Well I've had soem odd experiences with Cd/DVD drives. I never realized at first that CD drives are different from DVD drives (for the purpose of reading CDs) But they are! I have a game that only works with true blue CD drives. Second, my very name branded 12X Creative Labs (makers of fine sound cards) is very shoddy. My CD-RW and DVD-ROM drives are 12X8X32X and 16X respectively. I do not know why three numbers for the CD drive, thats just how its written.