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It's an OEM BenQ DW1620. The Pro version has different firmware, so the only way I can tell you if yours is Pro is to know your version - but you could upgrade it to Pro even if it weren't so it really isn't that important.

The light thing is normal.

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Verbatim Producer 44 (NEC ND-1300A external) 4-2.4-12 + 4-2-12 - 16-10-40 CD (1.0C)
Samsung SH-S162L 16-8-12 + 16-6-12 - 8x +R-DL 6x -R-DL, 48-32-48 CD (TS06)
LG GSA-H10N 16-8-16 + 16-6-16 - 10x +R-DL 6x -R-DL, 48-32-48 CD (JL11)
BenQ DW1620a 16-4-16 +/- 4x +R-DL, 40-24-40 CD (B7W9)
LG GSA-4163B 16-8-16 +, 16-6-16 -, 4x +R-DL, 5x -RAM, 40-24-40 CD (A106)
NEC ND-6500A 8-4-8 +/- 2.4x +R-DL, 24-16-24 CD (in my notebook PC) (2.24)
CyberDrive DX082d 8-4-8 +, 4-2-8 -, 32-16-32 CD (150B)
BenQ CRW5232 52-32-52
TDK VeloCD USB 2.0 external 52-24-50
Yamaha CRW-8824E 8-8-24 (1.0a)
Ricoh 6201S 2-2-6 SCSI

Retired: BenQ DW800a (sold... good burner!); BenQ DW1620a (died, sniff, but I still have another)

04-06-2005	#2 (permalink)
PhotoJim CD Freaks Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Saskatchewan, Canada Posts: 259	Re: is this drive really a BenQ? It's an OEM BenQ DW1620. The Pro version has different firmware, so the only way I can tell you if yours is Pro is to know your version - but you could upgrade it to Pro even if it weren't so it really isn't that important. The light thing is normal. __________________ Verbatim Producer 44 (NEC ND-1300A external) 4-2.4-12 + 4-2-12 - 16-10-40 CD (1.0C) Samsung SH-S162L 16-8-12 + 16-6-12 - 8x +R-DL 6x -R-DL, 48-32-48 CD (TS06) LG GSA-H10N 16-8-16 + 16-6-16 - 10x +R-DL 6x -R-DL, 48-32-48 CD (JL11) BenQ DW1620a 16-4-16 +/- 4x +R-DL, 40-24-40 CD (B7W9) LG GSA-4163B 16-8-16 +, 16-6-16 -, 4x +R-DL, 5x -RAM, 40-24-40 CD (A106) NEC ND-6500A 8-4-8 +/- 2.4x +R-DL, 24-16-24 CD (in my notebook PC) (2.24) CyberDrive DX082d 8-4-8 +, 4-2-8 -, 32-16-32 CD (150B) BenQ CRW5232 52-32-52 TDK VeloCD USB 2.0 external 52-24-50 Yamaha CRW-8824E 8-8-24 (1.0a) Ricoh 6201S 2-2-6 SCSI Retired: BenQ DW800a (sold... good burner!); BenQ DW1620a (died, sniff, but I still have another)