Determining the firmware revision of your CD writer with Windows XP

To determine which firmware revision your CD writer is using under Windows XP, open the Control Panel, double-click Administrative Tools, then double-click Computer Management. Expand the tree to display the Storage Removable Storage Libraries branch, shown in Figure 11-4.

Using Windows XP Computer Management to view properties for the CD writer

Figure 11-4. Using Windows XP Computer Management to view properties for the CD writer

Locate the CD writer in the listing in the left pane. Right-click the name of the writer, choose Properties, and view the Device Information page, which includes the firmware revision number.

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