Re: DVD RAM
- From: "Michael W. Ryder" <_mwryder@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 15 Nov 2005 07:04:41 GMT
Jaymon wrote:
"Unlike the competing formats DVD+R, DVD-R, DVD+RW and DVD-RW, you do not need special DVD burning software to write or read DVD-RAMs on a computer." "DVD-RAMs can be accessed like a usual floppy disk or hard drive."
The above is quoted from the article I didn't read BTW..
Perhaps you need to read through these links, I'd be interested in yours or Cari's perspectives, pro or con..
http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/press/2003/may03/05-08writabledvdpr.mspx
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;283588
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/310525/EN-US/#XSLTH3139121123120121120120
XP should be able to format 4.7 GB on either a HD or a supported DVD-RAM drive...
What do you think..?
j;-/
It would be nice if XP supported every new piece of hardware as soon as it was available, but it doesn't. It has to wait for the supporting software and or drivers to be released. Your links all say the same thing, that XP will Write to a DVD-RAM drive, nowhere do they say they will format an unformatted disk, and the Microsoft link states explicitly that XP will Not write to a DVD-RAM disk that has been formatted to the CDFS specification. As I do not have a DVD-RAM drive I can not try using Disk Management to try formatting a disk. Maybe the OP can try and post the results. It doesn't specify in the article if it will work with DVD-RAM disks.
"Michael W. Ryder" wrote:
Jaymon wrote:
Read up, dear... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DVD-RAM j;-j
If you would have Read the article you would notice it says specifically that Windows needs a 3rd party product like In-CD to work. Yes it specifies that Windows XP should write to a disk, But only if it is pre-formatted as FAT32. Since Windows XP has no ability to format the disk you can not use it.
"Cari (MS-MVP)" wrote:
You need special DVD-RAM software, usually provided by the PC manufacturer or DVD-RAM drive manufacturer.
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Cari (MS-MVP)
Printing & Imaging
"J e r" <milosek@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:11nesg4ro5nva17@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
In My Computer I have a D drive that's listed as DVD_RAM. When I right click
on it the Format selection does not appear. This is preventing its uses as a
RAM drive.
When a blank DVD is inserted, it changes to a CD drive.
The drive is capable of using both CD's & DVD's. It has no problem reading and recording movies.
Basically all I want to do is use it to back up files in a write once read many mode, preferably using drag/drop on the Explorer screen.
How do I get XP to recognize this capability ?
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