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    XR5 optical drive firmware upgrade

    Discussion in 'Sager and Clevo' started by Ufoman, Feb 26, 2008.

  1. Ufoman

    Ufoman Notebook Enthusiast

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    Hi !

    Do somebody know if there is a firmware upgrade for the optical drive of the XR5 from PCMW ? The drive is a Mat****a BD-MLT UJ-220S...I have currently the firmware 1.0

    Because the write speed is very very slow... (2x dvd and 8x CD)

    Regards,
     
    Ufoman, Feb 26, 2008
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    It´s independent of notebook... Flashed mine and now i get the announced speeds, 8x DVD and 8x CD-R... :cool:
     
    slpro, Mar 22, 2008
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    Doesn't work...it's only for vaio laptop (error message when flashing...)

    Never mind

    Thanks you nonetheless
     
    Ufoman, Mar 22, 2008
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