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LUK; Is the drive ID that appears in the Destination bar next to the drive letter in the ImgBurn interface the same one that is sent to RPC? i.e. is it verbatim passed to them for searching or is something else like an ID number passed? I am just curious in case something else is passed to RPC's site search engine for the actual search, I was wondering if the dialog box that lists the current firmware version number should include this ID. If it's the same as what appears next to the drive letter, it doesn't matter, for obvious reasons. Because if they are the same, since the box appears low enough that the Destination is still visible, then the actual ID string that is sent to the site is what is on the screen all the time. Thanks!

Okay, the drive in question has an ID returned by ImgBurn, i.e. sent to rpc1.org, of DVDRW4224INQ-D ,so, it's the first one in my list, the 4x drive. Firmware A110 is the last one IOMega has on its site. RPC1 does not have a listing for this drive, but, has a very similar drive string, with A110 as their latest firmware, here http://forum.rpc1.org/dl_firmware.php?download_id=1670 as the Iomega DVDRW4224 - LG GMA-4040B OEM drive Searching for 4040, I found a 4040B of a similar string here http://forum.rpc1.org/dl_firmware.php?download_id=1628 LG/HLDS GSA-4040B aka the LG HL-DT-ST GSA-4040B (GMA/GWA/GRA/GCA-4040B) CHRIST, why can't these fuckers (Not a strike at RPC, etc. I mean the drive manufacturers.) just make things CONSISTENT?! A304 is the latest listed one there. So, does that help anyone identify if there's a RipLock disabled firmware available for this drive, or if the drive is already RipLock disabled? Actually, IS there a way to poll a drive to see if RipLock is enabled or disabled? I can check myself, then. I am only interested in read speeds, as I will not be using this drive for writing, except for DVD-RAM

Well, in America, for all our foreign friends, the penis is illegal. Shaking it is illegal because it is illegal to possess it.

No. Unlike where you live, that kind of thing is illegal in public here.

It's an interesting comment on the desensitization of violence on the news towards kids, I suppose. "Oh, look, Daddy! He got hit with a jet of water! But, it barely inconvenienced him. Why aren't they using bullets, Dad?" "Because the French are cowards, son."

That's it! The shot I saw that made me think this is exactly like the above, except the water cannon on the left, as you look at it, was not firing. Also kind of reminds me of the War Machines from the Doctor Who serial called The War Machines.

I have shaken hands with Village People! You are but lowly scum in my presence. BEGONE!

Shows what you know! One of the things the news stories don't mention when they say "Cop of the Village People arrested" is that Victor Willis was the original cop. Raymond Simpson took over after Willis was booted from the band for being a doped up ass. Despite the original motorcycle biker dying of cancer and the original cowboy retiring, there has never been a vacant spot in the group. Unless you count the "original" Village People. Originally, there was no band. Just a group of singers who were hired to record the songs. Then, demand began for live performances, a real band was formed for that. A few of the original performers from the studio, such as the Indian, were hired for the touring group, but most of the parts were filled by auditions. In fact, if you ever get to see the cover for the first Village People album, or their first performance on American Bandstand, you'll notice some different faces that never showed up again.

Got a question about firmwares for two LG drives. However, they're rebadged and I'm not entirely sure about their ID's, etc. So, I've lumped both into this one generalized question. What I was wondering about was firmwares with RipLock removed for either of these two drives, which I'll do my best to describe. These drives are two LG rebaded by IOMega. The first one: IOMega Super DVD Writer 4x (Dual format drive with DVD-RAM) Internal IDE Model # : 10M-4212A (apparently aka DVDRW4224, aka 4224) Drive ID : DVDRW4224INQ-D (apparently aka DVDRW4224, aka 4224) The second: IOMega Super DVD Writer 8x USB (Dual format drive with DVD-RAM) Model # : GSA-4081B Drive ID : DVDRW4224E2Q Basically, I want to get the maximum read rates possible, thus, turn off RipLock, if enabled, for these drives. See the more detailed information further down for listed maximum read rates. Any information anyone can provide, thanks! Text from my notes, with more details. Can be skipped by most people 1.) IOMega Super DVD Writer 4x (Dual format drive with DVD-RAM) Internal IDE Information from label on drive Model # : 10M-4212A (apparently aka DVDRW4224, aka 4224) Drive ID : DVDRW4224INQ-D (apparently aka DVDRW4224, aka 4224) Shipping ROM Version : A105 Manufacturing Date : August 2003 Information from box on data transfer rates: DVD+R Max read: 8x (11.0MB/sec) DVD+RW Max read: 8x (11.0MB/sec) DVD-R Max read: 8x (11.0MB/sec) DVD-RW Max read: 8x (11.0MB/sec) DVD-ROM Read/single layer: 12x (16.2MB/sec) Read/dual layer: 8x (11.0MB/sec) DVD-RAM Read: 3x (4.155MB/sec) CD Max read: 32x (4.8MB/sec) 2.) IOMega Super DVD Writer 8x USB (Dual format drive with DVD-RAM) Information from label on drive: Model # : Internal (On drive itself.) : GSA-4081B Drive ID : DVDRW4224E2Q P/N : 31192700 Shipping ROM Version : A100 Manufacturer: Internal (Printed on drive itself.) : LG Electronics, Inc. H-L Data Storage Designed by: Hitachi-LG Data Storage, Inc. (Printed internally, on drive itself.) Manufacturing Date : Internal (On drive itself.) : January 2004 Data transfer rate: DVD+R Max read: 8x (11.0MB/sec) DVD+RW Max read: 8x (11.0MB/sec) DVD-R Max read: 8x (11.0MB/sec) From the IOMega Web Site: DVD+RW 8x4x12x writing speed DVD-RW 4x2x12x writing speed DVD-RAM 3x writing speed CD-RW 24x16x32x writing speed 24x audio ripping speeds (DAE)

I was watching some footage of the recent French riots over the jobs for life issue thing over there. Whatever, who cares?! One particular piece shows some kind of riot control vehicle with two water cannons on it. Each is apparently separately controlled, allowing to target two different areas simultaneously. At one point, one cannon fired water at protestors while the other was stationary. At that moment, I was immediately reminded of the Peter Cushing Doctor Who movie Daleks. The way those shot CO2 fire extinguisher gas was very close to the jet of water.

Most likely, as most sale prices never include shipping. It's now called the eBay Jack Effect. I haven't ordered from Meritline in about 2 years. Haven't needed as I've been able to find good deals on the same stuff at Staples, sometimes, (For instance, on genuine Sony DVD-R's) and Office Depot (For Ritek.)

Well... *I* was in the front row when the current cast performed locally. To Hell with what any of you think of me for it!

Ah, that's something I didn't factor in! Remember, I'm from the old school where the HD light only returned information when the HD was accessed. My first PC, a 286, had the light data cable connected directly on the board next to the ATA plug for the HD. The NEC is the first and thus far only drive I have come across where pressing the Eject button activated the HD light normally. (I had one hacked DVD drive firmware to turn off the locked read speeds, but, quickly reverted to the real deal because whenever a movie DVD was inserted, the drive accessed the HD. Slowed EVERYTHING down, even in a DOS prompt.) The JLMS 166s LiteOn DVD-ROM with DVD-RAM read only support doesn't do this. Of all attached drives, only the NEC does this. My HD is on an SATA, the LiteOn is a Master on the Primary; the NEC is a Master on the Secondary. The two connected external USB drives have their own lights, and, being USB, shouldn't access the bus, right, that the ATA's are on. Actually, the light may have always come on, but, was so quick, as noted, it wouldn't be noticed.

Rest easy, everyone! This dreaded scourge to national and personal security has been safely apprehended! It was a titanic struggle, as the link will show: http://www.amw.com/fugitives/capture.cfm?id=35412

I believe I may have asked this before at the old forum. Anyone who has the NEC 3500a ever noticed this? Whenever I press the Eject button to eject or load the disc tray, the hard drive light blinks, indicating disc access. What surprises me is this happens even in DOS, even at the system boot prompt which I have password protected in the BIOS. So, even though the computer is sitting there waiting to boot, the HD accesses when the drive eject button is pressed. Anyone else have this? And, why would this happen? The NEC is a Master on its own Primary channel, whereas the HD is an SATA drive.

You know what's coming... In the words of that classic sage, Binky The from Garfield (TYPOED GARFIEND! ) And Friends's very first episode: Happy birthday! Happy birthday! Whoopty doo! Whoopty doo! May it be pleasant! OPEN UP YOUR PRESENT! Just for you! Just for you!

He's been dead almost a month and this is only the first I am hearing of it?! A truly demented man so, naturally, in this country, I have only had access to his works through The Doctor Demento Show. "I'm happy! I'm happy! I'm happy! I'm happy! I'm happy! I'm happy! And, I'll punch the man who says I'm not! I'm happy! I'm happy! PUNCH! I'm happy! I'm happy! PUNCH!"

Meritline just had a sale ending today on these. $29.99 after Meritline's rebate.

Some here were just dying to wonder when I'd get around to replying to this... NEC 3500a - Still going strong after a year and a half. Sony DRU-500a - Still working, even though I don't use it anymore because it started behaving oddly on 4x Ritek, only writing to 2x where it had been writing 4x Sony DRU-700a - Piece of trash, died after 2 months Two IOMega LG Super dual format with DVD-RAM burners - still work, but, never did burn properly to media other drives had no problem with Panasonic LF-311s - still works, but, such a pain it's almost as if it NEVER worked right! Half a dozen LiteOn CD burners since 2000 - retired due to spotty behavior after about a year each.

"Would you mind not farting while I'm saving the world?" The Farts Of The Daleks Part 1

It was SUPPOSED to be February! But, thanks to Sci-Fi's deal, they got the DVD's pushed ahead to July 4th, because who would watch it on Sci-Fi if the DVD's were already available? The sets are probably already out in R2?

In those same interests, the DVD recorder stand alone also now only recognizes these DVD-RAM's as read only discs and would not change the protection status. I'll see if they can be formatted by the recorder, but, probably not.

Personally, I wouldn't cross flash. Some people shouldn't be seen naked at all, let alone first dressed up in the clothes of the opposite sex, first, before stripping. Oh... you meant THAT cross flashing!

Sci-Fi also had the balls to call the show a Sci-Fi Original, like they do with Stargate and BSG. Which, of course, it is NOT a Sci-Fi Original! Never has been. Always has been BBC, home grown and bred. Surprisingly enough, Sci-Fi made very edits to fit more ads into the show. The proof of the pudding, though, will be how Sci-Fi chooses to handle the "goddamn" in Dalek. Have David Hasselhoff come in and dub in "Gosh darn?" Probably a creative BLEEP or if they're in a cheeky mood, dub in a Dalek laser sound effect over it. But, Doctor Who with ads is not new to American viewers. Back when Sci-Fi reran the Tom Baker years in 1992 and then again when Fox aired The Enemy Within. (Which, BTW, will celebrate its 10th anniversary on May 14th. Interestingly enough, the 10th anniversary of its BBC premiere, May 20th, should coincide with an American premiere of a new Who episode! )