[Info-vax] Compatible DVDs

[JF Mezei]

John Santos wrote:
> In case anyone has never noticed, the HP web site is
> "Hopelessly Pathetic".

Isn't that a trademark owned by Mr Vaxman™ ?

You forgot to add a * and a footnote that says "Hopelessy Pathetic™ is a
trademark owned by Mr. VAXman, used with permission"

(and yes, Mr VAXman will be mad at me for using a character above 127
causing that pesky quoted printable to kick in. :-) :-)



> The rx2660 has an AD143A drive and the 3 DL165's have
> 447891-B21 drives.

Mr Google to the rescue: AD143A = DVD+RW


447891-B21:
This HP 1U 9.5mm 24X Combo Drive Kit is designed to read DVD-ROM discs
as well as CD-ROM, CD-R, DVD-RAM discs, providing users with backwards
compatibility in their ProLiant environment. The drive is offered in
both half height and slim line form factors to support most ProLiant DL,
ML and hp tc servers. This CD-RW/DVD-ROM drive is an ATAPI based
product, providing industry standard connectivity. It is backwards
compatible with CD-ROMs, CD-R and previous DVD products and is available
for embedded, CTO, and as a self-contained option kit.