Hp DVD RW AD-7251H5 Booktype

Hello, does anyone know how i can change the Booktype on a hp DVD RW AD-7251H5 ?
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While booktype could be a good thing, it is not always available for all drives and it only applies to DVD+R media.  If the drive is capable to booktype, then the software must be capable also.  Download ImgBurn: http://www.imgburn.com/index.php?act=download  After installed, it will tell you if the drive is capable to booktype and then set it so it can.  Look under "Tools" then "Drive", then "Change Boot Type"  If it is unclear just where that drive falls in the choices, then it becomes necessary  to find out who made the drive for HP.
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       1:                        EFI EFI                     209.7 MB   disk0s1
       2:          Apple_CoreStorage                         128.7 GB   disk0s2
       3:                 Apple_Boot Recovery HD             650.0 MB   disk0s3
       4:         Microsoft Reserved                         134.2 MB   disk0s4
       5:       Microsoft Basic Data                         126.4 GB   disk0s5
    /dev/disk1
       #:                       TYPE NAME                    SIZE       IDENTIFIER
       0:                  Apple_HFS OSY-MBP13              *128.3 GB   disk1
                                     Logical Volume on disk0s2
                                     AFB7276E-51EF-478F-98A1-47D941BD9843
                                     Unencrypted

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