Franklin wrote:

>--- garcher{at}wdn.com wrote:
>  
>
>>Which DVD-RAM drives have these specs:
>>
>>1. External; USB 2.0
>>2. Supports DVD-RAM; DVD+R, DVD+RW, DVD-R, DVD-RW, CD-R, CD-RW
>>3. Compatible with RSJ 5.05 and EcS 1.2
>>
>>LG announced a GSA 5120D external DVD-RAM in Sep, but I can't find it
>>sold by mail order online vendors. Is it different from LG GSA-4040 that
>>RSJ in Jul annoncement said worked with RSJ 5.0?
>>
>>The OS/2 Hardware Compatibility list and RSJ's site don't answer
>>these questions.
>>    
>>
>
>I've found after setting up 3 different eide drive not listed with RSJ
>is that success is correctly identifying the drive in cddrv.inf. I use
>the Dani atapi drivers, and enable BASEDEV=LOCKCDR.FLT. It will most
>likely discover your recorder and set it to WORM. Then start the
>CD-Writer control, attach the drive, and see the statement under the
>System tab. I usually copy and paste it to cddrv.inf, rem out
>BASEDEV=LOCKCDR.FLT and reboot. Sometimes it takes a little more
>tweaking, and sometimes it works right off.
>
>The first was a CDRW drive, Aopen crw1232, an OPTORITE DVD RW DD0201,
>which does all you ask (dbd+-r,rw,cdr rw)
>
except specifically DVD-RAM!

> and the latest is NEC DVD RW ND-1300A.
>
>I can't say the one you are asking about will work for sure, but I've
>been three out of three, and that's EXCELLENT odds when trying to get
>unknown hardware to work with os2.
>
>Franklin
>
>P.S. Don't ever use a rotating lens cleaner on a drive, I ruined my
>optorite that way.
>  
>

Hi Franklin,

Thanks for that timely warning - I was wondering about possibly using one!

-- 
Regards,
Mike

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