DVD-RAM, Panasonic SW-9572

"Michael Hawes" <michael.hawes1remove.TakeThisOut@tiscali.co.uk> wrote in message
 > Have you tried reading commercial DVDs in the drive?
 > Mike.

It will display the files on a commercial CD, but won't even copy them
successfully to the HDD.

There is no need for 3rd pary software under Win XP, correct?

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lifespeed wrote:
 >
 > "Michael Hawes" <michael.hawes1remove.TakeThisOut@tiscali.co.uk> wrote in message
  > > Have you tried reading commercial DVDs in the drive?
  > > Mike.
 >
 > It will display the files on a commercial CD, but won't even copy them
 > successfully to the HDD.
 >
 > There is no need for 3rd pary software under Win XP, correct?
 >
 > Lifespeed


Hello,

Here is some helpful info:

Microsoft Knowledge Base Article 283588 -
Windows XP Supports the DVD-RAM File Systems
<http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;283588>

Quoted, therefrom:

"The support technology for DVD-RAM uses the file allocation table32
(FAT32) file system for read/write operations and enables the use of
the Universal Disk Format (UDF) file system for read-only operations."

The following PDF document, at Dell <http://www.dell.com>, also mentions
this topic:

Windows XP-Sept. update.fm
<http://www.dell.com/downloads/global/vectors/2001_windowsxp.pdf>

A quote, from above:

"Windows XP does not support recording UDF-formatted information
on a DVD-RAM disc. UDF is the file system used in the DVD-Video
specification."

Good luck!


Cordially,
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John Turco <jtur.DeleteThis@concentric.net> wrote in message news:<41048117.DF63C1FE.DeleteThis@concentric.net>...
 > Hello,
 >
 > Here is some helpful info:
 >
 > Microsoft Knowledge Base Article 283588 -
 > Windows XP Supports the DVD-RAM File Systems
 > <http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;283588>
 >
 > Quoted, therefrom:
 >
 > "The support technology for DVD-RAM uses the file allocation table32
 > (FAT32) file system for read/write operations and enables the use of
 > the Universal Disk Format (UDF) file system for read-only operations."
 >
 > The following PDF document, at Dell <http://www.dell.com>, also mentions
 > this topic:
 >
 > Windows XP-Sept. update.fm
 > <http://www.dell.com/downloads/global/vectors/2001_windowsxp.pdf>
 >
 > A quote, from above:
 >
 > "Windows XP does not support recording UDF-formatted information
 > on a DVD-RAM disc. UDF is the file system used in the DVD-Video
 > specification."
 >
 > Good luck!
 >
 >
 > Cordially,
 > John Turco <jtur.DeleteThis@concentric.net>

Thanks for the info. I did read this in another post of yours. It
sounds like I will need software to write UDF2.0.

Unfortunately, I cannot even reliably write and read back FAT32 using
Win XP. Nor can I read a commercially-recorded CD in this drive.
"Device I/O error". At this point I have tried replacing the IDE
cable and removing and re-installing the device. I do have the
Panasonic 'driver' which appears to be simply a format and
write-protect utility.

I believe the drive isn't working, I just wanted to check and make
sure I wasn't ignoring some important detail.

Thanks,

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"lifespeed" <life_speed.RemoveThis@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:2c507ad7.0407260817.fdd222b@posting.google.com...
 > John Turco <jtur.RemoveThis@concentric.net> wrote in message
news:<41048117.DF63C1FE.RemoveThis@concentric.net>...
  > > Hello,
  > >
  > > Here is some helpful info:
  > >
  > > Microsoft Knowledge Base Article 283588 -
  > > Windows XP Supports the DVD-RAM File Systems
  > > <http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;283588>
  > >
  > > Quoted, therefrom:
  > >
  > > "The support technology for DVD-RAM uses the file allocation table32
  > > (FAT32) file system for read/write operations and enables the use of
  > > the Universal Disk Format (UDF) file system for read-only operations."
  > >
  > > The following PDF document, at Dell <http://www.dell.com>, also mentions
  > > this topic:
  > >
  > > Windows XP-Sept. update.fm
  > > <http://www.dell.com/downloads/global/vectors/2001_windowsxp.pdf>
  > >
  > > A quote, from above:
  > >
  > > "Windows XP does not support recording UDF-formatted information
  > > on a DVD-RAM disc. UDF is the file system used in the DVD-Video
  > > specification."
  > >
  > > Good luck!
  > >
  > >
  > > Cordially,
  > > John Turco <jtur.RemoveThis@concentric.net>
 >
 > Thanks for the info. I did read this in another post of yours. It
 > sounds like I will need software to write UDF2.0.
 >
 > Unfortunately, I cannot even reliably write and read back FAT32 using
 > Win XP. Nor can I read a commercially-recorded CD in this drive.
 > "Device I/O error". At this point I have tried replacing the IDE
 > cable and removing and re-installing the device. I do have the
 > Panasonic 'driver' which appears to be simply a format and
 > write-protect utility.
 >
 > I believe the drive isn't working, I just wanted to check and make
 > sure I wasn't ignoring some important detail.
 >
 > Thanks,
 >
 > Lifespeed
It's DEAD Jim,
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