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    How does Everest Ultimate work?

    Discussion in 'Windows OS and Software' started by hendra, Jan 3, 2010.

  1. hendra

    hendra Notebook Virtuoso

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    I have a BD-Drive that according to the manufacturer site, has 4MB Buffer but Everest only says 2MB. I wonder if Everest gets that information from actually analyzing the drive or from a database. If it is from a database then Everest gets it wrong. If it is from actually analyzing the drive, then I may get a lemon.
     
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  2. Ayle

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    I think it just polls the drive firmware and report the results. Which drive is it?
     
    Ayle, Jan 3, 2010
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  3. hendra

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    Blu-ray BC 5500A Drive
     
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    I think it's just a bug with Everest or doesn't support your drive, I would not be worried about it.
    My guess is that your drive has 2 memory chips, and for some reason Everest call to get that info return only 1 of the chips as it doesn't support your drive (doesn't know the proper API calls)
     
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    ScifiMike12 Drinking the good stuff

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    Which version of Everest are you using?
     
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  6. hendra

    hendra Notebook Virtuoso

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    Everest Ultimate latest version (5.30.1900). I have just downloaded DVDInfoPro http://www.dvdinfopro.com/ and it too tells me that I only have 2MB Buffer.
     
    hendra, Jan 3, 2010
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    That is not the latest look here and install over the top of your. http://www.lavalys.com/support.php?lang=en
    • Hardware Monitoring / new items: GMCH, GMCH1, GMCH2, OPT1..OPT3 temperatures
    • USB-IDE bridges support disabled on Kingston DataTraveler flash drives
    • SPD memory information for Asus E60 motherboard
    • SPD memory information for Asus Eee PC 1201N
    • SPD memory information for Foxconn nT-230i
    • SPD memory information for Foxconn nT-330i
    • SPD memory information for MSI Wind Top AE2020, AE2220
    • SPD memory information for Zotac IonITX-G-E motherboard
    • chipset information for Intel Pine Trail NM10
    • chipset information for Intel Westmere IMC
    • preliminary chipset information for Intel Pineview IMC
    • sensor support for Dell SMI of Precision T5500
    • motherboard specific sensor info for Gigabyte H57M-USB3
    • GPU information for Intel Pineview
    • improvements under Parallels Desktop
    • fixed: GPU information for Intel Bearlake-G, Bearlake-Q
    • fixed: OS / OS / Windows Live Messenger version detection
    • fixed: TJMax temperature adjustment
    • fixed: lockup on ATI CrossFireX systems with ULPS enabled
    Yes it's beta but they get updated
     
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    Thanks. I downloaded from the link and installed it. It still says 2MB Buffer. Both Everest and DVDInfoPro said the same thing. Looks like my drive indeed only has 2MB Buffer.
     
    hendra, Jan 3, 2010
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