firmware for philips 1640p

[stuwegie]

hi can anyone tell me where to get a firmware update for my philips 1640p dvd dual layer drive? ive been searching for absolutely ages and cant find one anywhere.

[cynthia]

http://forum.rpc1.org/dl_firmware.php?download_id=1941

[stuwegie]

ive downloaded the firmware and it keeps coming up invalid. ive gone through all the troubleshooting steps and i 100% positive its the right one but it still wont let me upgrade it.

[cynthia]

Is it a Dell computer?

[setarip]

To stuwegie

Is there a specific reason you NEED a firmware update?

[stuwegie]

i didnt think there would have been? the computer is only 3 months old. ive been burning dvd from my hard drive, use nero, and never have anything running in the background. whats happened was i started using a different brand of dvd-r and they wouldnt work so i returned them to the store i bought them. bought another brand which worked perfectly. then i needed to buy different ones with a printable surface all the way to the centre and when i did these wouldnt work also so i took them back to the store and they refused to take them back, they told me it must be a problem with my firmware as theres no way two different types of media would be faulty. so here i am. is it possible that some media are just not compatible with my drive? ive tried burning at different speeds and they all seem to fail at between 20 & 30%

[jmet]

To: setarip

Is there a specific reason you NEED a firmware update?

Make sure you have the latest firmware for your burner. Updated/latest firmware will ensure more media compatibility. So yes there is a reason.

[stuwegie]

thats the problem jmet. i cant seem to install the latest firmware. its a philips mt2100 and the drive is a dual layer philips 1640P . as i said before ive selevted the right upgrade and it wont install. for some reason the firmware installed at the moment is 1640B. would that make a difference? the troubleshooter said that it should be 1640K

[stuwegie]

sorry, the version installed is b3.4 and the newest version is p3.4

[setarip]

To stuwegie

"whats happened was i started using a different brand of dvd-r and they wouldnt work so i returned them to the store i bought them. bought another brand which worked perfectly. then i needed to buy different ones with a printable surface all the way to the centre and when i did these wouldnt work"

"they told me it must be a problem with my firmware as theres no way two different types of media would be faulty."


Thank you for providing a specific answer to the question I asked specifically of you, "Is there a specific reason you NEED a firmware update?" - since, until now, you hadn't stated why you felt compelled to seek a firmware update.

I'm glad to hear that you're not one who installs updates "just because they are there" - especially if they are from other than OFFICIAL sites. There is still a great deal of validity to that old adage, "If it ain't broke, don't fix it"...

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