It looks like I should return these DVD's then.
From "Device Manager" I got this: HL-DT-ST DVD-ROM GDR8160B TEAC CD-W524E
since the specs for my Sony say my dvd drive is rom and my cd is rw, I guess I can keep the dvd-r's and write data to them only in the cd drive.
I bought memorex 4.7 GB DVD-R's. When I insert a disk into drive and go to the drive in "My Computer" and click "open" the message comes on...
I managed to insert the new RAM chip in by the seat of my pants. and in "My Computer" it now says "1.00 GB of RAM " You would not believe how...
Do we leave the white paper labels that are stuck on the RAM upgrade?
there are two BIOS upgrades on that page. This second one does not have that qualification, and it requires preparing a floppy. I have some...
Crucial is recommending a BIOS upgrade before installing the memory. Both the BIOS upgrades on the Sony site are dated 2002....
I just received the extra RAM in the mail. The label says 512 MB 184-PIN DIMM 64MX64 DDR What I ordered on their scan results page was:...
I just repeated the Crucial scan and both recommended chips are non-ECC.
Crucial has given me the type of chip needed. I have the Sony System Reference Manual with graphics and details on the motherboard-- "System...
F1 does not work for me. I must have done something. I clicked something in the lower left menu called "restart 3d compiz" Don't know if this...
I have XP home, 512 mb ram quite good for most computer functions (except Word and OpenOffice which can be really slow) but sometimes my...
yes, I found both shutdown and log off in the lower left menu. Would you know where the Knoppix Manual is?
Tony's advice was perfect. this is coming through Knoppix I pressed F5 to load the default then f10 to save and reboot I put the...
We already know that I was able earlier to boot from the Mint CD in the second drive, the cd drive. Now I am not. The cd burn was also set to...
I burned KNOPPIX to a CD-R. The file collection looks ok in the CD drive. But now I cannot boot up to the CD. In the Boot window of...
In the Sony Quickstart Manual it says the following in the troubleshooting section: "Why doesn't my optical driver (DVD-RW or CD-RW) record at...
this is a side question, but I am wondering why my dvd-r disks are not recognized by when I put them in my dvd drive.
I just checked my cd and dvd drives with no disks in them and they are both showing that the space is full. I am considering uninstalling and...
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