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CD-RW DLA application update for Windows 2000, XP - ThinkPad General
Applicable countries and regions
Drive Letter Access (DLA) allows you to drag and drop from your hard drive to your CD-RW drive, copying the file to the CD-RW media.

This CD-RW application software download is applicable only for Microsoft Windows 2000 and XP customers who have purchased the ThinkAccessory Options, or ThinkPad systems with the options, listed below.

Click here for a complete list of supported devices.

Notes:
- Early OBI optical drives may have shipped with CD-RW software which did not support Windows XP. This update provides that support.
- This software is provided on a "use as is" basis.
File details
Version: 5.21 build 01C
Release Date: 2008/04/30
 File link     File size     File description
dla521b01u.exe     10,930,368     Drive Letter Access (DLA)

dla521b01u.txt     4,620     Installation instructions for Drive Letter Access

Additional information

Click here for the RecordNow application update.

Contents
What is new with this release
Supported drives
Installation instructions
Determining which version is installed

What is new with this release

Version 5.21 build 01c

  • Fixes a problem where the DLA driver would crash without any error, DLA tab would disappear fom drives, and UDF 1.5 discs could not be read or formatted
  • Fixes a problem reading dual layer pressed media
  • Fixes a problem where My Computer would never update after ejecting a disc
  • All languages are included in one build

Version 5.2 build 09a

  • Fixes a problem directly saving files form Lotus WordPro.
  • Fixes a Windows BSOD is a Thinkpad docking station is forcibly undocked without ejecting.
  • Fixes several translation issues.

Version 4.97 revision 2
  • Fixes a problem with the drive door remaining locked
  • Corrects many translation defects
  • Corrects a problem where a file could not be copied over another file with the same name in a different directory
  • Adds speed support for newer drives
  • This version is not IBM branded

Version 4.97

  • Fixes the previous update package's installer code
  • No functional changes to DLA itself over the previous DLA version 4.95

Version 4.95

  • Fix for drive door locking intermittently or will not eject
  • More silent interface
  • One file for all countries

Version 4.6

  • No longer disable IMAPI at installation. IMAPI only disabled when UDF disc inserted that is mountable by DLA
  • DLA will mount UDF 2.0x formatted discs specifically +VR and -VR discs
  • Do not mount DVD Video with Audio_TS or Audio_TS and Video_TS on discs - OS will mount these discs
  • Ability to disable Mt. Rainier support via install command line

Version 4.5.2

  • No longer disable IMAPI at installation. IMAPI only disabled when UDF disc inserted that is mountable by DLA 2.
  • DLA will mount UDF 2.0x formatted discs specifically +VR and -VR discs
  • Do not mount DVD Video with Audio_TS or Audio_TS and Video_TS on discs - OS will mount these discs
  • Ability to disable Mt. Rainier support via install command line

Supported drives
This software is only supported on systems with the following drives:

Part Number Descriptions
00N8252 ThinkPad 4X CD-RW Ultrabay 2000 drive
08K9569 ThinkPad 8X CD-RW Ultrabay 2000 drive
22P9101 ThinkPad Enhanced 8X CD-RW Ultrabay 2000 drive
08K9572 ThinkPad CD-RW/DVD Combo I Ultrabay 2000 drive
08K9701 ThinkPad CD-RW/DVD Combo II Ultrabay 2000 drive
22P6980 ThinkPad CD-RW/DVD Combo III Ultrabay 2000 drive
22P6991 ThinkPad CD-RW/DVD Combo IV Ultrabay 2000 drive
22P7015 ThinkPad Multi-Burner Ultrabay 2000 Drive
22P9163 USB 2.0 Portable Multi-Burner Drive
73P3288 ThinkPad CD-RW/DVD-ROM Combo II Ultrabay Slim Drive
73P3289 ThinkPad CD-RW/DVD-ROM Combo II Ultrabay Slim Drive for T Series CTO systems
73P3310 ThinkPad CD-RW/DVD-ROM Combo II Ultrabay Slim Drive for X Series CTO systems
73P3294 ThinkPad Multi-Burner Ultrabay Slim Drive
73P3295 ThinkPad Multi-Burner Ultrabay Slim Drive

Installation instructions
Note:
  • The above table lists all the devices this update supports. Only apply this update to devices listed in the table.

To install:

  1. Download dla521b01u.exe to your hard drive.
  2. Click Start and then click Run.
  3. Type in the location where you downloaded the file in step one (For example, C:\TEMP\dla521b01u.exe), or use the browse button to locate and open the file, and then click OK to run the file.
  4. Follow the prompts on the screen.
  5. Click Yes to restart the system.

Determining which version is installed
  1. Double-click My Computer.
  2. Right-click the icon for your recordable drive and then click Properties.
  3. Select the DLA tab.
  4. Click Version information
Applicable countries and regions
Worldwide

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Document id:  MIGR-40970
Last modified:  2008-04-30
Copyright © 2008 IBM Corporation
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