Help identifying this drive

[Noahtuck]

That's why I recommended the SAMSUNG pata drive then you wouldn't have to worry about using hacked firmware for bitsetting to dvd-rom for DVD+R media. I'm gonna buy that 115 soon since my patience is running thin for the sata 215 to being released in the USA. But with my luck I'll order the 115 and then the 215 will be released soon after.

Well, i have never owned a drive that changed the booktype out of the box, the ton's of drives i have had over the years, i have had to hack every one to change the booktype, have some stacked on my workbench, why i don't know because i will prob. never use them again, have sold some to friends for basically nothing, given them away, thrown some in the trash, handed some down to my kids.

Except one of my daughters bought a system that came with a Lightscribe burner, some generic, and it actually booktyped to DVD-ROM, well actually i'm not sure because i set her up with DVDFab Platinum and it has the option to set dvd+r to dvd-rom, but then again i have used DVDFab Platinum and ti has not changed the booktype so the drive itself may have been set to do it......
Man... the world of choices & options... they sooooooo need to just make all drives set booktype... if some generic piece of crap can do it, they all can with little effort

And as far as buying something then having a new one come out.... i know you're not new :P
I don't care if you wait 24 hours or 24 months, the minute you decide to buy something you are lucky if it is 6 months before they release a better version or model

@ aedipuss
I knew there was a reason i always disliked Intel as much as $ony & M$!!!!!
Although i own 1, count them, 1 product from each company....


Ever since AMD first hit the market, i've been AMD all the way...

[classfour]

AMD = cool, fast. Intel is USUALLY stable.

Two drives in my current Dell OLD Plextor PX-712SA, Optiarc (sony) AD7170S both booktype, both burn well. Noahtuck - good luck.

Imgburn, DVDDecrypter never let you down on booktype (if available).

But - you already know that.

I use the NEC settings on the Optiarc (Sony) drive. Works every time.

[budz]

Man... the world of choices & options... they sooooooo need to just make all drives set booktype... if some generic piece of crap can do it, they all can with little effort

And as far as buying something then having a new one come out.... i know you're not new :P
I don't care if you wait 24 hours or 24 months, the minute you decide to buy something you are lucky if it is 6 months before they release a better version or model

Yup I they just need to make all drives booktype and yes computer technology moves quite quick these days in regards to dvd burners or any other computer component or electronic audio/video device.