dvd-rom drd8160b from LG

[PhataL 0]

i got an dvd-rom drd8160b from LG and when i put an dvdr into it it cant read it but wwhen its cdr its reed number 1 .... somebody can help me?

 

[andre@home 0]

this should work.

http://club.cdfreaks.com/showthread.php?t=103488

read the readme.txt good!!!

I have a problem that some DVD run others not so I will tst it too. Muest first look at the version of the Firmware so take the player out...

 

 

part of it: readme.txt

 

Quote:

To upgrade Windows 98/95

 

1. Remove inserted disc in DVD-ROM Drive and Connect to only master of seconary port.

2. Download the Firmware and Execution file to the same folder(ex: c:\>temp)

3. Check the Firmware and Execution files(d5lgf65b.hex & xferd5.exe)

4. Boot the computer as DOS(not windows dos mode)

5. Excute to xferd5.exe (eg: c:\temp\xferd5.exe firmware file name(d5lgf65b.hex)

if you downloaded this file in this directory)

 

eg: c:\temp\>xferd5 d5lgf65b(not include extension name) then press enter.

 

 

Prior to upgrading to Windows 2000/ME/XP

 

Note: If you have Windows 2000, ME, or XP already installed, you will need to create a bootable disk from another operating system like DOS, Win95 or Win98 in order to process this firmware update. Follow the steps below. After the bootable disk is created and the files are extracted to the bootable disk, follow the steps starting

 

1. Place: A blank floppy diskette in your 3.5¡± disk drive A:

2. Double-Click: My Computer Icon on your desktop

3. Right-Click: The drive letter that is the 3.5¡± drive.

4. Choose : Format.

5. Choose: Copy System Files Only, Click OK.

6. Download the Firmware and Execution file to the same folder(ex: c:\>temp)

7. Copy: The Firmware and Execution file to the new folppy diskette

8. Let: The PC Make the disk bootable.

9. Re-Boot your PC with the bootable disk in Drive A: (Note: you may need to change your boot sequence

in the CMOS Setup in order to boot to drive A. Please see your motherboard manual for instructions or

contact your PC manufacture for instructions on changing the boot sequence.)

10. At the A:\>xferd5 d5lgf65b(not include extension name) then press enter.

 

update:

http://us.lgservice.com/jsp/common/downl...mp;FILE_GUBUN=B

or go to

http://us.lgservice.com

left menu : device driver

DVD-ROM(Writer)

choose page 2

and there you have it.

I do not know whether there is a coutnry diffeence!!! CHECK your onw country has an LG site!!!!!!