DVD-RAM on LG gsa-4020 drive

[rod]

I have been trying to obtain the special drivers that are required to get my LG gsa-4020 DVD combo unit to handle DVD-RAM . I cannot get LG USA download web site to open and cannot get LG Korean website to respond Is anyone please able to E-mail me the demon drivers? Thanks for any help Rod Hall

[cynthia]

This link works: http://se.lgservice.com/index_b2c.jsp

[rod]

Thanks Cynthia but the site has no mention of my LG GSA-4020 and only "firmware" for other drives. Roman Shelepov who reviewed the drive said how very poor LGs supportis. His review at http://www.digit-life.com/articles2/lg4040-multi/

[cynthia]

There is a firmware on this page - it's linked to some japanese site. http://forum.rpc1.org/dl_firmware.php?download_id=1459

[rod]

Thanks for your help Cynthia. I have checked out firmware but this seems to be a way to make DVD drives region free. I am just looking for the special drivers to enable me to use DVD-RAM on my LG drive. They are out there somewhere I will just keep searching Thanks once again - Rod

[cynthia]

Don't get confused by the latest sentence on that page. The version A107 is not a regionfree driver. "LG/HLDS/Goldstar GCA-4020B - A107"

After that there is a new link on how to do your driver regionfree;
"Region Free (RPC-1) firmware is available here. Patched by The Dangerous Brothers.
RPC-2"
Just skipp this part.

[setarip]

This site MAY provide some additional insight:

http://www.google.com/url?sa=U&start=8&q=http://www.dvd-recorders-guide.com/lg-dvd-burners.html&e=912

[rod]

Thanks Cynthia and Setrip but I double click on LG/HLDS/Goldstar GCA-4020B and nothing opens ?! Sorry to be a pain ! Rod

[setarip]

From the link I provided to you:

"The available LG burners include:

LG DAD-8020 with DVD-RAM recording format support
LG GMA-4020 with DVD-RAM, DVD-R/-RW support
LG GSA-4040 with DVD-RAM, DVD-R/-RW, and DVD+R/+RW support
Of these three, the GMA-4020 and the GSA-4040 are the newer models, and reportedly the 4040 is the first one to have support for all three available burner formats."

If the above information is current, it would seem that your model is not capable of handling DVD-RAM...

[cynthia]

True.

Use this link and see if you find anything of interest: http://www.videohelp.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=202050

[rod]

Wow Thank you Cynthia and Setarip I downloaded DVDwriterPro and yes the DVD-RAM works ! - 30 day free trial - but then woe - I checked the price - $1199.00 - yes £600 Still I can enjoy it for 29 more days Cheers Rod

[nwg]

I don't think there is a GSA 4020. I have only heard of the GMA 4020. I have the GSA-4040B and that should be the first model with GSA in the name.

[cynthia]

True, it must be GMA4020

http://latammsn.pricegrabber.com/rating_getprodrev.php/product_id=674958/id_type=M

[setarip]

"Thank you Cynthia and Setarip"

MY (Our) pleasure ;>}

[tncaz]

Cynthia is there any drivers that will alow me to burn movies with DVD- R I have nero 6 and it only uses DVD+R
Thanks