[clue-tech] not really a linux question but...

[Nate Duehr]

Bob Meetin wrote:
> Before I burn the bridge I would like a suggestion here.  I have a DVD+ 
> recorder which lites up on my desktop PC but it doesn't want to record 
> and doesn't see DVD+ media (or DVD-) media to record.  I know you can 
> get a new drive for $30-ish.  Is there anything I should try with this 
> drive before turning it into roadkill?

Probably not seriously worth the effort unless you're cash strapped bad 
enough that spending $30 worth of time on it is worth it.

Does it read/record CD media okay?  Read DVDs?  Might still be able to 
salvage it for something, I guess... in another machine doing a specific 
task.

> Related to this, my laptop, older Dell, which I don't use due to a 
> motherboard/battery problem, has an almost new DVD combo +/- recorder.  
> Is there any kind of adapter that could be hooked up to retrofit it to 
> replace the seemingly failed DVD recorder on the desktop. It is not cost 
> so much as a preference to recycle and reuse.  Otherwise to craigslist 
> it goes.

Most laptop DVD drives have odd packaging and electrical connectors that 
unless Dell themselves makes such a thing for it, probably not something 
anyone else would make.

Nate