DVR 110(D) stopped recognizing CDs

gemaeuer 2006-04-22 11:23:53 UTC #1

2 days ago I realized, that my DVR110D couldn't detect or burn any CDs (blanks, written or pressed ones). Although there was no problem reading or writing DVDs. I can't say when this started, because I don't burn CDs very often these days and read them usually with the DVDROM-device (106). Could be for days or even for months .. no clue.
Since I bought the device, I did all the firmware-updates, so I thought perhaps there went sth wrong (I found sth similar in another forum).. so I got a new 110 1.39 firmware and the DVRFlash 2.2 and crossflashed this time. Now I've got a DVR 110 instead of the 110D but still, it can't handle CDs.
Its the same behaviour in Linux and Windows .. I checked the cables and found sth in the Bios about DMA 66 and don't know what to check now .. I'm afraid its broken ..
any better ideas?

thanks in advance

chef 2006-04-22 11:56:03 UTC #2

Test it in another computer to be sure.

gemaeuer 2006-04-30 03:29:26 UTC #3

Hi .

I checked it in another computer .. same problem!
Did anyone ever hear of such a behaviour?
I could backtrack my problem it now to the last firmware-update: before the upgrade from 1.37 to 1.39 it worked fine with the CDs .. I used the official Firmware from Pioneer: DVR110D_FW139EU.EXE

is there anything I can do? Cleaning the lense or sth ..

And another question:
How does pioneer handles guarantee and upgraded firmware? And if I use DVRFlash to flash it back to 110D .. is there a chance for pioneer to see all the upgrades that were performed?

greetings

chef 2006-04-30 07:05:40 UTC #4

Don't flash anything to the drive, just RMA the drive.

But before you do that, one question: Is the drive running in UDMA4 mode?

gemaeuer 2006-05-01 09:09:30 UTC #5

hdparm states udma4 and in the bios I can read dma 66 .. so I think that's not the problem!?

Do you think I can RMA a cross-flashed drive? I would flash it back first, wouldn't you?

Here I found sth similar:
http://hardware.mcse.ms/message292990.html

.. so its probably a hardware-failure and hopefully Pioneer would send me a new one .. hehe

thanks for your time chef
greetings

gregtherotterius 2006-05-01 09:46:48 UTC #6

If you look at the SPV website there are a few people who mentioned that that is the first thing to go on, the cd reading. that problem associated with Pio drives?

gemaeuer 2006-05-01 10:06:47 UTC #7

now you got me
I don't know SPV unless you mean www.spv.de and I don't now what pio-drives are.
But as I understand you right, you're also thinking I should send it back?!

gregtherotterius 2006-05-01 10:11:26 UTC #8

Pio drive = Pioneer drive, and SPV = an on line retailer in the UK; http://svp.co.uk/index.php

And yes i would DEFINETLY send that sucker back. :iagree:

chef 2006-05-02 02:09:29 UTC #9

spv.de is a music distributor.