Suzu

Right, I forgot to change it back after flashing the drive. But how did you know that?

; //****************************************\\ ; ImgBurn Version 2.4.2.0 - Log ; Friday, 03 October 2008, 23:30:11 ; \\****************************************// ; ; I 16:45:50 ImgBurn Version 2.4.2.0 started! I 16:45:50 Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition (5.1, Build 2600 : Service Pack 3) I 16:45:50 Total Physical Memory: 1,048,048 KB - Available: 575,532 KB I 16:45:50 Initialising SPTI... I 16:45:50 Searching for SCSI / ATAPI devices... I 16:45:51 Found 1 CD-RW and 1 DVD

If a log is filed away automatically, perhaps, but I can't find one.

My first project with ImgBurn was a COMPLETE SUCCESS!! And it only took 52 minutes to burn a two-hour movie! Thanks to all who gave answers and advice. The DVD drive was successfully flashed, too!

It would have been, had I known who author of the program was.

I just wanted to be certain, because I can't afford to replace my DVD drive (and wouldn't want to have to replace it due to a preventable accident even if I could afford it). So, I will post what I plan to do and then wait for at least one knowledgeable person to confirm that my plan should work without endangering the DVD drive: 1.) Reboot into Safe Mode; 2.) Check using Process Explorer (if that's possible in Safe Mode) and try to stop anything like InCD and DriveLocker.dll; 3.) Make sure the drive tray is retracted and empty; 4.) Run the flash update; 5.) Reboot normally. Once again, thanks in advance for any helpful comments.

Is that a "yes" answer to the question I asked mmalves? I have no idea what this statement means. As I said in the thread title, I am a Total Newbie (who just wants to burn this ISO file to DVD so I can watch the video).

If I do this in Safe Mode does it mean can I skip uninstalling InCD and changing the DMA settings?

I see something in the lower pane of Process Explorer - "DriveLocker.dll". Could this be a problem too?

This and the instructions at your link are mostly incomprehensible to me. I don't even know what "PIO" means. I do see InCDsrv.exe in the Process Explorer. None of the others listed, but for all I know there is something else that I do not recognize. I sure don't know how to uninstall InCD without uninstalling the whole Nero suite. Is it enough to just turn off (kill) InCDsrv.exe for the duration?

I am trying to burn to a disk in the DVD burner not the CD. So this doesn't compute in my feeble brain, but I will take your word for it anyway...... Thank you once again!

OK. I wouldn't have thought of that. I got the firmware file. Now I need one more small help. In the firmware installation instructions I find: I don't know how to "disable [DMA setting]" or what (if any) "packet writing software" I might have or what would happen if I uninstall it.

Thanks, I don't know why I missed that. You saved me a lot of searching. But now I am getting a problem when I click the "big write button": It's telling me something's going on but that something really isn't going on.

I couldn't find this in the Guides or Help files or the FAQs or anywhere else. Can I use ImgBurn when I already have an ISO file and want to turn it into a DVD to watch on the set-top player? If so, how is it done, and if not, what alternative(s) do I have? Thanks in advance.