it's been working great since day one on my tipb. latest os and everything. all i had to do was install the software, power the drive, then plug it in. only cink that that i have found is that sometimes lightscribe disks arnt seen as so if i burn then do the image, but always if i do an image then burn it works. but yeah, try out the link gordymac gave ya. also, the drive itself doesnt pop up on the desktop like say an external harddrive. it just shows up in the source lists for what you want to use for burning ect in an application.
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