DVD R/W drive firmware upgrading?

[Ben Thomas]

Is it true that you can only upgrade the drive firmware by booting into DOS
mode, as in DOS 6.22 or Win 95 DOS mode? I don't have a boot floppy for either
of those, so is their another way?

Thanks for any help.

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[Keith]

"Ben Thomas" <nosp@m.thanks.mate> wrote in message
news:p82ptc.ere.ln@192.168.11.2...
> Is it true that you can only upgrade the drive firmware by booting into
> DOS mode, as in DOS 6.22 or Win 95 DOS mode? I don't have a boot floppy
> for either of those, so is their another way?
>
> Thanks for any help.
>
> --
> --

No it is not true..
there are plenty of "windows" type loaders for most drives as far as I've
seen..

Keith

[Han]

> Is it true that you can only upgrade the drive firmware by booting
> into DOS mode, as in DOS 6.22 or Win 95 DOS mode? I don't have a
> boot floppy for either of those, so is their another way?

Some have Windows front ends, I tend to prefer good old DOS myself ;)

You can always grab what you need here in terms of boot disks
http://www.bootdisk.com/

Cheers

[spodosaurus]

Ben Thomas wrote:
> Is it true that you can only upgrade the drive firmware by booting into
> DOS mode, as in DOS 6.22 or Win 95 DOS mode? I don't have a boot floppy
> for either of those, so is their another way?
>
> Thanks for any help.
>

No. I upgrade mine from within WinXP.

Cheers,

Ari

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[quietguy]

To update my Pioneer writer all I did was download the app from Pioneer and follow
the instructions - as a Windows ignoramus/hater if I can do it then your five year
old could do it.

David

Ben Thomas wrote:

> Is it true that you can only upgrade the drive firmware by booting into DOS
> mode, as in DOS 6.22 or Win 95 DOS mode? I don't have a boot floppy for either
> of those, so is their another way?
>
> Thanks for any help.
>
> --
> --
> Ben Thomas - Software Engineer - Melbourne, Australia
>
> My Digital World:
> Kodak DX6490, Canon i9950, Pioneer A05;
> Hitachi 37" HD plasma display, DGTEC 2000A,
> Denon 2800, H/K AVR4500, Whatmough Encore;
> Sony Ericsson K700i, Palm Tungsten T.
>
> Disclaimer:
> Opinions, conclusions, and other information in this message that do not
> relate to the official business of my employer shall be understood as neither
> given nor endorsed by it.