Help with Initio CD-RW CRX830E firmware

CD, DVD and (Ultra HD) Blu-ray Writers
#1

I have old Acer Notebook with external Slim Initio CD-RW CRX830E Combo Drive. May I know where can I find firmware to flash it to region free.
I can’t find the firmware for regional free. It left 1 chance of changing region.
Can anyone forward me firmware?

Please advised me what i can do.

This http://tdb.rpc1.org/ i can’t find CRX830E firmware

Regards

#2

Hi and Welcome!

this drive is expected to be a Liteon clone, so LtnRPC should work, normally.

Michael

#3

[QUOTE=mciahel;2144854]Hi and Welcome!

this drive is expected to be a Liteon clone, so LtnRPC should work, normally.

Michael[/QUOTE]

D: SONY CDRW CRX830E JYA1

THIS DRIVE HAS NO REGION PROTECTION

Region Info - is empty

So i not sure is this drive region free or not. What’s output.

#4

Sure, Sony.

Run regionkiller.

#5

is there any way to patch firmware to region free.
Discinfo show incorrect output and it doesn’t work for this external firewire drive.

discinfo output it is inaccurate
DISCINFO VERSION : 1.6.1.6
VENDOR : SONY
MODEL : CD-RW CRX830E
REVISION : JYA1
VENDOR SPECIFIC : Jul10 ,2003
LOADING MECHANISM : Tray
NUMBER VOL. LEVELS : 255
BUFFER SIZE : 2048KB
INTERFACE : ATAPI
RPC2 SCHEME : NO
ANALOG AUDIO PLAY : YES
COMPOSITE OUTPUT : YES
DIGITAL PORT-PORT1 : NO
DIGITAL PORT-PORT2 : NO
READ UPC CODE : YES
MULTISESSION READ : YES
MODE 2 FORM 1 : YES
MODE 2 FORM 2 : YES
READ ISRC CODE : YES
READ BAD CODE : NO
BUFFER UNDER-RUN : YES
MT. RAINIER : NO
CAN READ CDR : YES
CAN READ CDRW : YES
CAN READ CDRM2 : YES
CAN WRITE CDR : YES
CAN WRITE CDRW : YES
CAN TEST WRITE : YES
CAN READ DVD-ROM : YES
CAN READ DVD-R : YES
CAN READ DVD-RW : YES
CAN READ DVD-RAM : NO
CAN READ DVD+R : YES
CAN READ DVD+RW : YES
CAN WRITE DVD-R : NO
CAN WRITE DVD-RW : NO
CAN WRITE DVD-RAM : NO
CAN WRITE DVD+R : NO
CAN WRITE DVD+RW : NO
MAX CDR READ SPEED : 24
MAX CDR WRITE SPEED: 24

Is there any region free dvd writer as I intend to buy a new laptop.

#6

@ monsterinc,

Your DiscInfo output data is in fact not “Inaccurate”. The “RPC2 SCHEME: NO” information in fact truly indicates that your CD-RW CRX830E Drive is in fact “Region Free”. Once again your CD-RW CRX830E Drive is in fact “Region Free”. Your “Region Free” problem lies in your failure to completely remove the Windows Operating System and the DVD viewing/playback software program Regions System Protections remaining in your Computer. That is why you need to use a software program similar to ‘RegionKiller’ or ‘AnyDVD’ to bypass the remaining Windows Operating System and DVD viewing/playback software program Regions System Protections.

Suggest reviewing your “Help with Initio CD-RW CRX830E firmware” (http://forum.rpc1.org/viewtopic.php?f=12&t=44683&p=217123#p217123) posting in the Firmware Page Forum posting for detailed information explaining what your “Region Free” problem is and how to correct it.

Regards,
bjkg