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TXLight
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25. April 2006 @ 03:38 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
catfreak I read about you putting SOHW1693S (PC drive) in your liteon and you liked it better than your old liteon. After doing hrs of reading.. Im seeing that liteon will be what I iwll need to go w/ as its the only one that will do what I need it to do...does this mean that I can purchase any of the SOHW1693S (PC drive) drives and be able to do to it what I could w/ the old lite on? Do you have a primer I could read or know of one that tells me more about this? Thank you so much! your the only one Ive seen w/ this solution and I think that is what we would like to do. Go for a cheap replacement drive but allow me to convert my vhs tapes to dvd.
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25. April 2006 @ 08:30 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Steps for LiteOn drive replacement:
(No metal cutting needed)

1. Open drive draw remove draw face plate (bezel) (pops up and off) then disconnect power
2. Open LiteOn recorder case (6 screws)
3. Detach power connector and IDE cable
4. Remove grounding bracket (2 screws)
5. Unscrew and remove old drive (4 screws) lift up and back
6. Remove 2 grounding springs (2 screws)
?replacement drive prep?
7. Open drive draw remove draw face plate (pops up and off)
8. Unclip and remove drive face plate (about 5 clip points)
9. Unscrew and remove drive bottom (4 screws)
10. Reuse screws to attach 2 grounding springs (4 screws)
11. Use side cutting pliers to remove 3 small plastic parts in the LiteOn case (at the top of the drive opening)
?installing drive in recorder?
12. mount replacement drive in case (double sided tape if needed)
13. Re-fit grounding bracket and anti static springs (bend slightly as needed)
14. Attach power connector and IDE cable
15. Attach draw face plate (bezel) (some minor plastic trimming with razor blade may be needed)
16. Check fit and draw operation (adjust if needed)
17. Replace LiteOn case cover
18. Power up, check S/N, and test operation
?Once you get the hang it it, this can be done in 5-10 minites?

This may also help ...
http://club.cdfreaks.com/showthread.php?t=165085

This message has been edited since posting. Last time this message was edited on 25. April 2006 @ 08:44

TXLight
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25. April 2006 @ 10:00 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
I LOVE YOU CAT FREAK!!!!!! Thank you :) I know 3 Children in Texas who will be better citizens because I get to cut out all that yuck that Hollywood puts in there :) now. I can't wait to try this, I copied all the info if you need to erase it but hope it can stay so others can find a way to do it as well... Lord Bless you Cat Freak!

Sincerely your texas Friends~!
LCSHG
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27. April 2006 @ 19:04 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
[ catfreek ]

Have done a DVD drive conversion on both a RHD04 and R04 using a SHOW-1693s.
I [rarely] use the ilo?s for playing. I do not have any problems with the 1693s burning a disk or playing a burned disk, or with any functions. The unit will record a commercial disk from another and than play it.
This is with the R04 as itself, or as a 5005x with All-Wright ----HOWEVER
With the 1693s drive none of the ilo?s will directly play this same commercial or any commercial disk.
While this is not a major problem for me I have noticed that other posts have referred to this issue.
The 1693 when placed in a PC will burn a + or ? CD disk OK,
The 1693 are OEM [no region set]
A region 1 commercial disk will not select the region [as Liteon says]
The ilo R04 is hacked and indicates region free. And the unit will do 3h

Drive Info shows ---- The 1693s
Lock Detected
User changes left --- 5
Maunfactor resets left --- 4
Region ? Not Set

For region free, if that?s the problem,
[ cdfreaks ] recommends using LtnRPC and hit Disable and that is it.
Tthe drive should now be region free.

The Utility indicates a read, write error and [OK]
Press OK, Menu comes up
Press Disable
The Utility indicates a read, write error and drive remains the same.

Now I can live with this if necessary. BUT WHY
[Could be the drive firmware, speed, or smart burn ????]
I have tried the different methods posted [Nothing Works]

PS !! as said , the 1693s does work in the unit with all abilities and functions working fine as a 5005x or R04
But will Not play a commercial disk. [Encrypted] even though the unit is hacked and has 3hr
The Original 451s Will

I did post a similar question on another site and there doesn't seem an answer Do you think its some thing I'm doing wrong or is it it something to live with
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27. April 2006 @ 19:12 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Sounds like it's definitely a region problem .. I put a 1693s drive in a LVW-5005, but before I installed it I hooked it up to a PC and set the region to 1 .. I don't have any discs that are any region other than 1 so this doesn't matter to me ... I have no problems playing any commercial DVDs although I usually use my Philips DVP642 to play discs to save wear and tear on my recorders ...

This message has been edited since posting. Last time this message was edited on 27. April 2006 @ 19:13

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LCSHG
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27. April 2006 @ 21:20 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
[ catfreek ]

Well thats a bummer
The change you made are working on play. It sure sounds that you are correct. I did try to change the reagon. Reagon 1 or free would be fine but I've had had no luck

I did put the drive in a PC and got the results in the post above, using a drive info utility
The write error with the ltnRPC, is not something that should happen.

I'm using win 98 SE with all upgrades. I used a clean install and some 3 downloads of the ltnRPC. All with the same results. I can-not get this drive to respond.

The drive will play some disks through the FBI warning etc than quit as reported by others. I think that they, myself and you, only use the unit to record. and let it go. I'm just stubborn.

Any Suggestions

[Edit]
Thought about that last sentence
Oh Well

This message has been edited since posting. Last time this message was edited on 27. April 2006 @ 21:24

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