Rewritiable DVD not Recognised in hard drive, i dont kno wat to do

[milliemillz715]

i got a couple trojans on my comp, so i wanted to use sum blank rewritable DVDs to store all my big files, but when i put them in the drive, i see a lil pic of a cd on my mouse cursor, then my hard drive makes alot of noise, i go to my computer and it says i have no CD inside, i go to Sonic it says insert rewritable CD.

i have a LITE-ON DVDRW SOHW-1633s BPSA
i dont kno wat to do
i heard i need to update my drive, but i dont kno how or hich one to get

can anybody help?

[Chewy]

OK, welcome to the forum and maybe a one stop help solution?

your dvd burner is quite old and it's firmware probably can't see those disks right?

first I need you to download and install Imgburn, sonic is probably the worst program ever released for cd/dvd burning

http://www.imgburn.com/

welcome to the forum

after installing Imgburn post back and I can help you update your firmware to start backing up your files

try to stay off the internet as much as possible, even using another computer to fix yours

[milliemillz715]

thanx, ok i downloaded it, ok now wat do i have to do?

[Chewy]

the latest firmware for your drive would be codeguys patched for the 1653

you'll have to use it since it's written to flash all of that family of drives, even ones made for other computer companies that have long abandoned firmware support

flash from safe mode, either of the bottom CSOT's

http://codeguys.rpc1.org/firmwares.html#SOHW-1653S

take some time and read up on the flash and imgburn, there's still a lot to do

[milliemillz715]

ok thx ima read it

[milliemillz715]

ok so download the 1653 one then?

[Chewy]

http://codeguys.rpc1.org/firmwares/dvdrw/1653S.CS0T.patched-cf-mcled.rar

this one should work

you will need winrar(the trial works fine) to extract it tho

http://www.rarlab.com/rar/wrar371.exe

[milliemillz715]

ok i got it, and i downloaded it, now extract and then what?

[milliemillz715]

i was reading the file, it says..

We are in no way associated with LiteOn, and this patched firmware is in no way
associated with or supported by LiteOn. Loading this patched firmware will
technically void your warranty. We take NO RESPONSIBILITY for anything that may
result from the use or misuse of this patched firmware. USE AT YOUR OWN RISK!

i have a lite on, so should i use it still?

[Chewy]

At this point that's your only alternative, at least you need to try this before buying a new drive.

it does say BPSA, mfg. date 11/04.

that's over 3 years old

obsolete! really time for a new drive anyway

[milliemillz715]

ok so i should just install it and then what

[milliemillz715]

damn i tried to install it, i think the virus won let me, it cuts on and after a while it cuts off

[milliemillz715]

ok now i installed it, but it stil doesnt recognize that dvd

[Chewy]

put imgburn in read mode and insert disks and see what shows in the right hand screen

HL-DT-ST DVDRAM GSA-4163B A106 (ATA)
Current Profile: DVD+R

Disc Information:
Status: Empty
Erasable: No
Free Sectors: 2,295,104
Free Space: 4,700,372,992 bytes
Free Time: 510:03:29 (MM:SS:FF)

Physical Format Information (Last Recorded):
Disc ID: CMC MAG-M01-00
Book Type: DVD+R

[milliemillz715]

i put it in, i just hear my dvd drive makin alot of noise, and on the program, all i see is

LITE-ON DVDRW SOHW-1653 CSOT (ATA)
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