Making A Dvd+rw Drive Compatible With Dvd-r Discs.

[jeffkong]

How can I make a DVD+RW drive compatible with DVD-R discs.

 

I don't know for sure, but would firmware make this possible?

 

I've looked around http://forum.rpc1.org/portal.php but I'm not quite sure.

 

Please help.

[Ghosty]

Do You Mean like Burning A DVD-R On A DVD+R/W Drive? If That Is The Case, I Don't Think It's Possible Unless You Get The Burner For DVD-R, Cuz I've Heard--I Think Here--That The Two Different DVD's Are Formated Differntly

[Wizard]

Yes, both DVD's are formatted diffrently from each other. The only way to do so is to get a seperate burner or find the DVD-R version of your drive and change it to those bios, but you won't be able to use +r anymore tho :/

[kaioshade]

You can change the booktype of DVD+R discs to be recognized as -R discs. Not all burners support this feature however.

 

Some multiformat discs support this feature. Very few +R only writers support this.

 

Example

 

I have a lite-on 851s (8x +R, 6X -R) and it works wonders. my xbox samsung drive which doesnt usually read +r discs, they all work flawlessly.

 

Edited May 8, 2004 by kaioshade

[jeffkong]

I'd like to change the booktype of a DVD-R disc to a DVD+R so it can work in my DVD+RW only drive.