Tecra 8200: drive will not read DVD-R or DVD+RW

I have a Tecra 8200 running on Win98.
It has an SD-R2002 Rev A combo drive with firmware 1324.
It reads commercial DVDs OK, but will not read DVD-R or DVD+RW (booktype set to DVD-ROM) disks (I don't have any other types to try).
Is this correct or is the drive faulty?
If it is broken I would like to replace it with a DVD writer. Is there a writer that will fit this laptop?

The drive is not faulty. It is just DVD-CDRW drive, as Gipsy said.
I didnt find any info about compatible DVD burner for this unit. Problem is that this unit has no firewire or USB 2.0 ports and you can not even use external one. Maybe if you use USB 2.0 PCMCIA card.
The unit is about 5 or even 6 years old and you maybe expect too much. ;)

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