Support Information:
Device Type: CD / DVD
Manufacturer: Sony Electronics
Model: pcga-rdvg1
Interface: IDE
Operating System: Windows XP Professional
Age of Device: Not specified
FCCID:

Type of drive: dvd (dvd reader and cd-rom combo)
Location: internal
What recording software are you using?: Sonic Record Now/version

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Optical drives never require a driver when used in any Windows OS beginning with Windows 95. Windows XP provides native support that allows this drive to read a data or music disk. Compatible 3rd party dvd decoding software is required to play dvd movie disks.