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    Inspiron DVDRW (NEC-6650A)

    Discussion in 'Dell' started by skywalker, Mar 21, 2006.

  1. skywalker

    skywalker Business Notebook FTW!!

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    Hi, for you guys who have Inspiron 6000/9300/XPS with DVDRW DL NEC-6650A, I would like to ask about your drive spec.
    According Nero Info Tool, my dvdrw drive isnt capable of reading and writing DVD-R Double Layer(DL), only DVD+R DL.
    So anyone who have this drive I want to know if your drive same with mine or not :)
    Oh yes, can nec 6650 read and write dvd-RAM, maybe by flasing the firmwire?
    My firmwire version is 102C.
    Here is screenshot my drive:
    [​IMG]
     
    skywalker, Mar 21, 2006
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  2. ZaZ

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    It is should write -R DLs. Could be a Nero error. NECs don't do DVD-RAM.
     
    ZaZ, Mar 21, 2006
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  3. Amber

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    I noticed on mine that i had to check some of the ones that it should be able to write to like the DVD-R.

    I'm not sure if nero just doesn't detect it or what the problem is, but you can check any that you feel like it should be checked.
     
    Amber, Mar 21, 2006
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  4. skywalker

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    Yes, I hope it was Nero error as I checked cdfreaks.com NEC 6650A is capable of writing/reading DVD-DL.
     
    skywalker, Mar 21, 2006
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    it is, i just don't know why it is.

    Like i said, i had to check a few things when i ran Nero Info. I think one of them was CD-RW even. Things that are really simple that should have been checked :confused:
     
    Amber, Mar 22, 2006
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    what version of nero are u using? i noticed nero 7 was horrible on my computer, I couldn't burn a lot of disks and I was getting a lot of coasters. Try reverting to nero 6, it is a lot more stable
     
    jhwyung, Mar 22, 2006
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    I have Nero 6. So far I haven't had any problems with it outside of the info tool
     
    Amber, Mar 22, 2006
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  8. skywalker

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    Aaa....my nero version is 7 ultra edition :p , but i don't think it was nero7, since with nero 6 also gave the same result.
     
    skywalker, Mar 23, 2006
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    this is not a nero issue. Dell ships the NEC-6650A with firmware that does not have -R DL capabilites available.

    If you are comfortable flashing your dvd drive, head over to club.cdfreaks.com, find the liggy & dee's firmware updates for this drive, and go to it. I did it on my i6000d and it went fine.
     
    Bluewookie, Mar 23, 2006
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