[QUOTE=mciahel;2558175]Hi,No. You don’t.
Okay. You revived a thread that is nearly two years old, only to call me a liar?
Prove hard evidence that my statement is false information.
Run Nerö Info Tool or ImgBurn. Both show you the capabilities of your drive. And these are not the only tools that have this feature.
If the laptop is advertised with a LS capable drive, and this does not work, simply complain to the vendor. Or call HP customer support.
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[FONT=Arial Narrow][COLOR=black]The Lightscribe site’s “toolbox†seems to indicate that Lightscribe is aware that Lightscribe drives are not being detected, so that could be one reason – my drive is not detected as a Lightscribe drive, either, (just one more of my problems – that I haven’t so far mentioned - that led me on this search all over the web to find out the facts) but nevertheless, it [I]is [/I]a Lightscribe drive.
If computer manufacturers are misrepresenting their products as being Lightscribe drives when they are not then they have been making it difficult for their customers to know the truth in this same way for a long time. The same problems that uncrushable has or had are my problems also, regardless of whether the TS-L632H [I]model [I]is[/I] a Lightscribe drive or not.[/I]
This is the prominent notice and the links provided by Lightscribe:
[B]LightScribe drive not detected? [/B][B]or [/B][B]Don’t know if your Drive is LightScribe Enabled?[/B]
[B]Install the Latest LightScribe Software[/B]
[B]Install the LightScribe Diagnostic Utility[/B]
[B]SOURCE:[/B] http://www.lightscribe.com/support/index.aspx
They have more information about Lightscribe drives not being detected as being Lightscribe, while still functioning normally in all other ways:
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[B]Symptoms may include missing LightScribe functionality in labelling applications or error messages stating that no LightScribe drive is installed when attempting to burn LightScribe label.[/B]
[B]NOTES: [/B]
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[li][B]Check that the drive functions as a data read/write drive before initiating LightScribe troubleshooting. [/B][/li][li][B]Confirm that your drive is LightScribe enabled before initiating troubleshooting. [/B][/li][li][B]There are different possible causes for drive detection problems. [/B][/li][/ul][B]1. No LightScribe System Software (LSS) Installed. [/B]
[B]2. Non supported Operating System. [/B]
[B]3. Corrupted LightScribe System Software installation. [/B]
[B]4. Conflict with other programs. [/B]
[B]5. Incorrect drive installation[/B]
[B]<?xml:namespace prefix = st1 /><st1:Street>6. Defective Drive</st1:Street> [/B]
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[li][B]See the related FAQs for recommended solutions:[/B][/li][/ul][FONT=Franklin Gothic Medium][B]SOURCE: [/B]http://www.lightscribe.com/support/kb_view.aspx?faqid=114
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[FONT=Arial Narrow]I also found a page on the Lightscribe site which has photos of a Notebook computer Lightscribe disk drive, showing the difference between a Lightscribe disk-drive and a non-Lightscribe drive, and the differences are very clear and unmistakable:
http://www.lightscribe.com/support/kb_view.aspx?faqid=114
I have verified by comparing [I]my[/I] drive to these photos that my drive is definitely a Lightscribe drive. So I have absolute proof, from my point of view, now, that my drive, the TS-L633N [I]is[/I] a Lightscribe drive. (Unfortunately, anyone else would have to take my word for that or do as I did!)
The Lightscribe site also says that the Lightscribe logo appears on desktop computer drives, but may not (and probably will not, due to their being of very slim size) on Notebook computer drives. So this is not an indicator for Notebooks, but [I]this information [/I]- that their logo does not appear on Notebook computer drives - is not put around [I]either[/I], which is misleading for [I]any[/I] user and further adds to the confusion… (Mine does not have[I] any[/I] logos at all.)
If you have a look at the images on the Amazon.com site, where these drives are being sold (see also links previously provided) you can get some exquisitely detailed views, using the zoom (+) button on the site, rather than your computer’s zoom, since the images are in extremely high definition. If you look at the image of the opened drive you can see the Lightscribe laser at the top of the drive drawer, which is [B]physical proof [/B]of it being a Lightscribe drive, and if you move the image with your right-mouse button held down over it, you can drag out the label and confirm that it is being accurately depicted as you can clearly see [B]“TS-L632â€[/B] on the label:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/images/B003A05HIM/ref=dp_otherviews_z_2?ie=UTF8&s=miscellaneous&img=2
You can also [I]just[/I] see the [B]Lightscribe logo[/B] on this drive, but the logo is clearly visible in the end view:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/images/B003A05HIM/ref=dp_otherviews_z_1?ie=UTF8&s=miscellaneous&img=1
You might have problems accessing these images directly – and in any case you will still need to go to the image selection menu and main advertisement:
http://www.amazon.com/Toshiba-Samsung-TS-L632-DVD%C2%B1RW-LightScribe/dp/B003A05HIM/ref=pd_bxgy_e_text_b
Okay. You revived a thread that is nearly two years old, only to call me a liar?
Prove hard evidence that my statement
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“The TS-L632H does not support Lightscribe at all.”
is false information.
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I certainly didn’t answer this thread with that intention – it was to help someone who I felt sorry for.
And after you claimed I was incorrect, I did [I]more[/I] research, which you see here: I really was not certain that the information I had already provided would prove [I]correct [/I]– I was quite prepared to offer you an apology, though I cannot agree with you that mine and uncrushable’s experiences are not the same: Even if it had turned out that the TS-L632H was [I]not[/I] a Lightscribe drive – our experiences are [I]so[/I] similar; and that is why I [I]did[/I] this research.
I am quite prepared for the possibility that some drives of this model [I]are[/I] Lightscribe drives and some are [I]not.[/I] (Who knows?!) But Amazon certainly has one that [I]is.[/I]
It is a parlous state of affairs – it just goes to show how difficult it is to find these specifications, and you can’t say a drive isn’t a Lightscribe drive just because the specifications on a site don’t [I]mention [/I]Lightscribe, unless there is a specifications truth-table provided on the page which specifically says or indicates “yes†or “noâ€.
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