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    Messed up the firmware of DVD drive on my Compaq b1966 ?

    Discussion in 'HP' started by nosham, Nov 5, 2007.

  1. nosham

    nosham Notebook Enthusiast

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    Hi guys , I have another problem , sorry to bother again but it's pretty annoying not being able to burn dvds... :)
    Anyway, my laptop is a Compaq B1966TU , and I have a DVD drive mounted, which i decided to upgrade the firmware hoping that I can play every region DVD movies.
    I downloaded a tool for flashing , and I found on this site www.toshibaer.com a huge collection of firmwares, but not finding the one for compaq i downloaded one named Gateway & OEM , anyway after flashing , now my dvd not only is not region free but it lost the ability of burning dvd or cd...now everytime i try to burn with nero or any other software , it will spoil my blank dvd...I think i messed up the firmware or installed the wrong one!!!
    You have any ideas on what to do now????
    Thanks a lot guys!!!!!
     
    nosham, Nov 5, 2007
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  2. nosham

    nosham Notebook Enthusiast

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    here is the details of my drive:

    Nero InfoTool 5.1.0.0

    Drive Information
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    Drive : TSSTcorp CD/DVDW TS-L632D
    Type : DVD±R/RW DL Recorder
    Firmware Version : GA04
    Buffer Size : 2 MB
    Date : ?
    Serial Number : TS-L632DFirmware
    Vendor Specific : Z
    Drive Letter : E:\
    Location : 2:0
    Mechanism : Tray
    Read Speed : 24 , 20 , 16 , 10 , 9 , 4 X
    Write Speed : 24 X
     
    nosham, Nov 6, 2007
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  3. kekinash

    kekinash Notebook Guru

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    Ummm, messing with firmware is a risky situation. I don't recommend specially talking about DVD or CD units. Try to find the original vendor firmware and re-flash it. It's the only advise I have. Look for similar problems at cd-freaks web site, maybe there they can help you.
     
    kekinash, Nov 6, 2007
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