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Re: Which disk type should I use?
said by howie  :keep your firmware up to date. Newer firmware often adds compatibility with more types/brands of blank media on that particular burner. While I agree with the importance of that... be very, VERY careful updating firmware on an optical drive! I managed to toast a couple in my life for no explainable reason. Sometimes bad things happen during the EEPROM flash. |
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howie
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| said by PCInTech :said by howie :keep your firmware up to date. Newer firmware often adds compatibility with more types/brands of blank media on that particular burner. While I agree with the importance of that... be very, VERY careful updating firmware on an optical drive! I managed to toast a couple in my life for no explainable reason. Sometimes bad things happen during the EEPROM flash. Good point. As with any firmware update, only do this if the update will help resolve an issue you are seeing that may be fixed by the newer firmware and always read what the update addresses before attempting a flash.
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Dogg
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| said by howie :said by PCInTech :said by howie :keep your firmware up to date. Newer firmware often adds compatibility with more types/brands of blank media on that particular burner. While I agree with the importance of that... be very, VERY careful updating firmware on an optical drive! I managed to toast a couple in my life for no explainable reason. Sometimes bad things happen during the EEPROM flash. Good point. As with any firmware update, only do this if the update will help resolve an issue you are seeing that may be fixed by the newer firmware and always read what the update addresses before attempting a flash. Depends on what you are updating. For standalone players, you shouldn't update unless you know it will fix a known issue you are having. For burners, most updates are write strategies for media support. (not to correct known issues). |
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