I need some more DVD burner help, please...

Dave N · 07-16-06, 04:46

A few days ago I posted for some help choosing a DVD burner and got lots of suggestions to buy from newegg.com. So, last week I ordered two of these:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16827131031

They didn't come with any software or documentation -- just the drive wrapped in bubble wrap. I installed one, thinking that Windows would recognize it, or at worst I would have to go to Sony's website and download a driver. I'm using Win2000 Pro, and the drive popped up under the device manager, which lists it as a "Sony DW-Q120A", but it has the question mark and the drive does not show up under My Computer. I spent about an hour at work on Friday searching the web for a driver, but found absolutely nothing. I can't find this drive listed anywhere on any of Sony's websites.

Can anyone help?

AL-53 · 07-16-06, 05:08

that drive is a OEM drive meaning it is made for computer manufacturers..and not retail sales..so best bet would try to find a drive at sony's site with same specs or close to...try that driver...but it should be accepted no problem...I have never loaded drivers for my burners...anyways try to get a burner close to your specs and try it..

Al

Dave N · 07-16-06, 06:30

Thanks -- I'll try loading a Sony driver tomorrow.

atticdog · 07-16-06, 07:08

you also need some burning software like nero

Dave N · 07-17-06, 03:46

I dropped this into a WinXP machine today and it worked fine. I guess 2000 doesn't support it natively. I found some DVD drives on the Sony website, but the "download driver" link just took me to a page that said Windows had all the drivers it needed already to run their DVD burners. We'll probably just upgrade this machine to XP. I work at a university, so the institutional license is dirt cheap.

Next time I'll know better than to buy an "OEM" product! If I would have bought a boxed drive, it probably would have come with a driver CD and some cheap program for burning DVDs.

One more thing, if anyone cares to answer... We will only be using the DVD burner for data backups. Do I still need a program like Nero for this? We wanted the DVD burner because DVDs have a larger capacity than CDs.