Support Information:
Device Type: CD / DVD
Manufacturer: Sony Electronics
Model: 820a
Interface: IDE
Operating System: Windows XP Professional
Age of Device: < 2 years old
FCCID:

Type of drive: dvd-r/cd-rw (dvd burner, dvd reader, &amp; cd burner combo)
Location: internal
What recording software are you using?: Nero/version

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DVD burner optical drives never require a driver when used in any Windows os from 95 up. Windows XP has native support that allows this drive to read a data or music disk and to burn a cd-r disk. It contains no support for burning cd-rw disks or for playing or burning dvd disks. For those 2 tasks, compatible recording and dvd decoding software is required. eg: Roxio's Easy Cd Creator, Nero and WinDVD or PowerDVD.

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