DVD multiburner on T42...

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pointfielder · #1 Post by **pointfielder** » Wed Dec 29, 2004 1:17 am

Hi All,
I know that the DVD multiburner that comes with many T models can
WRITE DVDs in only -R and -RW formats. What DVD formats can it READ:
only -R and -RW or a few others as well?
Thanks.

MadeInJapan · #2 Post by **MadeInJapan** » Wed Dec 29, 2004 1:36 am

It's hard to tell from what panasonic says:
http://www.panasonic.com/industrial/com ... UJ-812.pdf
But I can tell you from my experience that it does read "+" format discs that I burn with book setting (also known as bit typing) to DVD-ROM without any issue.

UCI2CI · #3 Post by **UCI2CI** » Wed Dec 29, 2004 1:57 am

according to Nero InfoTool, the Matshita (madshitter

) drive in my T42p CANNOT read DVD+ formats. This is with the recent firmware update too.

Sam[/img]

UCI2CI · #4 Post by **UCI2CI** » Wed Dec 29, 2004 2:11 am

oh and here is where you can download this tool

http://www.cdspeed2000.com/files/NeroDriveSpeed_300.zip

MadeInJapan · #5 Post by **MadeInJapan** » Wed Dec 29, 2004 3:04 am

That's interesting...just went to IBM's site:
http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.ws ... &loc=en_US
According to this, the drive can only write the - format and RAM, but can read pretty [censored] much anything.

UCI2CI · #6 Post by **UCI2CI** » Wed Dec 29, 2004 4:31 am

Thats weird, but i take yours and IBMs word for it. Would you be able to run the Nero Info Tool program and see if it reports +r/rw reading support.

Thanks

pointfielder · #7 Post by **pointfielder** » Wed Dec 29, 2004 4:57 am

Thanks guys! I will certainly test the drive once I get my new thinkpad
tomorrow.

Leon · #8 Post by **Leon** » Wed Dec 29, 2004 8:00 am

thats strange, wonder if we have a complaint with IBM?..... product spec definitely states in can red +R, but Nero Info Tool reports otherwise... hmmmm

MadeInJapan · #9 Post by **MadeInJapan** » Wed Dec 29, 2004 6:50 pm

Nero IfoTool could be wrong...best answer is an actual test....

aleung · #10 Post by **aleung** » Wed Dec 29, 2004 8:16 pm

http://users.utopia.net/~bubsy/dvd.jpg

this is multiburner in 2373-Q1U

NathanA · #11 Post by **NathanA** » Thu Dec 30, 2004 1:07 am

The UJ-812 is the drive used in the Q1U? Isn't that the same drive that is in the KXU and friends?

I thought someone said something about a "second generation" multiburner in the Q1U, but it would appear that this isn't the case...I just checked the Panasonic site, and the UJ-812 is the only 9.5mm multiburner model they make.

-- Nathan

aleung · #12 Post by **aleung** » Thu Dec 30, 2004 11:49 am

well.. it is what on my Q1U

MadeInJapan · #13 Post by **MadeInJapan** » Thu Dec 30, 2004 8:27 pm

Once and for all....the UJ-812 is the only slim-line (9.5mm) multi-burner there is in the world, that we know of. When we say multi-burner, we mean DVD and CD, not necessarily + and - DVD formats....which a "true" multi-burner should be able to write to, IMHO....but one thing positive about the 812- it will burn DVD-RAM!

NathanA · #14 Post by **NathanA** » Fri Dec 31, 2004 3:13 am

MadeInJapan wrote:Once and for all....the UJ-812 is the only slim-line (9.5mm) multi-burner there is in the world, that we know of.

I'm sure that this is true after searching around myself for other options, but what I was referring to is the post to this thread:

http://forum.thinkpads.com/viewtopic.php?t=4897

...which states that one of the differences between the KXU and the Q1U is that the Q1U "has the 'second-generation' multiburner" (post by user 'kjarrett').

I was asking if anyone could prove or disprove this statement. My research indicates that the KXU and Q1U have the exact same drive with no differences.

-- Nathan

JHEM · #15 Post by **JHEM** » Fri Dec 31, 2004 11:34 am

KJ was mistaken, they all share the same UJ-812 Panasonic multi-burner.

KJ was possibly confusing the "old" 16X CD burner vs. the "new" 24X CD burner.

Regards,

James

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