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Need help choosing a drive

Last post 11-08-2009, 9:35 PM by Tekran. 6 replies.
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  •  11-06-2009, 9:49 PM 582610

    Need help choosing a drive

    Some of you all know I already have bought the below, but still debating on what graphic card to get. Anyway I need an optical drive..., one that reads and writes CDs & DVDs, and if it does blu-ray or light scribe that's a plus, but not a must have. I've read at some places on the net that some drives are not working with windows 7, so can anyone recommend a good one 100% compatible to buy please!Intel core i7 920 bloomfieldwindows 7 home editionwestern digital caviar black 640corsair dominator 6gb memoryantec earthwatts 750Antec Nine Hundred Black Steel ATX Mid TowerGIGABYTE GA-EX58-UD5 LGA 1366 Intel X58 ATX Motherboard

  •  11-07-2009, 8:19 AM 582691 in reply to 582610

    Re: Need help choosing a drive

    I don't see why there would be incompatibility issues between Windows 7 and DVD drives. Vista didn't have any issues except in the start and they're all fixed now. Since 7 uses pretty much the same driver set as Vista, I would just buy the cheapest DVD drive that fits your needs. They're really cheap nowadays anyway.


    HP Media Center machine
    MOBO: ASUS OEM board
    CPU: 2.6 GHz Socket AM2 Athlon X2 5000+
    RAM: 2 GB Qimonda PC2-4200 DDR2 RAM
    GFX: Sapphire Radeon HD 4850
    HDD: Seagate Barracuda 320 GB SATA 7200 RPM

  •  11-08-2009, 9:31 AM 582889 in reply to 582691

    Re: Need help choosing a drive

    I went back and I think I misunderstood it, I think people were having trouble with the software the drives came with. well, can someone at least suggest a cd/dvd writer that is reliable and comes with compatible software?

  •  11-08-2009, 9:54 AM 582897 in reply to 582889

    Re: Need help choosing a drive

    There isn't a whole lot of software that is Windows 7 certified yet, but Nero 8 seems to be pretty good. Here is a DVD burner with it bundled:

    http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827106334

    Although Nero 8 is not officially Windows 7 certified, most reviews and people report that it should run fine.



    HP Media Center machine
    MOBO: ASUS OEM board
    CPU: 2.6 GHz Socket AM2 Athlon X2 5000+
    RAM: 2 GB Qimonda PC2-4200 DDR2 RAM
    GFX: Sapphire Radeon HD 4850
    HDD: Seagate Barracuda 320 GB SATA 7200 RPM

  •  11-08-2009, 10:22 AM 582900 in reply to 582897

    Re: Need help choosing a drive

    Nero 9 is out and it reports Windows 7 compatibility on their website:  http://www.nero.com/enu/nero9-introduction.html
    Antec Nine Hundred, C2Q Q9300 (Currently at stock speeds), Asus Maximus II Formula, OCZ Reaper HPC DDR2 1066 8GB 2x(2x2GB kit), BFG 9800GTX+, SupremeFX X-Fi, PC Power & Cooling S75QB 750W, 2x Seagate 750 GB SATA hard drive, Samsung SH-S203N SATA DVDRW, Lite-On LH-20A1L SATA DVDRW, XIGMATEK dark knight - s1283, Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit RC

  •  11-08-2009, 4:07 PM 582994 in reply to 582900

    Re: Need help choosing a drive

    Yeah, but you have to shell out $80 for it.

    Try Nero 8 first- if that doesn't work you can get an upgrade to Nero 9 for only $40, which is still cheaper than just buying an OEM drive and then getting Nero 9 separately.



    HP Media Center machine
    MOBO: ASUS OEM board
    CPU: 2.6 GHz Socket AM2 Athlon X2 5000+
    RAM: 2 GB Qimonda PC2-4200 DDR2 RAM
    GFX: Sapphire Radeon HD 4850
    HDD: Seagate Barracuda 320 GB SATA 7200 RPM

  •  11-08-2009, 9:35 PM 583046 in reply to 582994

    Re: Need help choosing a drive

    Nero 9 also has a free trial available if interested.  I personally do not use Nero as their ver 8 was not registering correctly when trying two different retail copies.
    Antec Nine Hundred, C2Q Q9300 (Currently at stock speeds), Asus Maximus II Formula, OCZ Reaper HPC DDR2 1066 8GB 2x(2x2GB kit), BFG 9800GTX+, SupremeFX X-Fi, PC Power & Cooling S75QB 750W, 2x Seagate 750 GB SATA hard drive, Samsung SH-S203N SATA DVDRW, Lite-On LH-20A1L SATA DVDRW, XIGMATEK dark knight - s1283, Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit RC
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