Firmware updates

[Webslinger]

If you bought an oem burner that came bundled with Dell, Compaq, Acer, HP, Gateway, etc, systems then contact that company and ask about firmware updates for your drive--or check their respective websites for firmware updates.


For Pioneer burners, visit http://wwwbsc.pioneer.co.jp/product-...html#firmware1

For Pioneer S1xJ series (or A1xJ series): http://wwwbsc.pioneer.co.jp/device/dvr_a09.html (Japanese)

For Samsung burners, visit http://www.samsungodd.com/Eng/Firmwa...FWDownload.asp

For Plextor burners, visit http://www.plextor.com/english/suppo...oads.html#firm

For LG burners, visit http://www.lge.com/support/software.jsp
a) select your location at the top
b) select dvd-rom (writer) link
c) scroll through or search the various pages until you find your burner

For Optiarc drives, visit http://www.sony-optiarc.us/en/suppor...ad-series.html
Select the category of your drive on the left side of the screen.

For NEC burners, visit http://support.necam.com/Optical/dow...FlashFirmware/

For Lite-on burners, visit http://www.liteonit.com/global/index...per&Itemid=154
a) Select "Optical Storage" under category
b) Select the model of your drive
c) click "search"

For Sony burners, visit http://sony.storagesupport.com/models/33?tab=drivers
a) Select your drive model
b) click "firmware/drivers/utilities"

For Asus burners, visit http://support.asus.com/download/dow...Language=en-us
a) Select "optical storage"
b) Select your drive type
c) Select the model of your drive
d) click search

For Benq burners (this is the U.S. website), visit http://www.benq.us/support/downloads...productline=30
Select your drive.
Select the "drivers" tab.

For HP, visit http://h10061.www1.hp.com/ccsearch/s...41023&search=0

For Philips burners, visit http://www.storageupdates.philips.com/en/index.html


For Memorex burners, visit http://www.memorex.com/support/suppo...CTION=FIRMWARE


For Buffalo burners (I hope you can read Japanese), visit http://buffalo.jp/download/driver/hd/index.html

For LaCie burners, visit http://www.lacie.com/support/drivers...r.htm?id=10092

For Ricoh burners, visit ftp://download.ricohpmmc.com/Writer/

For Toshiba drives, visit http://www.storage.toshiba.eu/index.php?id=8 (Toshiba Europe)
a)select your product type
b)select your model
c) select firmware update on the right hand side of the webpage

For Aopen drives, visit http://download.aopen.com.tw/Default...mware&Website=

a)select your product type
b)select your model
c) select firmware update on the right hand side