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    HD DVD Firmware

    Discussion in 'Acer' started by prodigal66, Aug 21, 2007.

  1. prodigal66

    prodigal66 Notebook Enthusiast

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    I am looking to update the firmware on the HDDVD drive (TS-L802A). The most current one I found is on HP's website, but it is for the same drive. Just wondering if this will work on Acer's drive and if not, can I go back to the previous firmware? Starting to feel like a bull in a china shop, thanks, Dave
     
    prodigal66, Aug 21, 2007
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  2. prodigal66

    prodigal66 Notebook Enthusiast

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    :D :D

    After much trepidation, I have installed the firmware from HP and...... it works great so far!! No clunking noise when I insert the DVD and it plays from autostart. Now I can sleep, tomorrow......... we watch "300"!!
     
    prodigal66, Aug 22, 2007
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  3. jnyvio

    jnyvio Notebook Evangelist

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    Good find.. Please post a direct link to it... If you could, post what firmware your 5920G came with, and what the newer firmware number is. Thanks. :)
     
    jnyvio, Aug 22, 2007
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  4. thelaptopguy

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    yes, please do.
     
    thelaptopguy, Aug 22, 2007
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  5. prodigal66

    prodigal66 Notebook Enthusiast

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    prodigal66, Aug 22, 2007
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    jnyvio Notebook Evangelist

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    Thanks for the link..
     
    jnyvio, Aug 27, 2007
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  7. Daleon

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    Yea this updated rocked. It fixed all my hd-dvd problems. Can watch Planet Earth great now.
     
    Daleon, Aug 27, 2007
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  8. jnyvio

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    Ok.. Just finished the firmware update. HD never ran so good... I thought i had a mac for a moment.. lol! This is a must do. I highly recomend it if you have the TS-L802A HD-DVD. :)
     
    jnyvio, Aug 28, 2007
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  9. khanhfat

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    mine doesn't read transformers... WTF.. upgraded to all firmwares and haven't work yet
     
    khanhfat, Oct 31, 2007
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  10. xiaomei

    xiaomei Newbie

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    Hi

    I`ve got TS-L802A drive, I bought it without any laptop, so I dont know which oem is it. Firmware of this drive is AC03. Is it safe to use the one from HP link?
    I will paste info from DiscInfo:
    DISCINFO VERSION : 1.6.1.6
    VENDOR : TOSHIBA
    MODEL : DVDW/HD TS-L802A
    REVISION : AC03
    VENDOR SPECIFIC : 05/09/06E64220
    LOADING MECHANISM : Tray
    SERIAL NUMBER : ---
    NUMBER VOL. LEVELS : 16
    BUFFER SIZE : 8192KB
    TOSHIBA CODE : RA
    TOSHIBA MODEL : Unknown model
    INTERFACE : ATAPI
    RPC2 SCHEME : YES
    STATUS : Not Set
    USER CHANGES : 5
    VENDOR CHANGES : 4
    CURRENT REGION : Not set
    ANALOG AUDIO PLAY : NO
    COMPOSITE OUTPUT : NO
    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 : YES
    CAN READ DVD+R : YES
    CAN READ DVD+RW : YES
    CAN WRITE DVD-R : YES
    CAN WRITE DVD-RW : YES
    CAN WRITE DVD-RAM : YES
    CAN WRITE DVD+R : YES
    CAN WRITE DVD+RW : YES
    MAX CDR READ SPEED : 24
    MAX CDR WRITE SPEED: 16

    Thanks in advance for reply

    Cheers
     
    xiaomei, Nov 22, 2007
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  11. anthony99

    anthony99 Notebook Consultant

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    yes it should be safe to upgrade the firmware
     
    anthony99, Nov 22, 2007
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  12. rodman

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    rodman, Dec 3, 2007
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  13. thelaptopguy

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    That firmware is much older than the HP21 firmware posted earlier. The HP21 Firmware reads (04/12/07) and the AC06 reads (12/11/06) on the firmware updater. Any idea if it's better though as it's specific to Acer?
     
    thelaptopguy, Dec 8, 2007
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  14. rodman

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    on the site says it's nov 9 2007...for me works fine
     
    rodman, Dec 8, 2007
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  15. xiaomei

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    HP21 works fine for my AC03 drive from Hong Kong :)
     
    xiaomei, Dec 17, 2007
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