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=== Ultrabay Slim DVD Multi-Burner Plus===
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=== Ultrabay Slim Multi-Burner Plus Drive ===
This is an DVD Writer for the Ultrabay Slim. The label on the drive reads "DVD MULTI +".
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This is a DVD writer for the Ultrabay Slim. The label on the drive reads "DVD MULTI +".
  
 
=== Features ===
 
=== Features ===
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[[image:UltraBay Slim Optical Drive.gif|UltraBay Slim Optical Drive]]
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*[http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-58635 IBMs product overview page for this drive]
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==== Actual drive ====
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* Matsushita UJ-822S
  
==== Actual Drives ====
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=== Part numbers ===
* Matshita UJ-822S
 
 
 
=== IBM Partnumbers ===
 
 
* Order PN: 73P3342 (curved bezel)
 
* Order PN: 73P3342 (curved bezel)
 
* FRU PN: 39T2507
 
* FRU PN: 39T2507
 
* ASM PN: 39T2570
 
* ASM PN: 39T2570
  
=== Linux Support ===
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=== Linux support ===
If connected at boot time, the drive is {{path|/dev/hdc}}.
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If connected at boot time, the drive is normally {{path|/dev/sr0}}.
  
 
=== Problem reading video DVDs ===
 
=== Problem reading video DVDs ===
 
When playing a region-coded video DVD for the first time using a Linux player, you may get errors such as the following:
 
When playing a region-coded video DVD for the first time using a Linux player, you may get errors such as the following:
 
  libdvdread: Invalid IFO for VMGM (VIDEO_TS.IFO)
 
  libdvdread: Invalid IFO for VMGM (VIDEO_TS.IFO)
This is caused by the DVD driver's region never having been set. Use <tt>regionset</tt> to set some region and retry. It doesn't mattter which region code you choose, but note that unlike most Linux video players, Windows DVD players typically require the drive's region matching the disc's region, and the drive's region can be set at most 4 times.
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This is caused by the DVD driver's region never having been set. Use <tt>regionset</tt> to set some region and retry. It is important that you choose the region code wisely, as you will '''not''' be able to read any other regions, and you can only change the region 4 times before it becomes permanent.
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With older drives you could use libdvdread to bypass a drives region restrictions, but this doesn't work in some drives, particularly those from Matshita.  Matshita DVD drives actually refuse to read out-of-region media, and implement RPC-2 fully.  This cannot be worked around in any way short of drive firmware changes, which '''are not''' available anywhere.
  
 
=== Supported with ===
 
=== Supported with ===
 
*ThinkPad {{T40}}, {{T40p}}, {{T41}}, {{T41p}}, {{T42}}, {{T42p}}, {{T43}}, {{T43p}}
 
*ThinkPad {{T40}}, {{T40p}}, {{T41}}, {{T41p}}, {{T42}}, {{T42p}}, {{T43}}, {{T43p}}
*ThinkPad {{Z60t}}
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*ThinkPad {{Z60t}}, {{Z60m}}, {{Z61m}}
 
*[[UltraBase X4]], [[ThinkPad X4 Dock]]
 
*[[UltraBase X4]], [[ThinkPad X4 Dock]]
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=== Vendor documentation ===
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*[http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-58635 Product overview page]
  
 
=== Photos ===
 
=== Photos ===

Revision as of 15:17, 5 August 2011

Ultrabay Slim Multi-Burner Plus Drive

This is a DVD writer for the Ultrabay Slim. The label on the drive reads "DVD MULTI +".

Features

  • Read capabilities
    • CD-ROM
    • DVD-ROM
  • Write capabilities
    • CD-R (24x)
    • CD-RW (10x)
    • DVD-R (2x)
    • DVD-RW (2x)
    • DVD-RAM
    • DVD+R (2.4x)
    • DVD+RW (2.4x)

Ultrabay Slim optical drive

Actual drive

  • Matsushita UJ-822S

Part numbers

  • Order PN: 73P3342 (curved bezel)
  • FRU PN: 39T2507
  • ASM PN: 39T2570

Linux support

If connected at boot time, the drive is normally /dev/sr0.

Problem reading video DVDs

When playing a region-coded video DVD for the first time using a Linux player, you may get errors such as the following:

libdvdread: Invalid IFO for VMGM (VIDEO_TS.IFO)

This is caused by the DVD driver's region never having been set. Use regionset to set some region and retry. It is important that you choose the region code wisely, as you will not be able to read any other regions, and you can only change the region 4 times before it becomes permanent.

With older drives you could use libdvdread to bypass a drives region restrictions, but this doesn't work in some drives, particularly those from Matshita. Matshita DVD drives actually refuse to read out-of-region media, and implement RPC-2 fully. This cannot be worked around in any way short of drive firmware changes, which are not available anywhere.

Supported with

Vendor documentation

Photos


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