Well just got handed a Compaq DVD-r, The guy said that he received it in a Boxed PC (Brand New) but he didn't want it, Now i've been looking high and low on the board for this and i've had no joy, Does Nero work with it ?, What media can i use etc.. etc.. Any answers or pointing me in the right direction would help.

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The drive is probably a brand name of some kind. Quite possibly a Pioneer or Toshiba if it is a DVD-R drive. Check the sticker on the drive and see what it says on it (i.e. ID numbers like DVR-105, DVR-104, ect.) It will be a lot easier to help you once we know what kind of drive it actaully is. Have you actually plugged it in yet and just not been able to get it to work? Nero should work on pretty much any burner as well as Stomp Recordnow Max. As for DVD-R media any disc with a dark purple Ritek dye is considered to be amoung the best for overall compatibility, and reliability. I hope this helps.

Thanks for the info, i'll keep you posted once i've got it installed

I think you may find it's a Pioneer 104 2 speed drive.

See here : http://dv411.com/272851b22.html

Ok after a long time i've found out that it a matsuishi DVD-RAM, Tried everything and only found the tools that it comes with any help would be much app.

DVD-RAM is all you can use then. Which is probably why he gave it to you.

Originally posted by bullet90
Ok after a long time i've found out that it a matsuishi DVD-RAM, Tried everything and only found the tools that it comes with any help would be much app.

Yeah it could be an early model that was DVD-RAM only and that would be why the drive was a freebee.