|
NEED HELP! Wrong Firmware Update
|
|
|
Quan127
Junior Member
|
15. April 2006 @ 11:56 |
Link to this message
|
I recently updated my firmware from HL-DT-ST Dvd-RW GWA 4040N to now HL-DT-ST DVD+RW GCA-4040N. Is there anyway to get it back? Don't want to use system recovery if that works. I install it from http://tdb.rpc1.org/
the one with 1.02 (Fujitsu-Siemens). Both of them were version 1.02, but i install the wrong one. Laptop's made by Gateway, but i didn't see any for gateway firm update.
|
|
Advertisement
|
|
|
|
|
zebadee
Member
|
15. April 2006 @ 13:10 |
Link to this message
|
|
Hi,
What was the original f/w. I can see at least 4 versions of 1.02
|
|
Quan127
Junior Member
|
15. April 2006 @ 13:30 |
Link to this message
|
|
Hi, thank you for helping me.
I think the original one was HL DT ST GWA 4040N. I don't what company it was, but the laptop i currently have right now is made by Gateway. Please, is it possible to turn it back?
|
|
zebadee
Member
|
15. April 2006 @ 14:29 |
Link to this message
|
|
|
|
Quan127
Junior Member
|
15. April 2006 @ 15:19 |
Link to this message
|
thank you, srry if this was supposed to be in the hardware.
it used to start with letters, when i used a program to check my hardware, it had
HL-DT-ST GWA-4040N
That's all i know of, but i don't know which one it is on the firmware page. Oh and it used to be DVD-RW and now that I have installed the new one, its DVD+RW. But on the dvd tray it has DVD+RW. This is confusing, i hate myself for updating the wrong one.
oh and when i did a scan on nero it says i can burn both dvd- and dvd+, what the heck is going on? It can read them good, but the problem is burning. Maybe I'll try burning again later.
http://img56.imageshack.us/img56/8914/dvderror7uv.jpg
When I try to burn with Nero, it would tell me to insert a dvd+r since the dvd-r i inserted didn't work. When it starts to burn, it gets this error.
finally, this is what i get after i start to burn a dvd+r
http://img97.imageshack.us/img97/7540/dvderror9ym.jpg
it also won't read dvds now, man i'm pissed!
This message has been edited since posting. Last time this message was edited on 15. April 2006 @ 15:52
|
|
zebadee
Member
|
15. April 2006 @ 16:04 |
Link to this message
|
Hi,
Your in the right section. The hardware in this case is your DVDRW. Also looking at your images they tell you that the drive should read both - & +, but will only write to +.
This message has been edited since posting. Last time this message was edited on 15. April 2006 @ 16:12
|
|
Quan127
Junior Member
|
15. April 2006 @ 16:11 |
Link to this message
|
|
so what should i do to change it back to the original? like which firmware should i download?
|
|
zebadee
Member
|
15. April 2006 @ 16:24 |
Link to this message
|
|
Hi,
The problem is two f/ws that it could be. The id that your giving me is for the drive & not the f/w. If you can remember it would either be 1.02 or B107. The name Gateway is a marketing name in this case so the f/w is either Dell or Futisu. You could try the Gateway site for info.
However if your drive flashed to 1.02 (without any problems during flashing) which it now shows then try the first link I gave you. Try the Fujitsu 1.04.
This message has been edited since posting. Last time this message was edited on 15. April 2006 @ 16:26
|
|
Quan127
Junior Member
|
15. April 2006 @ 16:36 |
Link to this message
|
|
ok, ill try that right now. i know that it used to be version 1.02 for the firmware before.
|
|
Quan127
Junior Member
|
15. April 2006 @ 16:48 |
Link to this message
|
hey, i just installed the version 1.03 of fuji. but it still gave me the same error. Nero would stop burning around 20% and had a burn error. this looks like the original firmware i had with the - and gwa. is it possible to get it back? what are some of firmwares i should try?
srry for all this and thanks for helping me.
|
|
zebadee
Member
|
16. April 2006 @ 01:57 |
Link to this message
|
Hi,
I'm sorry as I have no personal experience of this drive, I've done about as much as I can. Maybe someone can step in who had experience of this drive.
You could try one of the other 1.02 f/w (Arima/emachines-Medion-LENOVO/zNOTE)
In my previous post I was suggesting you try 1.04 from here.
http://forum.rpc1.org/dl_firmware.php?download_id=1930
|
|
Quan127
Junior Member
|
16. April 2006 @ 16:36 |
Link to this message
|
|
yeah, thanks for the help. i contacted gateway and they say it's a personal damage tips they gave me to fix the drive didn't work. i'll have to replace the drive they said, but i don't know how to replace a laptop's dvd drive. they told me to uninstall the drivers for the dvd drive and some other ide then restart the system. it gave me the original drive back, but still has the burn error. so i guess i won't be able to burn again on this laptop.
|
|
Advertisement
|
|
|
|
Quan127
Junior Member
|
16. April 2006 @ 20:28 |
Link to this message
|
hmm this is strange, i burn a maxell DVD-R today with Nero and it was actually successful. i don't know why, but i think uninstalling the driver helped. i will try burning some more to see if it actually works. thanks
|
