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    1680 DVD-RW!

    Discussion in 'Acer' started by Brodahood, Nov 29, 2004.

  1. Brodahood

    Brodahood Notebook Geek

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    Can someone please tell me as to what DVD(RW)Dual Drive the Acer Aspire 1680 series has in them? What Manufacuter? It says in the system proerpties that its a Slimtype SOSW-852S but doesnt mention any manufacturer s name. I want to download the latest firmware for this drive coz acccording to Acer it is suppposed to be a DVD Dual Layer Writer but when I try to burn a DVD-RW I get write errors and other problems.

    Any help regarding this would be appreciated! Thanks.

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    Brodahood, Nov 29, 2004
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    <blockquote id='quote'> quote:<hr height='1' noshade id='quote'>Originally posted by Brodahood
     
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    Its a liteon drive. There are pleanty of links out on the web discussing this question, they maybe worth a look.
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    eg http://club.cdfreaks.com/showthread.php?t=108852

    ps my advice is to check the liteon website for a firmware update, and the specs should also be listed there for the drive.

    ASUS M6Ne 15.4" WSXGA 1.7 PM ATI9700 80Gb HDD 512Mb RAM
     
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    Underpantman Notebook Virtuoso

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    Wow we both posted at the same time, with almost the same link, whats the chances of that?
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    ASUS M6Ne 15.4" WSXGA 1.7 PM ATI9700 80Gb HDD 512Mb RAM
     
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    <blockquote id='quote'> quote:<hr height='1' noshade id='quote'>Originally posted by Underpantman
     
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    hold on a sec! are you saying that my 1681's dvd writer is capable of writing dual layered discs? which are approximately 8.5gb?
    i though dual meant +/-? can someone explain?
     
    green, Nov 30, 2004
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    <blockquote id='quote'> quote:<hr height='1' noshade id='quote'>Originally posted by green
     
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    Ok so can someone tell me where i can get this latest firmware "PST3b" for this drive and how i can install or flash it. I ve never done a flash before. I tried looking for the firmware at liteon s site but could nt find nothign about this drive. Strange it was nt even mentioned!

    I have the latest version of Nero (6.6.0.1) and the info tool says the DVD Dual has the PRS7 Firmware and it also shows its not able to write dual layer discs, DVD+R DL is uncheked. I am still having problems burning a DVD-RW.


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    Brodahood, Dec 1, 2004
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    <blockquote id='quote'> quote:<hr height='1' noshade id='quote'>Originally posted by Brodahood
     
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    Brodahood
    Have you upgraded to the latest firmware?
    what's the improvemnt you got from it[?]
     
    george_l, Dec 3, 2004
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    Welll not yet mate. I guess im just a bit scared of ending up with a dead drive so dont wanna risk it now. Im looking for a step by step solution, tryinfg to find one on the net. Emailed Liteon regarding this and they are no help. They say its not their make or model and I should try contacting the maker of the DVD Dual!! How lame is that!

    "
    Dear Sir or Madam,

    We don't have any information about this model name(SOSW-852S ). Would you
    please contact its actual vendor?Because in their system there might be
    some settings made by them which is unique and belong to their authority.

    Best regards,
    Customer Service Dept.
    Lite-On IT Corp. www.liteonit.com
    Email : [email protected]
    "

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    Brodahood, Dec 6, 2004
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    <blockquote id='quote'> quote:<hr height='1' noshade id='quote'>Originally posted by Brodahood
     
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  13. Brodahood

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    Yes true they are of NO HELP! I emailed them twice and just got one lame answer. Just read that email they ve sent me again, on my ealier post above, and that ll say it all. Anyways the link you ve given me is a long long thread, and its confusing. Guess it ll take me like one hour to go through the whole thing and get some idea on upgrading the frimware. Anyhow Ill try it once I get the time!



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    1.7 Centrino (Dothan, 2MB Cache), 512MB RAM, ATI Radeon 9700 Dedicated, 60GB, DVD-Dual(RW), 15.4" Wide Screen, Bluetooth, 3 in 1 Card Reader, 8 Cell Batt (4+ Hours).
     
    Brodahood, Dec 9, 2004
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