Posted by Paul Heslop on 08/19/07 17:06

xeaglecrest@att.net wrote:
>
> Paul Heslop wrote:
> >
> > I just bought a new external LG multi format drive, my first dvd
> > writer. I am not too bothered about being able to burn to RAM discs
> > but I have a stand alone recorder which uses them so I'd at least be
> > able to play them if needed, where at the moment I just see files on
> > the discs. How do I get this to work?
> >
> > I tried last night to install incd, which would apparently be needed
> > to burn to RAM discs properly but with it installed the drive didn't
> > want to read any pre-recorded dvd, so that was straight off too.
> >
> > I knew this was not going to be fun, I've put off dvd burning on my pc
> > for ages and my first day just confirms how awkward it feels in
> > comparison to burning cd.
>
> Most drives will not read a RAM disc. You will have to check your LG's
> specs to know for sure. If it will not read any pre-recorded discs,
> they something went wrong with the installation or you have a bad drive.

It is one of the multi externals, reads and writes to every disc. I
kind of knew RAM discs would be a bit of a pain, which is why I wasn't
too worried about it recording to them, but it would have been nice to
just be able to play them.
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