG
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_ 		19. August 2006 @ 05:07 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Might be possible if there has been a firmware offered that will increase the capabilities...what is your drive model # and name of manufacturer.
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NathanSch
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_ 		19. August 2006 @ 09:34 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
One second, let me open up Nero and stuff.

PIONEER DVD-ROM DVD-116

the read speed is 40X, no write capabilities... i am going to be playing Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion with this drive, see, my friend "illegally" copied the game for me so i could play it too, but he put it on a DVD+R instead of a DVD-R.
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bilbo65
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_ 		19. August 2006 @ 09:56 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Just buy the game yourself and you will have no problem.
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NathanSch
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_ 		19. August 2006 @ 09:57 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Well, yeah i know this, but it sure would be nice to have a drive that supports DVD+R too, you know?
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colw
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_ 		19. August 2006 @ 18:59 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
DVD-ROM is an industry standard. All DVD-ROMs support DVD-R and DVD+R plus commerical presses.

If you are talking about burners, then that is a different equation.
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Dunker
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_ 		19. August 2006 @ 21:34 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
If your friend didn't bitset the DVD+R to DVD-ROM, then that could be the problem.

Apart from that, a firmware update is your best bet. Otherwise, the only other explanation I can think of is that your DVD drive is too ancient i.e. pre-2001 to be able to handle the different reflectivity of burned DVDs.
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-Do you believe you own your computer and shouldn't be told what you can run and do? Then say *NO* to Microsoft Vista!
-Since half the questions here involve media problems, here ya go: Only use Verbatim or Taiyo-Yuden discs (get your TYs from Rima.com, not Supermediastore or meritline). Forget the rest, no matter what "brand" they sell under. Always burn at 4x speed regardless of the speed rating of this discs or your drive. If you have burn problems with these then you have to update your drive's firmware. For double-layer discs, only use Verbatim DVD+R DL and burn them at 2.4x speed.

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NathanSch
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_ 		20. August 2006 @ 14:51 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
oh i should just go buy a new DVD-ROM drive, they aren't too much... besides, i pulled this drive out of a HP Pavilion.
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Dunker
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_ 		20. August 2006 @ 16:54 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Yep. Actually, the prices are usually so close it's better to just get a burner. Besy Buy has the Pioneer 111D for $39.99 and Tigerdirect has an NEC-ND3550A for $20 after rebate.
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-Do you believe you own your computer and shouldn't be told what you can run and do? Then say *NO* to Microsoft Vista!
-Since half the questions here involve media problems, here ya go: Only use Verbatim or Taiyo-Yuden discs (get your TYs from Rima.com, not Supermediastore or meritline). Forget the rest, no matter what "brand" they sell under. Always burn at 4x speed regardless of the speed rating of this discs or your drive. If you have burn problems with these then you have to update your drive's firmware. For double-layer discs, only use Verbatim DVD+R DL and burn them at 2.4x speed.
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