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USB support
Name: Chxta Date: July 26, 2006 at 04:32:30 Pacific OS: Ubuntu Linux 6.06 & Windo CPU/Ram: 1.4GHz/192MB Product: Dell
Comment:
I just bought an external DVD/CD-writer drive. Unfortunately it works only on my Windows computer. The main reason I got it is because of my laptop which has just a CD-ROM and runs Ubuntu. Does anyone have advice on how to make it run? The drivers are just Windows.
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