> I checked and that was the way it was set up. > > I guess the most likely reason for my problems is that the > drive is faulty, so I'll get a new one. > > Thank you all for the help along the way towards that conclusion! > > Are there any problems with sata dvd burners and linux? (I > think there might have been when I built this computer 1.5 > years ago, which was why I bought the ide version.) > Specifically, do any of you have any experience with the NEC > AD-7170S or the Samsung SH-S183A units? > > Frode > > -- > fedora-list mailing list > fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx > To unsubscribe: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list I just purchased a Lite-On LH20A1L SATA DVD-RW and it screams. It's easily 50% faster than my old EIDE NEC 3550A. I haven't used it under Fedora yet, only WinXP Pro but I doubt it'd be a problem. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827106073
