View Full Version : Some Worries B4 Buying Dvd Burner
Mr. Elmo
01-23-2004, 12:28 AM
yea, i been wanting to get a dvd burner for my old amd 1900 machine for a while and i saw this (http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=27-130-203&catalog=5&depa=1§ion=4) one at newegg. the current dvd writer i have have no problems, but i read a review from someplace mentioning user of this drive should updates the firmware for it to work at 4x w/ most disc brand. i saw somewhere on this forum that somebody said they updated their firmware and it causes systym instability and drive failure...is this true? can updating the firmware do that? i dont want to waste 83 dollars.
jay973
01-23-2004, 12:42 AM
Firmware upgrades are always at your own risk.No guarantees.
Robert00000
01-23-2004, 03:02 AM
firmware updates shouldnt really cause problems if its done properly. Its very rare for it to result in a damaged/unstable drive. This happens if there is a power loss or crash during upgrade or the use of the wrong firmware for the drive :lol: .
In the case of this guy it could have been bad code thats caused the probs.
serpico
01-23-2004, 05:41 AM
My suggestion if your using Windows XP don't worry about just plug in and go XP should have the nessacarry drivers
Originally posted by serpico@23 January 2004 - 05:41
My suggestion if your using Windows XP don't worry about just plug in and go XP should have the nessacarry drivers
hes on about the firmware. not drivers.it kinda like a bios, or os for the drive
Mr. Elmo
01-23-2004, 04:53 PM
so should if i buy it, i shouldnt have any problems updating the firmware?
4th gen
01-23-2004, 05:03 PM
Originally posted by Mr. Elmo@23 January 2004 - 15:53
so should if i buy it, i shouldnt have any problems updating the firmware?
No, updating the firmware of the drive shouldn't be a problem at all. As long as you have the correct firmware update everything should go fine
Mr. Elmo
01-23-2004, 05:11 PM
ok, ty for all the help...just order it along w/ a new 80Gb WD hdd...so basically everything in the comp is new except for the cpu.
ive upgraded the firmware on my mitsumi cd-rw a few times, and all went fine
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