topic Re: DVD-ROM Firmware in PCs & Accessories

DVD-ROM Firmware

Kris — Sat, 29 May 2004 18:24:50 GMT

I'm having problems with a TOSHIBA DVD-ROM SD-R6012 it was suplied with my laptop. However the application provide is requesting a firmware update and i carnt find any updates on any sony/toshiba site. I have found updates but none seem to recognize the drive So if anyone could help it would be greatly appreciated.

Sorry for the bad spelling....:smileysad:

Re: DVD-ROM Firmware

darklord — Sat, 29 May 2004 23:49:35 GMT

Please help me, i am having the same problem but i got the update of this Sony VAIO website and it still does not work. I can read all disks but not write!?

i have only used the drive to burn less than 30 disks and suddenly..... it stops working. i don't know what to do.

Re: DVD-ROM Firmware

DGauld — Wed, 07 Jul 2004 13:13:33 GMT

hi, i have the same problem

i have a FR215S with the Toshiba SD-R6012
when i first got it, it wrote dvd-rs perfectly (infiniti discs) and now it just wont write anything! i've updated the firmware (found like on the new vaoi-link site) but this hasnt helped! its driving me insane, ive tried 3 different disc types, several full system restores, and it still wont work!

strangely, when i try to burn a dvd, it runs through the entire process, says its completed successfully, but when i try to read the disc, it says its blank.. also, looking at the disc itself, no data appears to have been written.

for some reason nero recognises it as "toshiba DVD-ROM sd-r6012" and having spoke to some other people, they advise driver reinstall, but i cant find any drivers!

please help me out here, its doing my head in!

thanks

Re: DVD-ROM Firmware

DGauld — Wed, 07 Jul 2004 14:06:19 GMT

i think i may have found the problem! with the not writing/reading

oh yeah, firmware updates CAN be found on http://www.vaio-link.com/ if you go to the "drivers" section [:smileyhappy:

anyhoo, i disabled the in-built windows xp recording and it seems to burning A-ok now which is always good

you can do this by right clicking your drive in My Computer , then choosing the Recording tab, just DISABLE recording and see if that makes a difference... i just stumbled across this by chance, kind of a trial and error thing :smileygrin:

anyway, let me know how that goes

DGauld