I had reported problems with installing Fedora 8 on an Athlon 64-bit system. The install DVD would start but then couldn't access the DVD (couldn't seem to find the DVD drive even though the system booted from the install disk - would ask what type of device had the images and/or wanted to install a driver disk). I changed the DVD drive to an older DVD/CD burner drive and the installation works just fine. The drive that wouldn't work is labeled as a DD0203 DVD+/-RW. There is no brand name. I did a search and found it on: http://www.iomagic.com/Firmware/FirmwareDownload.html The front panel matches the picture exactly. There is Windows software to download to check the drive info and DOS or Windows software to flash the drive (which requires using a floppy drive - not sure if this would work in wine). So the problem with the drive could be that it needs new firmware. Or it could be something else. Not sure how this drive differs from the older DVD drive that works. Rick B.
