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    Firmware for Matsh!ta BD Drive?

    Discussion in 'Asus' started by Goanna, Aug 8, 2008.

  1. Goanna

    Goanna Newbie

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    I have an M50SV-B1 and when trying to play some movies I get a message recently saying my firmware isnt up to date, and it will not let me play newer BD movies.

    I cant find a firmware update for this drive anywhere, and from what I have read, it's locked to only accept firmware from ASUS, not from panasonic (aka mat****a).

    Does anyone have any clue as to where to get firmware updates for this thing? I know asus uses it in several of their higher end notebooks, but I cant find anything in their download section :(.
     
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  2. klas

    klas Notebook Deity

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    mat-$hit-a? :)
     
    klas, Aug 8, 2008
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    *Daystar* Seahawk Fan!

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    *Daystar*, Aug 8, 2008
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  4. flipfire

    flipfire Moderately Boss

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    Have you tried searching in the ma****a website? Firmwares are usually given out by the actual drive manufacturer.
     
    flipfire, Aug 8, 2008
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  5. E.B.E.

    E.B.E. NBR Procrastinator

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    What is a "BD" movie? I don't follow that.

    Isn't this some DRM sort of thing?

    PS: Matsh!ta firmware is notoriously difficult to find... I also tried to look for firmware for my drive once, but I gave up pretty quickly. Everybody on the forums was saying that it's difficult to find. (it wasn't something very important, either).
     
    E.B.E., Aug 8, 2008
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  6. flipfire

    flipfire Moderately Boss

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    bluray drive?
     
    flipfire, Aug 8, 2008
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  7. E.B.E.

    E.B.E. NBR Procrastinator

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    Aha, I was expecting "BR" as an acronym. If blueray movies don't work for some reason, you could also phrase this as a warranty claim and have ASUS take care of it instead of you worrying about firmware and whatnot.
     
    E.B.E., Aug 8, 2008
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  8. D3X

    D3X the robo know it all

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    FAIL, both of you! LOL

    BD stands for Blu-ray Disc... Much like DVD stood for Digital Video Disc.


    Anyway, I hate to break it to you but MatSh!ta/Panasonic never provides user upgradeable firmware updates.
     
    D3X, Aug 8, 2008
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  9. E.B.E.

    E.B.E. NBR Procrastinator

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    Shouldn't it be BRD then? :D
     
    E.B.E., Aug 8, 2008
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  10. D3X

    D3X the robo know it all

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    nice try lol, bluray is one word, sometimes hyphenated, but never two :D
     
    D3X, Aug 8, 2008
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  11. Goanna

    Goanna Newbie

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    Thanks guys. I guess I will contact Asus about this and see what they say. If I cant even play newer movies with this drive, then what good is it? I shoulda saved myself $50 and went with the M50SV-X1 and got another gig of RAM and a faster CPU, lol.
     
    Goanna, Aug 9, 2008
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