VSO-Inspector is a free add-on to report various information about your hardware configuration.

Using VSO Inspector, you can easily check the listed cd and dvd readers and writers connected to your PC, check the firmware used.

The details about the media used and the speed supported by a given writer with this media. Also you can scan a burnt media for read errors and be confident about the readibility of your fresh backup.

Detect and list the features of your CD/DVD writers:
Supported formats
Region details
Firmware versions
Buffer size
Region Code
Read modes
Write modes

Detect and list information about the inserted media:
Media type
Capacity
Media ID (manufacturer and/or model)
Number of layers
Supported speeds (with current writer)

Media Analysis
Sector reading
Definition of the area to check
Definition of the read direction (as medias are mostly weak at the end of the recording zone, starting from the end is a good idea for a quick quality indication)

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