Basic newbie/naive question about firmware ...
| NEC / Optiarc Writer Discuss, Basic newbie/naive question about firmware ... at CD and DVD Writers forum; Sorry all but I've wanted to ask for a while ... how important is it to update the firmware? I have a 3500 AG running at the original 2.16 from when I bought it an newegg when it just came out in October of 2004. To date, it burns/plays/runs everything |
| Sorry all but I've wanted to ask for a while ... how important is it to update the firmware? I have a 3500 AG running at the original 2.16 from when I bought it an newegg when it just came out in October of 2004. To date, it burns/plays/runs everything fine, I can burn DVDs, CDs, using 1click, Nero, Roxio, etc. I know with other patches/updates/newer versions sometimes the "older" version was better. So do I need to update to 2.19? If I do, can I jump straight to it or do I need to update to 2.17 then to 2.18 then to 2.19. Thanks |
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| You can jump direct to latest 2.1A. I use 2.1A with good result in my 3500A. You get updated mediasupport, when upgrade the firmware. |
| ...not to mention better burn quality in some cases.
__________________ Optiarc AD-7200A running Liggy's Bitsetting and RPC1 1.06 (Thanks, Liggy!) - primary system LiteOn SHW-160P6S running PS0C 16x OverSpeed/Read speed unlock (Thanks, C0deKing!) - primary system Optiarc AD-7170A running Liggy & Dee's Bitsetting and RPC1 1.O4 (Thanks, Liggy and Dee!) - secondary system LiteOn SOHW-1693S running KS0B w/ OmniPatcher improvements (Thanks, C0deGuys!) - secondary system NEC ND-3550A running Liggy & Dee's Bitsetting and RPC1 1.Y6 (Thanks, Liggy and Dee!) - shelved for now LiteOn SHW-165H6S running HS0E 16x OverSpeed/Read speed unlock (Thanks, C0deKing!) - given away NEC ND-3520A/AW running Liggy's Bitsetting and RPC1 3.07 (Thanks, Liggy!) - given away LiteOn SOHW-1673S running JS0C w/ OmniPatcher improvements (Thanks, C0deGuys!) - sold NEC ND-3500A/AG running Liggy's Bitsetting and RPC1 2.1A (Thanks, Liggy!) - deceased and missed Plextor PX-708A running TDB's 1.12 RPC1 (Thanks, TDB!) - sold |
| Like tamgelikah, I've been happy with my burns from my 3500. But I recently picked up a stack of 16X Memorex which would not burn. Would upgrading from 2.16 to 2.1A allow me to burn more brands? |
| Possibly, depends on the media code.
__________________ Optiarc AD-7200A running Liggy's Bitsetting and RPC1 1.06 (Thanks, Liggy!) - primary system LiteOn SHW-160P6S running PS0C 16x OverSpeed/Read speed unlock (Thanks, C0deKing!) - primary system Optiarc AD-7170A running Liggy & Dee's Bitsetting and RPC1 1.O4 (Thanks, Liggy and Dee!) - secondary system LiteOn SOHW-1693S running KS0B w/ OmniPatcher improvements (Thanks, C0deGuys!) - secondary system NEC ND-3550A running Liggy & Dee's Bitsetting and RPC1 1.Y6 (Thanks, Liggy and Dee!) - shelved for now LiteOn SHW-165H6S running HS0E 16x OverSpeed/Read speed unlock (Thanks, C0deKing!) - given away NEC ND-3520A/AW running Liggy's Bitsetting and RPC1 3.07 (Thanks, Liggy!) - given away LiteOn SOHW-1673S running JS0C w/ OmniPatcher improvements (Thanks, C0deGuys!) - sold NEC ND-3500A/AG running Liggy's Bitsetting and RPC1 2.1A (Thanks, Liggy!) - deceased and missed Plextor PX-708A running TDB's 1.12 RPC1 (Thanks, TDB!) - sold |
| RICOHJPNR03, PRODISC R04, PHILIPS C16, MCC 004, CMC MAG M01, RITEKF1, and CMC MAG. AM3 are the currently available 16X Memorex offerings. All of them are supported by 2.1a, but I would recommend that you move up to 2.TG as it is improved by the best. http://liggydee.cdfreaks.com/page/3500/ As always, burn you 16X media at 12X. I also would recommend MCC 004 from Verbatim. It is much better than the other offerings from Memorex and, so far, Verbatim is always MCC.
__________________ Still a few bugs in the system... |
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