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Wislu Plethora
December 6th 03, 12:38 PM
>-----Original Message-----
>Mine shows up as a DVD\CD-ROM. ROM=read only memory. I am
>not sure why you want it displayed as CD-RW which is CD
>Rewritable. This simply mean a disk can be used over and
>over. The drive is a Read Only Memory. This doesn't mean
I
>am restricted to using just DVD's or CD-RW or CD-R I can
>use all three. Good luck.
>.

The OP wants his drive to recognized as a recordable
device, you moron. A CD-ROM drive has no write capability.
As its name suggests, and as you blindly pointed out, it
is a read-only device.

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