Hakan wrote:

Off-topic but as usual I am appealing to the many knowledgeable
ThinkPad users in this forum (hey, if that does not get me an answer,
what will?)...

I am having problems creating data DVDs using RSJ 6.0 under eCS on my
TP43p, the process always fails before completing.  Since I also have
VPC 5.1 installed on the system, are there any /free/ Win programs
which would allow me to test my DVD drive to make sure this is not an
RSJ or eCS problem?

BTW, I am using DVD-R from Staples supposedly good for up to 8x drives
and I have no problem creating CDs on the same drive.

You won't be able to write under VPC so that approach won't help.
What kind of failure?
I added this line to help my CD/DVD burns:
PRIORITY_DISK_IO=NO
I would check to see if Lenovo has an updated firmware for the drive.    I've burned DVD+r and DVD-r in my T42 without issue.  I was working with someone the other day who it turned out that he had a problem with a specific model of burner that another model by the same manufacturer was fine.  I have read of people who had problems with certain brands of DVDs with certain models, sometimes corrected by firmware update.  If you can use it under windoze (maybe by swapping it into another machine that has it) you could test the drive itself.
Andy