NEC DVD-RW ND-3500AG Firmware

NEC / Optiarc Writer Discuss, NEC DVD-RW ND-3500AG Firmware at CD and DVD Writers forum; Hi I have a NEC DVD-RW ND-3500AG which is using Firmware "K350GN8M" v2.18 (WIN) - 08-Nov-2004, which i think is from NEC, but i'm not sure. Can you please tell me if there is a better/faster firmware or which is the best/latest firmware, which is relible. It's burning a DL

Posted: 15-06-2005

Mac-1 (CD Freaks Rookie): Posts: 36

Hi
I have a NEC DVD-RW ND-3500AG which is using Firmware "K350GN8M" v2.18 (WIN) - 08-Nov-2004, which i think is from NEC, but i'm not sure.

Can you please tell me if there is a better/faster firmware or which is the best/latest firmware, which is relible.

It's burning a DL Disc between 4x-6x on WinXP Pro

thanks
mac

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Posted: 15-06-2005

ScorpioSoft (VSO Dutch Translator): Posts: 1,934

Have a look at my firmware page. Link can be found in my signature below. Lots of 3500 (original and modded) firmwares.

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Posted: 16-06-2005

mcheu (CD Freaks Junior Member): Posts: 60

That's the latest official firmware for the ND-3500AG. There are better firmwares like Liggy's that improve the strategy tables and remove the rip and region locks, but those are unofficial, community firmwares. If you prefer to stick with factory stock firmwares though, 2.18 is the latest one, and the filename you mentioned is the one NEC uses on their website.

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Posted: 16-06-2005

DirtyRobotFeet (CD Freaks Senior Member): Posts: 314

The latest official firmware is 2.19.

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Posted: 16-06-2005

bigmike7 (CDFreaks Resident Old Fart): Posts: 7,635

Yo-

Yup - the latest NEC official firmware is 2.19 and can be found here:

http://www.micheldeboer.nl/firmware/

Mike

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Posted: 16-06-2005

pinto2 (DVD Freak): Posts: 7,547

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Originally Posted by bigmike7

Yo-

Yup - the latest NEC official firmware is 2.19 and can be found here:

Yo
Adding a link to official download:
http://www.de.nec.de/software/1861_F...00A_win219.zip on this page

The best 3500 firmware can be found HERE.

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Posted: 16-06-2005

Mac-1 (CD Freaks Rookie): Posts: 36

Thanks for all your replies, I also had a e-mail from NEC (see below) Question- If the the "G" does not have any significance., why put it there in the first place. that just mixes people up.
but i must add that (Mark Hallsworth at NEC Data Storage Support) gave me a very quick reply which i thank him for. other companies take note.

Question for "Bigmike7" why is it that when i clicked on your link in your post, up came that horrible "Crazy Frog" and tried to automatically download something to my computer, which my anti-virus picked up as a virus and intercepted and destroyed. then and only then i was directed to you webpage.
ps: it only did that the first time i clicked on it.

Now i will try LD V2.TD (Liggy & Dee NEC ND-3500 firmware) as they sound reliable. or as a last resort i can use the NEC v2.19.

thanks again people
mac

Dear Customer,

The 2.19 firmware is for the ND-3500A(G). Your drive is an ND-3500A the "G" does not have any significance.

Regards

Mark Hallsworth

NEC Data Storage Support.

email: datastorage.support@UK.neceur.com

For Firmware updates and Media lists please visit: http://www.de.nec.de/softwareovervie...d/557/lang/ENG

For FAQ's please visit: www.de.nec.de/faq.php/id/573/lang/ENG

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Posted: 17-06-2005

bigmike7 (CDFreaks Resident Old Fart): Posts: 7,635

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Originally Posted by Mac-1

Question for "Bigmike7" why is it that when i clicked on your link in your post, up came that horrible "Crazy Frog" and tried to automatically download something to my computer, which my anti-virus picked up as a virus and intercepted and destroyed. then and only then i was directed to you webpage.
ps: it only did that the first time i clicked on it.

Yo Mac-1

I have no idea why that happened as I just went to the site and copied the url and pasted it to my post - so it must have been something that was lurking on that site - sorry - I tried to replicate it but couldn't-

Mike

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Posted: 21-06-2005

Skith (CD Freaks Senior Member): Posts: 328

/slightly off topic

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Originally Posted by bigmike7

Mike, this is the (url) link you have in your post:

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http://media.fastclick.net/w/get.media?sid=7401&m=5&tp=6&url=http%3A//www.micheldeboer.nl/firmware/

note the beggining of the url media.fastclick.net/w/get.media?sid=7401&m=5&tp=6&url=http%3A// before the actual website: http://www.micheldeboer.nl/firmware/

edit: strange, the link showed up like that when I first hovered the mouse over it, after clicking it returned to normal. Were you by chance, not logged in? I logged in to reply, and the link is normal... I wonder if this has something to do with the adds that have been added (displayed only when not logged in).

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Posted: 21-06-2005

HomerJSimpsons (CD Freaks Member): Posts: 144

Does the official 2.19 firmware do autobooktype SL +R to ROM?

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Posted: 21-06-2005

RickDriver (CDFreaks Resident): Posts: 507

No, only DVD+R DL.

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Posted: 21-06-2005

franz99 (MyCE Resident): Posts: 668

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Originally Posted by HomerJSimpsons

Does the official 2.19 firmware do autobooktype SL +R to ROM?

No the official 2.19 from NEC does not do the bitsetting on single layer, but the 2.FD firmware from the US compagny called Mad Dog
does the automatic bitsetting in single layer DVD+R
-The Mad Dog burners are "rebadged" NEC 3500-

Evetythingl is explained in this thread

Last edited by franz99; 21-06-2005 at 14:00.

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Posted: 21-06-2005

chas0039 (MyCE Resident): Posts: 7,123

I get all the bitsetting I need with 218btrpc1.rar from L&D. It also has the best burn quality for the media I use (see scans below).

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Posted: 26-04-2006

Dukefrukem (New on Forum): Posts: 4

Hey guys, i have this DVD burner but for some reason It won't let me burn DL DVDs. Im trying to back up my HD and Roxio Easy CD Creator 7.5 is giving me a "Seek, synch ATIP or mechanical positioning error." [03/02/00] and Cannot write medium. Incompatible format - Illegal request [05/30/05]... any ideas?? I can burn regular DVDs fine.

I'm using Ridata DVD +R DL 2.4x 240 min media...

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Posted: 26-04-2006

Liggy (CD Freaks System Admin): Posts: 6,583

The latest 2.1B firmware should support Ridata DVD+R DL discs.

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Posted: 26-04-2006

Dukefrukem (New on Forum): Posts: 4

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Originally Posted by Liggy

The latest 2.1B firmware should support Ridata DVD+R DL discs.

thank you..

all i can find is 2.1A though... would this work?

http://support.necsam.com/Optical/do...FlashFirmware/

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Posted: 26-04-2006

Dukefrukem (New on Forum): Posts: 4

ok i updated to 2.1B... and Im still getting a medium error.... very strage...

any ideas?

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Posted: 27-04-2006

Dukefrukem (New on Forum): Posts: 4

another update... Roxio doesnt work but Nero does....... no idea why...

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