Ok, bear with this newbie, for I'm a bit lost. My Cube's drive reads DVD just fine, and burns to CD-R without a problem. That's with the drive it came with, far as I know... Anyone mind taking a moment to enlighten me as to what the difference is between the drives we're tossing back n' forth? [grin] cheers, phoenix -- "If it says 'Dodge' on the front of the truck with a ram's head on the hood, do I really need a horn?" -- seen on allpar.com