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    Mat****a UJ-840D Firmware update available...

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by dadash, Feb 15, 2006.

  1. dadash

    dadash Notebook Consultant

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    Hi
    I found a firmware "KMFOPD-01111600-UN.exe" update for my Matsu****a UJ-840D on the Sony website.

    Problem is its from Sony, I have a HP ze2366 NB.

    I presently have FW1.2 on my Matsu****a UJ-840D and I've got some problems recognizing some DVD+RWs.

    I'd like to do an update but am not sure if it will work.
    Any ideas?
     
    dadash, Feb 15, 2006
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  2. qwester

    qwester Notebook Virtuoso

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    It should. I remember that with my old sony with a Matsh*ta I flashed it with a Toshiba firmware and it worked fine. Unless sony use their usual tricks so that their software is only installable on their machines
     
    qwester, Feb 15, 2006
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  3. dadash

    dadash Notebook Consultant

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    Well I tried it and it didn't work. It's written only for Sony's.
     
    dadash, Feb 15, 2006
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    qwester Notebook Virtuoso

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    Its not that it is written only for sony. The firmware comes from Matsh*ta, but sony use their own installer to do this. But the original firmware is packed in there.

    Please can you post a link to the download ... I'd like to have a look at it, and see if the firmware can be extracted from it thru some way.
     
    qwester, Feb 15, 2006
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  5. strikeback03

    strikeback03 Notebook Deity

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    rofl

    someone needs to update the language filter for this board to allow legitimate words
     
    strikeback03, Feb 17, 2006
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  6. dadash

    dadash Notebook Consultant

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    Send me a pm with your email address and I'll send it to you ;) if you promise to send me the extracted files.
     
    dadash, Feb 17, 2006
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    dforion Notebook Consultant

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    I'd appreciate a copy of the files also, please.

    I just got a new HP nx6125 with the same dvd drive. I tried to burn a copy of the Recovery DVD using the Sonic software included with the NB on TDK 8x-rated -R media. Everything seemed to go fine until completion. I didn't log the message but it had do with inability to write all files and listed 3 files it failed to write to the DVD copy. The original DVD is less than 4 GB so I know its not a space issue.

    Doesn't HP test these drives before it purchases and installs them in their products?
     
    dforion, Feb 23, 2006
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  8. williebug

    williebug Newbie

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    Does anyone still have this firmware update available?
    My drive just got replaced by this UJ-840D and I appear to be having the some problems as everyone else.
     
    williebug, Aug 26, 2007
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