topbanner_forum
  *

avatar image

Welcome, Guest. Please login or register.
Did you miss your activation email?

Login with username, password and session length
  • Friday March 29, 2024, 10:21 am
  • Proudly celebrating 15+ years online.
  • Donate now to become a lifetime supporting member of the site and get a non-expiring license key for all of our programs.
  • donate

Author Topic: Two questions regarding DVD drive utilities  (Read 5317 times)

nosh

  • Supporting Member
  • Joined in 2007
  • **
  • Posts: 1,441
    • View Profile
    • Donate to Member
Two questions regarding DVD drive utilities
« on: December 25, 2007, 02:52 AM »
Merry X'mas Everyone!  8)

Two quick questions reg. DVD drives:

1. Is there any command or utility to close (pull in the tray of) a DVD drive?

2. Is there a utility that'll let me see a DVD LED, like there are for HDDs?
 
Nosh.

yksyks

  • Supporting Member
  • Joined in 2006
  • **
  • Posts: 476
    • View Profile
    • Donate to Member
Re: Two questions regarding DVD drive utilities
« Reply #1 on: December 25, 2007, 04:31 AM »
1. NirCmd

2. Never heard of any, but it must be a feature of some sophisticated system activity monitor.

Cuffy

  • Participant
  • Joined in 2007
  • *
  • default avatar
  • Posts: 392
    • View Profile
    • Donate to Member
Re: Two questions regarding DVD drive utilities
« Reply #2 on: December 25, 2007, 10:48 AM »
This might answer one of your questions?

http://werkema.com/software/tinycd.html

---------------

nosh

  • Supporting Member
  • Joined in 2007
  • **
  • Posts: 1,441
    • View Profile
    • Donate to Member
Re: Two questions regarding DVD drive utilities
« Reply #3 on: December 25, 2007, 11:11 AM »
NirCmd works great. Thanks guys.

J-Mac

  • Supporting Member
  • Joined in 2007
  • **
  • Posts: 2,918
    • View Profile
    • Donate to Member
Re: Two questions regarding DVD drive utilities
« Reply #4 on: December 25, 2007, 12:40 PM »
Merry X'mas Everyone!  8)

Two quick questions reg. DVD drives:

1. Is there any command or utility to close (pull in the tray of) a DVD drive?

2. Is there a utility that'll let me see a DVD LED, like there are for HDDs?
 
Nosh.

Nosh - do you mean an onscreen widget of some sort?  If so, I'll keep an eye out for some & report back if I come across any.

Jim

nosh

  • Supporting Member
  • Joined in 2007
  • **
  • Posts: 1,441
    • View Profile
    • Donate to Member
Re: Two questions regarding DVD drive utilities
« Reply #5 on: December 25, 2007, 01:18 PM »
Yep, a tiny always on top LED is what I had in mind.

Thanks Jim.

lanux128

  • Global Moderator
  • Joined in 2005
  • *****
  • Posts: 6,277
    • View Profile
    • Donate to Member
Re: Two questions regarding DVD drive utilities
« Reply #6 on: December 25, 2007, 08:11 PM »
just to add to your 1st question, check out this thread for a Skrommel tool that does that..