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Title: anyone know how to fix a bad firmware upgrade
Post by: Hoagie_one on March 17, 2005, 04:10:51 pm

I fried my DVD burner trying to Upgrade the firmware and now the computer cant see it and in fact hangs on booting when the drive is attached to the IDE.

Any software or thoughts on teh subject?

Its an Optorite DD0203 4x DVD burner

Title: Re: anyone know how to fix a bad firmware upgrade
Post by: abrannan on March 17, 2005, 04:14:01 pm

I think you may be SOL on this one. 

Title: Re: anyone know how to fix a bad firmware upgrade
Post by: Hoagie_one on March 17, 2005, 04:20:14 pm

i fugured as much, thats why i already ordered a new burner....just hoping that i might be able to salvage it.

I found some force burning software that just pushes data into a drive for forced firmwar fixes, but it doesnt work for my drive's chip set

Title: Re: anyone know how to fix a bad firmware upgrade
Post by: Stingray on March 17, 2005, 04:26:04 pm

I finally got a 52x firewire burner to replace my old 2x scsi burner. Can't believe the difference, best money I've spent in a long time.

-S

Title: Re: anyone know how to fix a bad firmware upgrade
Post by: GGKoul on March 17, 2005, 04:26:13 pm

Window XP has the option to go roll back a driver.

- Device Manager
- Find the device and right click to properties
- Driver -> Roll Back driver

Title: Re: anyone know how to fix a bad firmware upgrade
Post by: Hoagie_one on March 17, 2005, 04:27:52 pm

not a driver problem but a firmware problem in the flash of teh hardware itself

Title: Re: anyone know how to fix a bad firmware upgrade
Post by: DrewKaree on March 17, 2005, 08:37:49 pm

Quote from: GGKoul on March 17, 2005, 04:26:13 pm

Window XP has the option to go roll back a driver.

- Device Manager
- Find the device and right click to properties
- Driver -> Roll Back driver

Yeah, like he said, it won't boot if the drive is attached.  The firmware is hanging and not communicating with Windows.  It's not technically a Windows driver.

Google it.  Somewhere I read of some guy horking his brand new NEC dual layer burner and he was able to get it back, but the steps he had to go through....dunno.

Was it the wrong version?  Perhaps downloading the right version or the old version will let you flash back to it....on the bright side, you've got absolutely NOTHING to lose by giving it a try, right?

Title: Re: anyone know how to fix a bad firmware upgrade
Post by: menace on March 17, 2005, 09:28:47 pm

well if you were an electronics master you could pop the chip with the firmware on it, reflash it then solder it back on--I think the probability of being able to do this is next to impossible but then again i've seen guys make their own boards in a toaster oven before so you could be one of those guys....

Title: Re: anyone know how to fix a bad firmware upgrade
Post by: Hoagie_one on March 17, 2005, 09:51:18 pm

im not one of those guys

Title: Re: anyone know how to fix a bad firmware upgrade
Post by: DrewKaree on March 18, 2005, 02:07:09 am

I think he's referring to the mysterious "they"....or "the man" ;D

Title: Re: anyone know how to fix a bad firmware upgrade
Post by: Hoagie_one on March 18, 2005, 09:28:51 am

down with teh man

Title: Re: anyone know how to fix a bad firmware upgrade
Post by: DrewKaree on March 18, 2005, 09:31:26 am

any luck with any of the suggestions?

Title: Re: anyone know how to fix a bad firmware upgrade
Post by: Hoagie_one on March 18, 2005, 12:53:35 pm

nothin workin

Title: Re: anyone know how to fix a bad firmware upgrade
Post by: Wyluli on March 18, 2005, 10:53:56 pm

Yer screwed, and in a bad way.  Sorry man  :(

Title: Re: anyone know how to fix a bad firmware upgrade
Post by: daywane on March 18, 2005, 11:10:51 pm

probably more $$$ than worth. but you might be able to send it in to the manufacture and have the fix it.? do not know. That is some thing that would piss me off for a few days.