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Technical Details
- Brand Name: Lite-On
- Model: IHAS424-98 BLACK/RBOX
- Hardware Platform: Pc
- Weight: 1.80 pounds
Product Details
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Product Description
Lite-On IHAS424-98 LightScribe 24X SATA DVD+/-RW Dual Layer Drive (Black), Retail
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Most Helpful Customer Reviews
134 of 135 people found the following review helpful
By F. Weller
Amazon Verified Purchase
Installation was very easy, took less than 5 minutes to install in the computer. The software, Nero8, also installed quickly. I have not had a single failed DVD or CD burn yet with this drive; this is very impressive to me (I am using Verbatim media). The drive is quieter than most I have used.
If you want to use the LightScribe feature (and it does work very well), it will be necessary to download drivers from the LightScribe web site [...] in order for Nero 8 to recognize this feature.
If you want to use the LightScribe feature (and it does work very well), it will be necessary to download drivers from the LightScribe web site [...] in order for Nero 8 to recognize this feature.
147 of 165 people found the following review helpful
Amazon Verified Purchase
This is a great burner. Easy to install, easy to use, good included software (including Nero Express 9), all for a good price.
The only caveat is you can't put two in the same Windows computer. Windows can't recognize more than one of these. LiteOn is aware of the problem but does not have a fix as of this writing. Tech Support says they are working on a firmware upgrade but they don't know when it will be available.
UPDATE 8/16/2011: The answer I got from LiteOn is, "It is Microsoft's fault." If you buy two (or more) at the same time, as I did, you probably get devices with sequential serial numbers. Windows reads device s/n's from left to right. If there are more digits than Windows can read, as these apparently have (they didn't say how many it was), XP (and maybe others) truncates the s/n so it looks to Windows like they both have the same s/n. The OS then disables the first one. The support guy I talked to said there was no fix. I think this is pretty lame, since this is a known OS quirk. LiteOn should have a work-around for this. I have deducted one star.
UPDATE 10/01/2011: After a third call to LiteOn support and getting the same response, I asked to speak to a supervisor. After a brief discussion, we went thru a series of steps and obtained the serial no. and firmware version of the operational drive thru Windows. We discovered my drive had very old firmware. He directed me to LiteOn's Web site Download/Utilities page. From there I downloaded their "SmartPack - Firmware Auto Upgade Program for Optical Storage Products" program. I installed the program and updated the firmware to both drives, and now both work on my system.
I am still giving the product 3 stars because of the poor tech support. I spoke to three different techs on three different occasions and got the same line from all three. All should have known how to get the serial no. of the drive without pulling it and how to obtain the firmware version. At the very least all should have directed me to the Web site for the above mentioned software. (According to the supervisor, it was available when I made the first call in November, 2010.) Had any of them done their job I would have resolved this problem last November.
The only caveat is you can't put two in the same Windows computer. Windows can't recognize more than one of these. LiteOn is aware of the problem but does not have a fix as of this writing. Tech Support says they are working on a firmware upgrade but they don't know when it will be available.
UPDATE 8/16/2011: The answer I got from LiteOn is, "It is Microsoft's fault." If you buy two (or more) at the same time, as I did, you probably get devices with sequential serial numbers. Windows reads device s/n's from left to right. If there are more digits than Windows can read, as these apparently have (they didn't say how many it was), XP (and maybe others) truncates the s/n so it looks to Windows like they both have the same s/n. The OS then disables the first one. The support guy I talked to said there was no fix. I think this is pretty lame, since this is a known OS quirk. LiteOn should have a work-around for this. I have deducted one star.
UPDATE 10/01/2011: After a third call to LiteOn support and getting the same response, I asked to speak to a supervisor. After a brief discussion, we went thru a series of steps and obtained the serial no. and firmware version of the operational drive thru Windows. We discovered my drive had very old firmware. He directed me to LiteOn's Web site Download/Utilities page. From there I downloaded their "SmartPack - Firmware Auto Upgade Program for Optical Storage Products" program. I installed the program and updated the firmware to both drives, and now both work on my system.
I am still giving the product 3 stars because of the poor tech support. I spoke to three different techs on three different occasions and got the same line from all three. All should have known how to get the serial no. of the drive without pulling it and how to obtain the firmware version. At the very least all should have directed me to the Web site for the above mentioned software. (According to the supervisor, it was available when I made the first call in November, 2010.) Had any of them done their job I would have resolved this problem last November.
20 of 20 people found the following review helpful
By K. Chau
Amazon Verified Purchase
I replaced an existing IDE LITE-ON DVD drive with this one. It worked very well. It has more features and functions better than a 2-yr-old SATA SAMSUNG DVD drive in my computer. It came well packed and fully equiped with manual, mounting screws, a SATA signal cable, and NERO software; whereas the SAMSUNG purchased from CDW was an OEM item, did not come with even mounting screws, no cable, no manual, no software! The LITE-ON customer support was great. Initially my computer could not recognize it, when I kept the old IDE drive as a slave drive. I sent email to LITEON support, and they answered my email next day, and gave some suggestions. But I found out just removing the old IDE drive and IDE cable from the mother board solved the problem. Now this LITE-ON drive is SATA master, the SAMSUNG drive is SATA slave; they worked well. This is the latest model, manufactured in March 2010.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
5.0 out of 5 stars
Works fine
It works fine, cheap (at the time I bought it).
Nothing went wrong after I bought for more than one year.
Nothing went wrong after I bought for more than one year.
Published 19 hours ago by Chiaki
4.0 out of 5 stars
works well
:)
LIghtscribes well
software works
:(
sometimes loud
takes about 3 run throughs of lightscribe to be dark
each run through takes about 15 minutes
LIghtscribes well
software works
:(
sometimes loud
takes about 3 run throughs of lightscribe to be dark
each run through takes about 15 minutes
Published 2 days ago by keith
5.0 out of 5 stars
Recommended
Recommended. Simple to install, easy to use, fast, has LightScribe (yes, i like to use it a lot) and it matches my cabinet!
Published 9 days ago by Kadu
5.0 out of 5 stars
Excellent Optical Drive
The Lite-On Lightscribe optical drive has proved to be an excellent selection to replace the one that died on my machine. Read more
Published 14 days ago by Mike Rubio
5.0 out of 5 stars
good product
Been using this product hard for 2 years now. never had any issues with it. it does its job and waits for more.
Published 21 days ago by DS
5.0 out of 5 stars
Reliable
I installed this in just a few minutes, very easy. Works perfectly and is very reliable. I've had mine for nearly a year now. I have never had a problem with Lite-On products.
Published 26 days ago by Jane Doe
5.0 out of 5 stars
Very good performance
My son put this in a custom-built PC for me- yeah. It performs beautifully- didn't realize how much better performance would be.
Published 27 days ago by Meredith Alleruzzo
4.0 out of 5 stars
So far so good
This works well and I burn a lot of discs. It has been about 6 months of use but I am thinking it will work for a good while longer. Read more
Published 1 month ago by Crystle Martinez
5.0 out of 5 stars
lightscribe
I like being able to label my cd's. This was easy to install, and worked great. I highly recommend this unit.
Published 1 month ago by John Greenlees
5.0 out of 5 stars
Works perfectly!
This product works exactly as described. I'm not much of a computer person, but was able to open up my computer and install this without much difficulty. Go for it!
Published 1 month ago by Jordan A. Bourne
