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I'm not sure where to ask this... But it happened under IMGburn.
My Burner:
Device Specs:
Ok. This is a 20x Lite On LightScribe DVD±R/RW/DL drive:
Lite-On 20x DVD Burner at NewEgg
The model number is listed as LH-20A1H-185, just like my System detects it.
Now here is what happened.
One day I was burning my weekly stack of prepared DVD images. I started off, burnt about 4 of the images off, and then suddenly IMGburn kept producing coasters.
I put a disk I had already burnt... It did not detect. I rebooted, and it detected. But not when I switched to another disk. I rebooted again, and it detected the disk when the system booted, but not when I switched disks, even to factory DVD disks: Data or Video.
Somewhere in IMGburn it encouraged me to look for a Firmware Update... Maybe in the log messages.
So, I installed a FW update, it was revision B and the file name was
LL0B.exe
And I have no problem with administering the update, it goes right in under XP.
About 3 months later, maybe less: The same thing started happening again. I tried everything, the unit DID NOT detect any medium I stuck in the drive: CD, DVD, Burnt, Bought, Copied, Original. No Dice, No Slice.
And so I got the "Update F/W" Message again... and this time it was Revision C.
LLOC.exe - Went in "Like Butter" and it ran swell after.
Well, about 2 months or so after that, guess what IMGburn did? Yep, Coasters! And once more, that message, Check F/W-
This time, the file name was
LLO6.exe... NOT following the pattern, there.
Well, the File Version for LLOC is 2.2.39
The File version for LL06 is 2.2.34.0!
I checked the file version number for LLOB and LLOB was the same as LLOC... So, I don't even know where this update came from, but it was a necessary U/D, cos the drive refused to detect until I applied the F/W.
I'm Stumped:
The big questions are these: Does the LH-20A1H's Firmware automatically crap out after a period of time? Making the F/W update required?
Anyone else have this exact model and have these things or similar happen?
The relationship between the LH-20A1H and IMGburn is that this problem usually arises in the middle of a DL Burn... But I have had the problem happen in a SL burn too. What happens is that the Verification will fail, and when you burn another disk from the same image, the medium will not detect (And the arrow will never become green).
Once that happens, FW revision time.
I am kind of irked, cos I really like this drive: Moreover, I have about 4 other LiteOn (16x DL) drives and none of them have done anything like this.
Device Description
LITE-ON DVDRW LH-20A1H
LITE-ON DVDRW LH-20A1H
Device Description LITE-ON DVDRW LH-20A1H
Firmware Revision LL0C
Firmware Date 6/20/2007
Buffer Size 2 MB
Region Code 1
Remaining User Changes 4
Remaining Vendor Changes 4
Supported Disk Types
BD-ROM Not Supported
BD-R Not Supported
BD-RE Not Supported
HD DVD-ROM Not Supported
HD DVD-R Not Supported
HD DVD-RW Not Supported
DVD-ROM Read
DVD+R9 Dual Layer Read + Write
DVD+R Read + Write
DVD+RW Read + Write
DVD-R9 Dual Layer Read + Write
DVD-R Read + Write
DVD-RW Read + Write
DVD-RAM Read + Write
CD-ROM Read
CD-R Read + Write
CD-RW Read + Write
Optical Drive Features
Buffer Underrun Protection Supported
C2 Error Pointers Supported
CD+G Not Supported
CD-Text Supported
Hybrid Disc Not Supported
JustLink Supported
LabelFlash Not Supported
Layer-Jump Recording Supported
LightScribe Supported
Mount Rainier Not Supported
SMART Not Supported
SolidBurn Not Supported
CSS Supported
CPRM Supported
AACS Not Supported
VCPS Not Supported
BD CPS Not Supported
Firmware Revision LL0C
Firmware Date 6/20/2007
Buffer Size 2 MB
Region Code 1
Remaining User Changes 4
Remaining Vendor Changes 4
Supported Disk Types
BD-ROM Not Supported
BD-R Not Supported
BD-RE Not Supported
HD DVD-ROM Not Supported
HD DVD-R Not Supported
HD DVD-RW Not Supported
DVD-ROM Read
DVD+R9 Dual Layer Read + Write
DVD+R Read + Write
DVD+RW Read + Write
DVD-R9 Dual Layer Read + Write
DVD-R Read + Write
DVD-RW Read + Write
DVD-RAM Read + Write
CD-ROM Read
CD-R Read + Write
CD-RW Read + Write
Optical Drive Features
Buffer Underrun Protection Supported
C2 Error Pointers Supported
CD+G Not Supported
CD-Text Supported
Hybrid Disc Not Supported
JustLink Supported
LabelFlash Not Supported
Layer-Jump Recording Supported
LightScribe Supported
Mount Rainier Not Supported
SMART Not Supported
SolidBurn Not Supported
CSS Supported
CPRM Supported
AACS Not Supported
VCPS Not Supported
BD CPS Not Supported
Lite-On 20x DVD Burner at NewEgg
The model number is listed as LH-20A1H-185, just like my System detects it.
Now here is what happened.
One day I was burning my weekly stack of prepared DVD images. I started off, burnt about 4 of the images off, and then suddenly IMGburn kept producing coasters.
I put a disk I had already burnt... It did not detect. I rebooted, and it detected. But not when I switched to another disk. I rebooted again, and it detected the disk when the system booted, but not when I switched disks, even to factory DVD disks: Data or Video.
Somewhere in IMGburn it encouraged me to look for a Firmware Update... Maybe in the log messages.
So, I installed a FW update, it was revision B and the file name was
LL0B.exe
And I have no problem with administering the update, it goes right in under XP.
About 3 months later, maybe less: The same thing started happening again. I tried everything, the unit DID NOT detect any medium I stuck in the drive: CD, DVD, Burnt, Bought, Copied, Original. No Dice, No Slice.
And so I got the "Update F/W" Message again... and this time it was Revision C.
LLOC.exe - Went in "Like Butter" and it ran swell after.
Well, about 2 months or so after that, guess what IMGburn did? Yep, Coasters! And once more, that message, Check F/W-
This time, the file name was
LLO6.exe... NOT following the pattern, there.
Well, the File Version for LLOC is 2.2.39
The File version for LL06 is 2.2.34.0!
I checked the file version number for LLOB and LLOB was the same as LLOC... So, I don't even know where this update came from, but it was a necessary U/D, cos the drive refused to detect until I applied the F/W.
I'm Stumped:
The big questions are these: Does the LH-20A1H's Firmware automatically crap out after a period of time? Making the F/W update required?
Anyone else have this exact model and have these things or similar happen?
The relationship between the LH-20A1H and IMGburn is that this problem usually arises in the middle of a DL Burn... But I have had the problem happen in a SL burn too. What happens is that the Verification will fail, and when you burn another disk from the same image, the medium will not detect (And the arrow will never become green).
Once that happens, FW revision time.
I am kind of irked, cos I really like this drive: Moreover, I have about 4 other LiteOn (16x DL) drives and none of them have done anything like this.
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