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DRU-500A (DW-U10A)
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dchannam
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17. February 2003 @ 18:57 |
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From http://www.burnworld.com/cdr/hardware/sony/dru500ax.htm , apparantly SONY is playing games.
Sony DRU500AX and ULX Second Generation DVD±RW Burner
Manufacturer: Sony
Model: DVD±RW Drive
DRU500AX and ULX (USB Model)
Updated Info:
The differences between this new generation and the previous one are:
- Built-in support for 4X DVD-R and DVD+R. For current Dual RW owners, 4X DVD+R is offered as a download because the specification wasn't in place when we announced the first-generation drives.
- Same is true for VERITAS DLA (drive letter access) and RecordNow DX software. They've both recently become available, so we're bundling them w/this new generation instead of offering them as a download.
- Lastly, Sony's been able to tweak the drives' firmware to even further boost their reading speeds.
Already own the first generation, don't worry. Sony is saying that you will be able to download a firmware update to get the latest additions to the drive. See official site for firmware update
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mmysterio
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17. February 2003 @ 19:26 |
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Ok..I just bought the 500AX and tried to copy a regular cd. No problem. When I put in a dvd it said that there was an error..either dirty disk or source drive was slow. So I decided to try a diff. disk and use the burner as the source drive. I get the same error. Am I doing something wrong??? Thanks
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JDecal
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18. February 2003 @ 08:05 |
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Mmysterio- Where did you find the DRU 500 AX? I've been waiting for mine for over a month.
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mmysterio
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18. February 2003 @ 14:04 |
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Hey..got an AX at circuitcity...cost of $300p/tax. Nice buy...I kinda screwed them saying bestbuy had a cheaper price. Anyway, good luck finding one though. This store only has one more, and I can't find anymore anywhere.
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dchannam
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18. February 2003 @ 20:57 |
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www.sonystyle.com, www.shopper.com, www.pricegrabber.com, will all find you places that have it in stock. Ordered mine from Sony yesterday, it shipped today.
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malecar
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20. February 2003 @ 23:23 |
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hi all,
i have a problem with sound,can anyone please help.i have an mpeg file which i want to burn onto dvd-r,i went to tmpge and demux the mpeg,that gave me m1v file and the sound file was mp2.I then went into ifoedit to author my new files but after doing this i tried to play and found the sound was about 30seconds behind the vidio.
thanks
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BALDYJOE
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26. February 2003 @ 01:22 |
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i have read all this thread and
am still confused as my(DW-U10A)
won`t reconise nero 5.5.10.7 OEM
could this be my system using
xp-pro amd k6-2 cpu 450 as maybe
my prosesor is to slow or do i have
to flash the firmware to turn it into a DRU 500a to get it to reconise nero
thx inadvance
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xgasman
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26. February 2003 @ 15:05 |
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If NERO did not come with the SONY drive and it's OEM version it may only work with the drive it originally came with.
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junky
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26. February 2003 @ 20:18 |
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A new Firmware Version called 1.1c is avaiable @ www.firmware-flash.com !!!
It improved some media problems.....
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davew35
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1. March 2003 @ 14:41 |
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OK guys,I'm new to this forum so apologies if i'm posting incorrectly. I have just bought the new Sony DRU-500AX, on the box it still says the following. dvd+rw 2.4x, dvd-rw 2x, dvd+r 4x and dvd-r 4x, reading this group I thought the very latest drives did 4x on every format, because this is a 500AX the sony site says the firmware upgrade is not intended for this drive, the drive its self reports firmware 2.0c, am I missing something. Can anyone recommend a way of checking the drive.
Thanks
Dave.
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luigipret
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2. March 2003 @ 01:17 |
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anyone knows how to tweak the 2x dvd grabbing speed?
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davew35
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2. March 2003 @ 13:35 |
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A bit more info here on the DRU-500AX, go to this link, according to sony the AX version only does 2.4x in +rw mode. Below is a copy of a bit of the page plus the link for more info. I'm a bit miffed at this, I would have bought the 500A if I'd known.
Industry standard ATAPI interface for easy installation
? Supports all popular DVD formats for maximum compatibility
? 2.4X Recording DVD+RW, 4X Recording DVD+R, 2X Recording DVD-RW, 4X Recording DVD-R, 8X Reading (DVD-ROM Max.)
? 24X CD-R Recording (Max.) 10 X CD-RW Recording (Max.) 32X Reading (Max.)
http://www.storagebysony.com/cd-rw/product.asp?id=202
Dave.
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Almighty1
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3. March 2003 @ 00:59 |
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I have the DRU-500UL and for some reason, this drive doesn't like the older 2x CD-RW's. It will keep complaining about some error when trying to write or format the CD-RW discs but the same discs works fine in my HP 200e.
Cheers,
Almighty1
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BALDYJOE
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3. March 2003 @ 03:17 |
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well m8s i have now up-graded to
nero 5.5.10.15 oem and now my
DW-U10A works fine
@xgasman m8 the nero disc i got with
the DW-U10A was 5.5 but it was a green
nero disc which i had not seen before
as its only the red nero disc i`ve seen
plus it did`nt give me dvd options just
cd ones and due to this i had to up-grade
from 5.5 to 5.5.10 then 5.5.10.7b to the
5.5.10.15 which now works with my DW-U10A
hope this helps fellow members as they may
need to up-grade to 5.5.10.15 for their
DW-U10A to work
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Gully
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3. March 2003 @ 07:17 |
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Ok latest for you. There is now a patched version of the latest updater that allows you to reverse the process, taking you to U10a firmware 1.1c.
Look on www.rpc1.com in the forums.
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pooltower
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16. March 2003 @ 11:33 |
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I just went to the site to download the firmware ug and it is in japanese so i dont understand where the ug is please help
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scrim
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22. March 2003 @ 10:29 |
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Just tried and suceeded in changing my DW-10a to a DRU-500a and then got the new firmware 2.0e from sony and all appears to be ok. Can still do DVD-R X4 have to wait for the DVD+R's X4 to test them.
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hunz
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28. March 2003 @ 12:02 |
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i just got the black version of the sony drive dwu10a. it came with a bundel deal.
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shyrath
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1. April 2003 @ 08:17 |
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I patched my DW-U10A to DRU-500A and applied the version 2 firmware without any hickups or disabling DMA...
Works like a charm .. Thanks all
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mrchan
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2. April 2003 @ 20:07 |
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i did the flash to the 500a, then the firmware upgrade to 2.0e, when i open nero it lists the speeds available as 3.1x and 2.6x, what gives?
i dont have any 4x media so i can't check if it works at 4x or not. what do u guys get when u open nero with no media in the drive?
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scrim
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2. April 2003 @ 23:20 |
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I only get the 4X option when a 4X DVD-R is inserted in the drive other wise I get the same as you mrchan. I think 4X only shows when one is in the drive it's self.
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shyrath
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3. April 2003 @ 03:15 |
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Yup.. same for me .
cheers
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mrchan
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3. April 2003 @ 07:53 |
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whew. thanks guys. just wanted to make sure i didnt get a bum drive. with the new 2.0e firmware can you guys burn DVD+RW at 4x?
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scrim
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3. April 2003 @ 08:13 |
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I can not answer that one myself as I cannot get hold of any 4X DVD+R but will post once I do.
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shyrath
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3. April 2003 @ 08:26 |
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Can´t say either.. I´ve just ordered some.. I´ll update this next week
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