jhg Posted January 14, 2008 Report Share Posted January 14, 2008 Can anybody suggest a SATA DVD+/-RW drive that you know to be usable with Retrospect? The Hardware compatibility list for Retrospect is really out of date and few (if any) of the listed DVD drives are still available. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mayoff Posted January 14, 2008 Report Share Posted January 14, 2008 The most recent list of device is found at http://kb.dantz.com/article.asp?article=7946&p=2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jsg1220 Posted February 26, 2008 Report Share Posted February 26, 2008 I was able to get a LITE-ON LH-20A1S to autoconfigure on Win XP. Just be sure to configure all the different types of media during the autoconfig session you want to use (CD-R, CD-RW, DVD-R, DVD+R, DVD-RW, etc.) or you will need to start over to add one you didn't the first time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jhg Posted March 2, 2008 Author Report Share Posted March 2, 2008 The most recent list of device is found at http://kb.dantz.com/article.asp?article=7946&p=2 Thanks, I have that link. Very few DVD drives have been added in quite a while; most of the activity has been in Tape and cartridge disks. I've tried shopping online for the 4 or 5 most recently certified DVD drives listed, and the only one generally available is the Pioneer DVR-112D. It seems that DVD drive models become obsolete and no longer sold after less than 12 months. Since I currently have a relatively new (4 months old) defective DVR-112D I'm a little leery about buying another one. Also I'd like to move to SATA if possible. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jhg Posted March 2, 2008 Author Report Share Posted March 2, 2008 I was able to get a LITE-ON LH-20A1S to autoconfigure on Win XP.... Have you had any problems with the drive? Have you done any restores or Media Verification operations? With what results? Online reviews of this drive are mixed, with cdfreaks.com raving about it and cdrinfo.com calling it average to slightly disappointing (although they did admit their sample had pre-release firmware). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jhg Posted March 2, 2008 Author Report Share Posted March 2, 2008 Re: Drive Model Obsolescence The LH-20A1S, while still available via online retail, is no longer listed as a current model on LiteOn's website. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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