When you buy a DVD-Ram you have to make sure that it is rated for DVD+/-RW, it usually says in on the computer, or on the box itself (if you bought the DVD-Ram separately) Most new DVD-Ram drives have DVD-R, DVD+R, DVD+RW, DVD-RW, DVD-DL, DVD+DL. But there are some companies that haven't implemented the + and the -
No. A drive that possesses only CD writing capabilities will not be able to write to a DVD-R or DVD+R. A drive that does not have DVD reading capabilities will also not be able to read data that has been written to them.
well kinda the same but u cant erase in the DVD plus
Not necessarily. You can have a CD/DVD reading drive that does not write.
The purpose of a DVD drive is to read and write CD's and DVD's. If the drive also has rewriting capability, it can also burn CD's and DVD's.
8X DVD super multi Double Layer Support reads and write DVDs but cant read or write CDs.. DVD-RAM support, notably, is absent (though it can be unofficially enabled on some drive models), and Apple has never offered a proprietary Blu-Ray drive or supported the format.
Read/ write drives allow you to write DVDs. ROMs only read.
Newer DVD drives can read and write both DVD-R and DVD+R discs. An older one may or may not be able to. so you should double-check the drive. Usually a drive will display what is supports on the front of its tray.
A DVD-ROM drive does not have the capability to burn DVDs, only read them.you can reference the article :DvD Drive Can not Write to Writable Discs (Windows 98, ME, XP)http://laptopacadapter.wordpress.com/2010/01/23/dvd-drive-can-not-write-to-writable-discs-windows-98-me-xp/
you cant re burn a dvd-R !
First Answer:Sadly, you can't.Second Answer:Actually, most disc drives are backwards compatible to the last disc. So, DVD drives can read/write to CD and Blu-ray drives can read/write DVD and CDRs.It does not work the other way around. You can't read/write to a DVD if the drive is marked as a CD drive.
Your drive is probably a CD-R(W)/DVD-ROM drive. These are not capable of writing DVDs, but only reading them.
No. A cd-rom drive cannot play DVD's. A DVD drive can play CDs and DVD's. A cd-rom drive isn't made for DVD's. It's made only for CD's, and it can't write any. It can only read.