Xbox drives compatibility
Microsoft used three different suppliers for the drive unit of the xbox: Philips, Thompson and Samsung. The xbox reads only certain CD-R media depending on which drive it was installed in.
Here is a compatibility list for the three drives:
Philips drive
Working
CD-R = ACER - PHILIPS - SONY - QUIXO - TRAXDATA - POINT -MMORE -VIVASTAR - PROFESSIONAL - SUN SILVER - LG - NETWORK - TDK - PRINCO - VERBATIM - NETWORK - BOEDER - COOP - MEMOREX, EMTEC - IMATION - FUJIFILM
CD-RW = INTENSO - PHILIPS - VERBATIM - MITSHUBISHI - SONY
DVD-R = PRIMEON - PRINCO - CD-STORE - TECKO - QUIXO - MAGNEX - APPLE - THATH'S WRITE - DATAREX - TDK - CD MEDIA - -DATAREX 2x e 4x, BULK 4x, VERBATIM -VIVANCO - TX - BULKPAQ
DVD+R = IMATION -MEMOREX - PHILIPS - BIT & BIT LINE - EMTEC - PHILIPS
DVD-RW = VERBATIM - TDK
DVD+RW = SONY - VERBATIM - TDK
No working
CD-R = PRINCO - NETWORK - MITSUBISHI - TDK - LASERBIT- PRINCO - MAGNEX - CDA - DYSAN-MAXELL - SAMSUNG
CD-RW = ACER
DVD-R = OMPASS - PRIMEON
DVD+RW = VERBATIM - PHILIPS
DVD-RW = VERBATIM - DIGIT
Thompsone drive
Working
CD-R = PRINCO (a bit difficult) - TRAX DATA
CD-RW = TDK - VERBATIM - SONY - WAITECH
DVD-R = PRINCO - MEMOREX - INTENSO - SONY - PRINCO - TECKO - THAT'S RIGHT - FORTIS - MAGNEX 1x - VERBATIM 2x - TX 2x - QUIXO 1x - DATAREX 2x e 4x - BULK 4x - CD MEDIA 4x - TDK - VERBATIM - BULKPAQ
DVD-RW = MAGNEX 1x e 2x (the 2x version a bit difficult).
DVD+R = INTENSO
Samsing drive
Working
CD-r = ALL
CD-rw = ALL
DVD-r = ALL
DVD-rw = Verbatim e TDK
DVD+rw = Verbatim e TDK
No working
DVD+r = No Working
