CD-RW drive to DVD drive

[PsycoKillr]

can i change my CD-RW drive to a DVD drive w/out buying a new drive? In other words can i change the propeties so my CD-RW can read and play DVD disks?

[Thrax]

No.

[CB]

DVDs need a different laser to read the denser packed rows of data. A DVD laser can read CDs, but a CD laser cannot read DVDs.

[Artik2]

NO, its another different way of how this technology works, the precision of the dvd laser is superior to the precision that the cd laser can achieve.