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Old 02-19-2007, 01:20 PM   #1 (permalink)
 
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I've been looking at optical drives on newegg.com and I noticed that a lot of them say that they are made for Windows. Is there a way to use them in Linux? Is it only the cd that comes with them that can only be used in Windows? Can I use Wine to install them?
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Thats just a Marketing technique.
They all work with all OS's, though they have different drivers.
Probably have to check the OS's Website or the manufactures website for linux or unix specific drivers.
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Most drives will usually just be detected and working, as long as it is not any special kind of of drive (like blu-ray or something).
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