[Maelman]

I have a B/W G3 350 with a Matshita DVD-ROM drive (the one it came with). My problem is that my drive doesn't seem to be able to read 80 min. (700 mb) cd-r's. It reads all 650 mb cd-r's. Is there any way to resolve this, or is this drive unable to read that format natively? Thanks.

[SSharon]

I'm not sure if this is something that can be resolved (my PC roommate's dvd-rom also has issues opening CD's) but if you are in the market to treat yourself I recommend the LITE-ON CDRW or combo drive from newegg.com free shipping (for those products) and great service. I have the CDRW drive and its great.

If it is a software or resolvable hardware issue, good luck and post a fix for the rest of us.

[Truepop]

It could be a date limitation. I had a CD burner when 4x was blazing and later in life when 800MB disc came along it would not burn it.

[Maelman]

Sorry that I wasn't clearer, the drive that wont read the 80 min cds is not a burner. I have no problem burning the cds. My burner is able to read them, but it is so noisy I would rather use my quieter built-in drive while working.