Philips Blank Media DVD-R or +R

[NOFX]

flash the firmware, old media that will work is out of production

Im sorry excuse my ingorance but what do umean by flash the fireware?

[Chewy]

download the file I linked to, save and/or extract to desktop.
boot into safe mode

http://forum.digital-digest.com/showthread.php?t=67223

make sure there are no disks in the burner

execute(click on) the file, wait and then reboot when your burner is
reprogrammed, reboot, test

[NOFX]

download the file I linked to, save and/or extract to desktop.
boot into safe mode

http://forum.digital-digest.com/showthread.php?t=67223

make sure there are no disks in the burner

execute(click on) the file, wait and then reboot when your burner is
reprogrammed, reboot, test

On the link you gave me it says what category and what model number i need to download?

[Chewy]

SOHW-1633S

http://www.liteonamericas.com/twnmain/DOWNLOADS/ODD/SOHW-1633S/firmware/DR16BS0Y.zip

[NOFX]

SOHW-1633S

http://www.liteonamericas.com/twnmai...e/DR16BS0Y.zip

When I tried to install it, it says no matched drives detected.

[Chewy]

damn e-machine oem?

not to worry, download winrar

http://www.oldversion.com/download.php?idlong=dd6e772b601eb6741cee0ca8c4ead93a

and this patched version for flashing that drive

same procedure as before

http://codeguys.rpc1.org/firmwares/dvdrw/1633S.BS0Y.patched-cf-mcled.rar

[NOFX]

damn e-machine oem?

not to worry, download winrar
http://www.oldversion.com/download.p...ee0ca8c4ead93a

Im sorry this is just too much. Thank for the help though! Im just going to return this dvd-r but can you just recommend me some good dvd-r that wont say illegal disc when I buy them?

[Chewy]

8x sony's

[NOFX]

8x sony's

Thanks.

[NOFX]

Oh btw is there any other burn program I can use as a alterntive or will it say illegal disc again?