-R and +R CD Drives

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Alan Bell

The paperwork that came with my PC (Windows) says I have a +R +RW CD drive.
I just noticed that for the last year I have been using blank -R CDs
apparently with no problems. What's up? Is there no difference or have I
just been lucky? Or maybe I have a -R drive. Is there a way to check without
taking the machine apart?
 
Alan Bell said:
The paperwork that came with my PC (Windows) says I have a +R +RW CD drive.
I just noticed that for the last year I have been using blank -R CDs
apparently with no problems. What's up? Is there no difference or have I
just been lucky? Or maybe I have a -R drive. Is there a way to check without
taking the machine apart?
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Do you mean DVDs or CDs? All CDs are -R, the +R/+RW is probably referring
to the type of DVD it can burn, as there are -R and +R dvds available.

If you check the model number/name in device manager, you can whack this
into google and find out more info on your drive.

Regards,
 
Someone said:
Do you mean DVDs or CDs? All CDs are -R, the +R/+RW is probably referring
to the type of DVD it can burn, as there are -R and +R dvds available.

If you check the model number/name in device manager, you can whack this
into google and find out more info on your drive.
Click to expand...

Thanks. That's the answer. It was referring to the DVDs -- which I've never
burned.
 
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