[Total Newbie with SIMPLE question]

you should read the FAQ on DMA and follow it as your computer has these issues and it needs fixing

 

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

[Total Newbie with SIMPLE question]

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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

[Total Newbie with SIMPLE question]

Can you post the log of that burn ?

 

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

[Total Newbie with SIMPLE question]

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!

[Total Newbie with SIMPLE question]

I would have thought the word of the author of the program would have been sufficient.

 

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

[Total Newbie with SIMPLE question]

Does it need to actually say 'yes' ?

 

Down load the firmware and run it. You don't need to make any changes to your PC in order to flash the drive with newer firmware, none of us ever do.

 

 

What I meant by written and double checked is that the firmware update program will send the updated firmware to the drive, the drive will confirm that it was successful and then it'll probably read it back from the drive so it can compare. If the two match ok it'll tell the drive to commit the update firmware to the chip. So if there's a problem it just won't tell the drive to commit the firmware and your drive will remain unmodified.

 

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.

 

[Total Newbie with SIMPLE question]

lol I never bother with any of that rubbish, just run the update.

 

Is that a "yes" answer to the question I asked mmalves?

 

The drive won't accept the firmware until it's been written and double checked anyway.

 

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).

[Total Newbie with SIMPLE question]

Reboot the computer in Safe Mode then run the firmware upgrade. Remove any disc from the drive and close the tray before running the firmware upgrade. Reboot after it has finished upgrading the firmware.

 

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

[Total Newbie with SIMPLE question]

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

[Total Newbie with SIMPLE question]

Check out Fix Your DMA in my signature. but do the opposite - make it PIO. Don't forget to re-enable it after the firmware update.

 

This and the instructions at your link are mostly incomprehensible to me. I don't even know what "PIO" means.

 

As for packet writing software, do you have installed any of those in [ ] in your post or Ner0's InCD?

 

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?

[Total Newbie with SIMPLE question]

Get process explorer and search for "cdrom"...you will probably get a hit on windows media player. You can always ignore the error too.

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!

[Total Newbie with SIMPLE question]

Your firmware is very old as well...

 

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:

Before executing firmware update, uninstall any packet writing software, such as [DLA], [DirectCD], [b's CLiP] etc, from the PC.

If you are using the DRU-720A, disable [DMA setting] in Windows before executing firmware update.

 

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.

[Total Newbie with SIMPLE question]

It actually is in the guides, but simple enough if you just browse to your ISO file in write mode and burn it to your blank disc.

 

http://forum.imgburn.com/index.php?showtopic=61

 

 

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.

[Total Newbie with SIMPLE question]

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.