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Ian Brown
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Fri Nov 19, 2004 2:02 pm Post subject:
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I bought an LG GSA-4120B drive that is supposed to support DVD-RAM. I
am on win 2k and I wish to use it to back up critical data. The basis
of my decision was realiability.
When I installed the unit I found that it did not come with a DVD-RAM
driver but LG provided a copy of InCD that they said would act as a
DVD-RAM driver. My concern is that as far as I can understand InCD is
packet writing software. I have read numerous reports indicating that
packet writing software is very unreliable. Does that mean that using
InCD with DVD-RAm will make it less reliable to back up my essential
data.
I would love to get some feedback on this issue,
Thanks
Ian
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Doug Ramage
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Fri Nov 19, 2004 2:02 pm Post subject:
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"Ian Brown" <igbrownNOSPAM@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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| Quote: | I bought an LG GSA-4120B drive that is supposed to support DVD-RAM. I
am on win 2k and I wish to use it to back up critical data. The basis
of my decision was realiability.
When I installed the unit I found that it did not come with a DVD-RAM
driver but LG provided a copy of InCD that they said would act as a
DVD-RAM driver. My concern is that as far as I can understand InCD is
packet writing software. I have read numerous reports indicating that
packet writing software is very unreliable. Does that mean that using
InCD with DVD-RAm will make it less reliable to back up my essential
data.
I would love to get some feedback on this issue,
Thanks
Ian
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Under Windows XP you can format a dvd-ram disc as FAT32, not sure about 2K.
You can use the Panasonic dvd-ram driver, which available on the Net. I use
the latest one from BClip, but it's an update so the original is required.
I don't use InCD, as there have been too many questions over its
reliability.
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Ian Brown
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Fri Nov 19, 2004 2:02 pm Post subject:
Re: DVD -RAM with InCD is it reliable |
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Thanks. I bought 2 units one for home and one for work. Using the
home unit with winXP is no problems and you are correct it formats
with FAT32 and does not need a driver. However with Win2000 that is a
diffenrent story. It will not ever recognise any DVD-RAM disks
without a driver.
Will the panasonic DVD-RAM dirver work with an LG burner?
Ian
On Fri, 19 Nov 2004 10:40:35 -0000, "Doug Ramage"
<ramage@XXukaccountant.net> wrote:
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"Ian Brown" <igbrownNOSPAM@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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I bought an LG GSA-4120B drive that is supposed to support DVD-RAM. I
am on win 2k and I wish to use it to back up critical data. The basis
of my decision was realiability.
When I installed the unit I found that it did not come with a DVD-RAM
driver but LG provided a copy of InCD that they said would act as a
DVD-RAM driver. My concern is that as far as I can understand InCD is
packet writing software. I have read numerous reports indicating that
packet writing software is very unreliable. Does that mean that using
InCD with DVD-RAm will make it less reliable to back up my essential
data.
I would love to get some feedback on this issue,
Thanks
Ian
Under Windows XP you can format a dvd-ram disc as FAT32, not sure about 2K.
You can use the Panasonic dvd-ram driver, which available on the Net. I use
the latest one from BClip, but it's an update so the original is required.
I don't use InCD, as there have been too many questions over its
reliability. |
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Doug Ramage
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Fri Nov 19, 2004 2:02 pm Post subject:
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Yes, I used the Panasonic one before the BClip upgrade - probably both are
from Panasonic.
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"Ian Brown" <igbrownNOSPAM@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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| Quote: | Thanks. I bought 2 units one for home and one for work. Using the
home unit with winXP is no problems and you are correct it formats
with FAT32 and does not need a driver. However with Win2000 that is a
diffenrent story. It will not ever recognise any DVD-RAM disks
without a driver.
Will the panasonic DVD-RAM dirver work with an LG burner?
Ian
On Fri, 19 Nov 2004 10:40:35 -0000, "Doug Ramage"
ramage@XXukaccountant.net> wrote:
"Ian Brown" <igbrownNOSPAM@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:j9irp0tjqgmjjigoppdvbaagm5rs65b6pb@4ax.com...
I bought an LG GSA-4120B drive that is supposed to support DVD-RAM. I
am on win 2k and I wish to use it to back up critical data. The basis
of my decision was realiability.
When I installed the unit I found that it did not come with a DVD-RAM
driver but LG provided a copy of InCD that they said would act as a
DVD-RAM driver. My concern is that as far as I can understand InCD is
packet writing software. I have read numerous reports indicating that
packet writing software is very unreliable. Does that mean that using
InCD with DVD-RAm will make it less reliable to back up my essential
data.
I would love to get some feedback on this issue,
Thanks
Ian
Under Windows XP you can format a dvd-ram disc as FAT32, not sure about
2K.
You can use the Panasonic dvd-ram driver, which available on the Net. I
use
the latest one from BClip, but it's an update so the original is required.
I don't use InCD, as there have been too many questions over its
reliability.
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Jason
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Sat Nov 20, 2004 2:04 am Post subject:
Re: DVD -RAM with InCD is it reliable |
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On Fri, 19 Nov 2004 10:40:35 -0000, "Doug Ramage"
<ramage@XXukaccountant.net> wrote:
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Under Windows XP you can format a dvd-ram disc as FAT32, not sure about 2K.
You can use the Panasonic dvd-ram driver, which available on the Net. I use
the latest one from BClip, but it's an update so the original is required.
I don't use InCD, as there have been too many questions over its
reliability.
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I have the external version of the 4120, running XP Pro. I found DVD
Ram very much slower if using FAT32 compared to UDF, so certainly
worthwhile installing a proper driver.
I used to think the same thing about questions of reliability and
INCD, but installed it on my system this time. There have been
several revisions of INCD since it was released, and so far, it has
been very stable - no conflicts, no crashes at all. Just make sure
that you upgrade to the latest version (4.3.0.5) on the Nero site. |
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Doug Ramage
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Sat Nov 20, 2004 10:00 pm Post subject:
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"Jason" <jasont@lexicon.removeit.net> wrote in message
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| Quote: | On Fri, 19 Nov 2004 10:40:35 -0000, "Doug Ramage"
ramage@XXukaccountant.net> wrote:
Under Windows XP you can format a dvd-ram disc as FAT32, not sure about
2K.
You can use the Panasonic dvd-ram driver, which available on the Net. I
use
the latest one from BClip, but it's an update so the original is required.
I don't use InCD, as there have been too many questions over its
reliability.
I have the external version of the 4120, running XP Pro. I found DVD
Ram very much slower if using FAT32 compared to UDF, so certainly
worthwhile installing a proper driver.
I used to think the same thing about questions of reliability and
INCD, but installed it on my system this time. There have been
several revisions of INCD since it was released, and so far, it has
been very stable - no conflicts, no crashes at all. Just make sure
that you upgrade to the latest version (4.3.0.5) on the Nero site.
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I too found FAT32 slower.
Jason, I note your comments about InCD. What are the advantages to using it?
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luminos
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Sat Nov 20, 2004 10:00 pm Post subject:
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"Doug Ramage" <ramage@XXukaccountant.net> wrote in message
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"Jason" <jasont@lexicon.removeit.net> wrote in message
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On Fri, 19 Nov 2004 10:40:35 -0000, "Doug Ramage"
ramage@XXukaccountant.net> wrote:
Under Windows XP you can format a dvd-ram disc as FAT32, not sure about
2K.
You can use the Panasonic dvd-ram driver, which available on the Net. I
use
the latest one from BClip, but it's an update so the original is
required.
I don't use InCD, as there have been too many questions over its
reliability.
I have the external version of the 4120, running XP Pro. I found DVD
Ram very much slower if using FAT32 compared to UDF, so certainly
worthwhile installing a proper driver.
I used to think the same thing about questions of reliability and
INCD, but installed it on my system this time. There have been
several revisions of INCD since it was released, and so far, it has
been very stable - no conflicts, no crashes at all. Just make sure
that you upgrade to the latest version (4.3.0.5) on the Nero site.
I too found FAT32 slower.
Jason, I note your comments about InCD. What are the advantages to using
it?
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Doug Ramage
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Integration with the Windows file explorer so it appears as a read/writable |
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Doug Ramage
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Sun Nov 21, 2004 1:07 am Post subject:
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"luminos" <logos1@trip.net> wrote in message
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"Doug Ramage" <ramage@XXukaccountant.net> wrote in message
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"Jason" <jasont@lexicon.removeit.net> wrote in message
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On Fri, 19 Nov 2004 10:40:35 -0000, "Doug Ramage"
ramage@XXukaccountant.net> wrote:
Under Windows XP you can format a dvd-ram disc as FAT32, not sure about
2K.
You can use the Panasonic dvd-ram driver, which available on the Net. I
use
the latest one from BClip, but it's an update so the original is
required.
I don't use InCD, as there have been too many questions over its
reliability.
I have the external version of the 4120, running XP Pro. I found DVD
Ram very much slower if using FAT32 compared to UDF, so certainly
worthwhile installing a proper driver.
I used to think the same thing about questions of reliability and
INCD, but installed it on my system this time. There have been
several revisions of INCD since it was released, and so far, it has
been very stable - no conflicts, no crashes at all. Just make sure
that you upgrade to the latest version (4.3.0.5) on the Nero site.
I too found FAT32 slower.
Jason, I note your comments about InCD. What are the advantages to using
it?
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Doug Ramage
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Integration with the Windows file explorer so it appears as a
read/writable drive.
But the DVD-RAM driver does that. So does InCD offer any other benefits? |
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luminos
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Sun Nov 21, 2004 1:07 am Post subject:
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Ian Brown
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Sun Nov 21, 2004 1:07 am Post subject:
Re: DVD -RAM with InCD is it reliable |
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Are you aware of any data integrity problems when using InCD as
compared to the regular DVD-RAM driver??
Ian
On Sat, 20 Nov 2004 13:03:36 -0800, "luminos" <logos1@trip.net> wrote:
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"Doug Ramage" <ramage@XXukaccountant.net> wrote in message
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"Jason" <jasont@lexicon.removeit.net> wrote in message
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On Fri, 19 Nov 2004 10:40:35 -0000, "Doug Ramage"
ramage@XXukaccountant.net> wrote:
Under Windows XP you can format a dvd-ram disc as FAT32, not sure about
2K.
You can use the Panasonic dvd-ram driver, which available on the Net. I
use
the latest one from BClip, but it's an update so the original is
required.
I don't use InCD, as there have been too many questions over its
reliability.
I have the external version of the 4120, running XP Pro. I found DVD
Ram very much slower if using FAT32 compared to UDF, so certainly
worthwhile installing a proper driver.
I used to think the same thing about questions of reliability and
INCD, but installed it on my system this time. There have been
several revisions of INCD since it was released, and so far, it has
been very stable - no conflicts, no crashes at all. Just make sure
that you upgrade to the latest version (4.3.0.5) on the Nero site.
I too found FAT32 slower.
Jason, I note your comments about InCD. What are the advantages to using
it?
--
Doug Ramage
[Watch Spam Trap]
Integration with the Windows file explorer so it appears as a read/writable
drive.
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Doug Ramage
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Sun Nov 21, 2004 2:00 pm Post subject:
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"luminos" <logos1@trip.net> wrote in message
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Thanks, luminos - that's what I thought. Although I have owned InCD for
several years, I have never bothered to install it.
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Brian Wescombe
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Sorry to butt in here, what UDF format is best for data storage? I've
fomatted my RAM disc as UDF2.0, which is supposedly for video use. Would
UDF1.5 be better?
"Doug Ramage" <ramage@XXukaccountant.net> wrote in message
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"luminos" <logos1@trip.net> wrote in message
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Nope.
Thanks, luminos - that's what I thought. Although I have owned InCD for
several years, I have never bothered to install it.
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Doug Ramage
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I use UDF2.0 for data, but I suppose some older pcs might have a problem
reading it?
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| Quote: | Sorry to butt in here, what UDF format is best for data storage? I've
fomatted my RAM disc as UDF2.0, which is supposedly for video use. Would
UDF1.5 be better?
"Doug Ramage" <ramage@XXukaccountant.net> wrote in message
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Nope.
Thanks, luminos - that's what I thought. Although I have owned InCD for
several years, I have never bothered to install it.
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Trevor S
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Mon Nov 22, 2004 2:01 pm Post subject:
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"Brian Wescombe" <b.wescombeSODOFF@ntlworldSPAM.com> wrote in
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| Quote: | Sorry to butt in here, what UDF format is best for data storage? I've
fomatted my RAM disc as UDF2.0, which is supposedly for video use. Would
UDF1.5 be better?
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I use 1.5 or FAT 32 (W2K is my OS) for data, depending on what I want to
do.
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Trevor S
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