2 DVR 104 drives, same media, one spins up 2X ready, one 1X

[drewson99]

one drive is giving 1X capability in Nero, the other is giving the 2X option (Ritek both)

what can I do to get the other one going 2X?

ZZ

[Seraphic]

out of curiosity...What are the Manufacturing dates and firmware number in each unit?

[drewson99]

PIONEER DVD-RW DVR-104
Current Revision : 1.40
Release Date : 02/12/12
Model : Pioneer or Generic 3rd party model
Serial Number : BFDC050932WL

This firmware is already latest version.
This firmware does not need to be updated.
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the other one is newer, but i don't have the specs w me.

[simmons3d]

PIONEER DVD-RW DVR-104
Current Revision : 1.40
Release Date : 02/12/12
Model : Pioneer or Generic 3rd party model
Serial Number : BFDC050932WL

This firmware is already latest version.
This firmware does not need to be updated.

That's gotta be your problem..... Official 1.40 doesn't allow 2x with ritek. The other drive must have another unofficial 2x firmware like 1.31.

[drewson99]

is it possible to go back to older firmware?

[simmons3d]

Not sure.... Try here:

http://forum.firmware-flash.com/

[gobama]

Yes, there is a utility that will allow you to put any firmware on the A03 and A04 Pioneer Drives.

[drewson99]

what/where is that utility?

[gobama]

try firmware-flash.com, there should be some information on that there.

[twinegar]

http://firmwares.co.uk/

I just downloaded:
>v2.00 (RPC-1 + 2x for all) Enable any media to burn @ 2x on DVR-A03/103<
.........and burned a Ritec and a DVDPro at 2X and they tested fine. I first tried to use the firmware upgrade specifically for Ritec disks but it failed so I installed the one listed above.

[RevSchafer]

I installed the above mentioned firmware upgrade on my A04 drive and it works like a charm.

I had purchased a 100 pack of v2.0 discs that Pioneer hasn't got around to approving yet, and I've burned 26 of them so far in the past week and not had one failure.

I would highly recommend this to anyone who would like to burn their non-Pioneer-approved media at the appropriate speed.