sony dru500a new firmware 2g did anyone test it ?

[delcour]

hello

i just noticed that new firmware 2g is out

http://sony.storagesupport.com/dvdrw/dru500adwn.htm

did anyone already tried this one ?

under w2k will ritek G04 burn at 4x ?

best

ax

[Jester700]

Someone on the Pinnacle IC board just posted that 2.0G works for him on Ritek 04. I dunno, since I sent my 50 pack to my brother after it wouldn't work for me (he has an Optorite, which does Riteks at 4x no problem).

[handyguy]

yeah & my 2x accus now write at 1x....dont use it if you dont need it.

[Styro]

Thanks for the notice delcour.

I thought the e or f updates provided support for 4x burning.

From Handyguy's post maybe I'll wait for more reports before updating. Sony has a nasty habit for breaking some functions while trying to fix other functions.

Here is a more direct link to the update...

http://sony.storagesupport.com/dvdrw/downloads/Firmware20G/500a320g1.zip

Enjoy!

[Redd]

I dunno...I'm still using firmware version "2c" that it came with. Works fine, burns at 4X with 4X media. I can't see a reason to fix something that ain't broke. I've read too many bad stories here about people who did flash and didn't get the results they wanted.

[abrakadabra]

Installed 2g a few days ago.
Princo 4X now takes 14 mins.
With 2f it took 28 mins (as all previous versions).

[hoho]

Yes I have,but I can't tell the differance from 2.0f. Probably need to buy some cheap crap (media) to test.