Can a T23 DVD-ROM read CDs?

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Can a T23 DVD-ROM read CDs?

#1 Post by fwebb » Sun Apr 09, 2006 7:55 pm

have an ultra bay DVD that plays DVDs fine. It is able to also read CDs?
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#2 Post by Orevin » Sun Apr 09, 2006 7:56 pm

yes

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#3 Post by fwebb » Sun Apr 09, 2006 8:10 pm

The drive I have is an IBM DVD-ROM Model GDR-8081N. It refuses to read CDs. What am I missing? WinXP Pro was recently reinstalled.
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#4 Post by lithium726 » Sun Apr 09, 2006 8:16 pm

defective.

I had a PS2 that read DVD's just fine and refused to read CD's

if a drive will read DVD's, it will read CD's. if a drive burns DVD's, itll burn CD's... theyre always backward compatable like that.
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#5 Post by schen » Mon Apr 10, 2006 10:58 am

TTU? As in Texas Tech University?
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#6 Post by lithium726 » Mon Apr 10, 2006 9:25 pm

schen wrote:TTU? As in Texas Tech University?
That would be correct :)
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#7 Post by junknstuff » Sun Aug 06, 2006 3:07 pm

lithium726 wrote:defective.
if a drive will read DVD's, it will read CD's. if a drive burns DVD's, itll burn CD's... theyre always backward compatable like that.
i dont find that to be true. dvd-r/rw drives can not always burn cd-r/rw, which is why you can opt to pay more for the "combo" drive or just a dvd-r/rw.

correct me if im wrong so i dont keep thinking this...
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#8 Post by pianowizard » Sun Aug 06, 2006 4:51 pm

junknstuff wrote:i dont find that to be true. dvd-r/rw drives can not always burn cd-r/rw, which is why you can opt to pay more for the "combo" drive or just a dvd-r/rw.

correct me if im wrong so i dont keep thinking this...
I thought "combo drive" refers to CD burners that can also recognize DVD-ROMs.
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#9 Post by JHEM » Sun Aug 06, 2006 5:28 pm

pianowizard wrote:I thought "combo drive" refers to CD burners that can also recognize DVD-ROMs.
Correct. A combo drive is one that can burn CDs and reads DVDs, hence the nomenclature: CD-RW/DVD-ROM Combo Drive.

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#10 Post by deschek » Mon Aug 07, 2006 3:56 am

Anyway, i had dvd-rom that doesn`t read dvd but reads cd, so your one could be broke.
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#11 Post by BigWarpGuy » Mon Aug 07, 2006 7:37 am

I have a T23 running eComStation 1.1 with a DVD-ROM drive. It has no problem running cd's. :) 8)
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