wow, i must be dumb for asking, but i HAVE to

[paOol]

i have a T61,
2.0 ghz
2 gig ram
14.1 SXGA+
Atheros a/b/g
100gig 7200rpm
and i THINK its 4x of 8x dvd r/w.

my question is, is my dvd drive dual layer?
how do i check?

i bought this about 2 months ago, so its not that old yet.

[Brad]

My T60p has a 39T2679 DVD burner from June of 2006. The specs say for mine that it is dual layer.

Most likely yours also is dual layer. To be 100% sure take out the drive and post the part number here.

Oh, also, the only dumb question is the one that is never asked.

Brad

[paOol]

FRU - 39T2829

ASM P/N - 39T2828

it says dvd multi recorder
and has a "R DL" under it.

[rkawakami]

Plugging the FRU 39T2829 into the IBM Support site leads to this:

System Service Parts T61/T61p

Buried in the table is the FRU along with a description of the drive, HLDS GSA-U10N. Googling that, you can find this:

Gateway Support, where the specs are given:

# Reads: DVD-ROM, DVD-R (version1.0, version 2.0 for authoring) and DVD-RAM (version1.0)
# Reads and writes: DVD-R (version 2.0 for general), DVD-R DL (Dual Layer), DVD-RW, DVD+R, DVD+R DL (Dual Layer), DVD+RW and DVD-RAM (version2.2)
# Reads and writes: CD-ROM, CD-ROM XA, CD-I FMV, Video CD, and CD-EXTRA
# Reads: Photo CD (single and multi-session )
# Reads and writes: Standard CD-DA
# Reads and writes: CD-R discs conforming to Orange Book Part 2
# Reads and writes: CD-RW discs conforming to Orange Book Part 3
# Supports read: Super Audio CD (Compatible layer in Hybrid type)
# CPRM (DVD-R/RW/RAM) supported

Of course, this is also denoted by the "DL" (dual layer) you found on the drive .

P.S. You can also try downloading DVDInfoPro which should be able to tell you the capabilities of your optical drive.