(Dead)CenDyne 24x10x40 $54.99 after $40 rebate and $25 coupon at OfficeMax

[MaDHaVoK]

Where can i get info about putting lite-on firmware on a verbatim that actually is a rebadeged lite-on?
It loads up as a verbatim but under the verbatim sticker is a lite on sticker........

Also what about the cd rom opening with abit motherboards? is this a ps issue?
Thanks!

 

[gunf1ghter]

wongsoongpak

There are tons of reviews of the Lite-on that would let you see good pics of it.

 

[GooberedUp]

<< do the lite-on drives have the same lite-on front bezel or is it a completely different design? i am hoping the lite-on drive will somewhat match my lite-on dvd. anyone have a pic of how the front bezel looks like? thanks! >>



Mine don't match. And, in fact, the white-beige color is even slightly different. But, I got my DVD late last year, and I noticed that there is a different model out now (ends in D--163D(?)).

 

[anonymouschris]

sorry for the confusion. i actually know what lite-on drives look like. i was just afraid that since these are rebadged lite-ons that even if the actual drive was a lite-on drive, they might use a CenDyne face plate or something. from your responses i assume this is not the case correct? the cendyne drives that are rebadged lite-ons look identical to actual lite-on drives?

 

[gunf1ghter]

I think re-badging would cost an extra $1 per drive, so there's no way they would spring for it at these kinds of prices

To answer your question, my Cendyne (Lite-on) drive looks identical to the drives in reviews, accept mine doesn't have the lite-on label on it.

 

[GooberedUp]

Right. No rebadging going on here. Just generic beige with no indication of brand (rather, remarketer)

 

[MaDHaVoK]

My drive is a verbatim, with a verbatim firmware!!!! I peeled off the sticker on the drive and it has a lite on sticker under it... thats re-badging.

 

[MysticMan1]

MaDHaVoK

This My drive is a verbatim thing you keep talking about is freaking me out, because it dosen't make sence. Why would CenDyne have verbatim, a company that only makes CD-R media, mfg a their CD-RW, that is really mfg by Lite-on????? Unless verbatim now owns the Lite-on mfg company, it just doesn't add up.

 

[gunf1ghter]

Who knows why... TDK is known for media, not drives, but they got into the re-badging business and it's (From all appearences) doing very well for them... maybe Verbatim wanted to follow suit... maybe a 24X Verbatim box is just around the corner and Cendyne just got them when the regular Lite-on drives ran out.

 

[MysticMan1]

gunf1ghter

Ok! but that wouldn't explain why there's a verbatim mfg sticker no top of the Lite-on mfg sticker.
Is the drive mfg by verbatim or Lite-on ???? Which sticker is correct????

 

[gunf1ghter]

Does the drive look like the Lite-on's that have been reviewed? I bet it does! I bet it can be updated with Lite-on firmware!

How can I say this? Verbatim doesn't manufacture optical recorders, Lite-on does!

 

[MaDHaVoK]

Ok, if you guys don't belive thats fine, all i need to know is I have a
lite-on drive, that has a verbatim firmware... now when i take that lite-on
firmware flash does it care what firmware was installed before it?

 

[gunf1ghter]

This might sound callous, but you should just be willing to sacrifice one of your drives to find out... if for some reason your drive becomes inoperable you shouldn't have a problem exchanging it.

It has a lite-on label, there's no reason the firmware update wouldn't work. The new firmware should just overwrite the Verbatim firmware. The Verbatim firmware is probably nothing more than the Lite-on firmware modified to report as a Verbatim

 

[fooshkee]

Couldn't this deal be made even hotter by price matching to drive from $119.95 to the $104.95 price at Buy.com? Here's the link at buy.com

I might try it tomorrow.... Bet the CSR will try to add shipping costs into the price match though, but even then it'd still probably be a few bucks cheaper.

Let me know if anyone else trys it.

 

[gunf1ghter]

I think they are going to point out that the price after the $25 coupon is already cheaper than buy.com

but who knows, there are lots of stupid CSR's out there.

 

[MysticMan1]

gunf1ghter...(This might sound callous, but you should just be willing to sacrifice one of your drives to find out... if for some reason your drive becomes inoperable you shouldn't have a problem exchanging it.)

LOL, Easy for you to say.

 

[gunf1ghter]

It's not like he can't get a new one if something goes wrong!! :Q

 

[fooshkee]

I'm planning on getting one tomorrow from a B&M.... I'll have the balls to put lite-on firmwire on! hehe

 

[IMiIKo]

I agree with gunf1ghter. Grow some b@llz, and if it isn't past OM's return date, then you're basically protected. If anything, you'll get another drive.

 

[MysticMan1]

MaDHaVoK...(Ok, if you guys don't belive thats fine, all i need to know is I have a
lite-on drive, that has a verbatim firmware... now when i take that lite-on
firmware flash does it care what firmware was installed before it? )

We belive you, it's just that we are trying to figure out what's going on with this, like why would CenDyne buy a drive from verbatim that's mfg by lite-on, when they are already buying drives mfg by lite-on from Lite-on??? Since the Mfg is identify as verbatim (VBT241040a) when the computer boot-up, it's clearly is a verbatim CD-RW. But why is there no mention of a verbatim selling CD-RW drives no thier web site, verbatim.com??? Mmmmm! the mystery contiues.

As far as flashing the drive using Lite-on firmware, I would first use the drive for period of time to see if the firmware needs to be updated. If the mfg date is the same as HFC's verbatim drive ( Dec 2001), you may already be using the latest frimware avaliable.

 

[krwell]

Anyone figure out what is going on?

 

[tarfu]

I purchased a cendyne packaged cdrw. drive is identified on its sticker, and in BIOS/Windows as a verbatim 241040AL with firmware 58SA. I peeled off the sticker on the drive and (no surprise), it's really a liteon LTR-24102B.

So I want to upgrade the firmware to make the drive show up as a liteon in windows, and possibly take advantage of newer features/upgrades that come w/the new firmware. but the liteon firmware won't upgrade the drive as it doesn't recognize it as a liteon. I've tried placing a jumper in all the positions that i can on the back of the drive next to the digital audio (on the left side), but nothing works. the drive is still recognized as a verbatim. i've even tried booting into dos and running pflash and trying to load an older liteon .bin file, but no go.

Anyway, any suggestions/links/files anyone has would be greatly appreciated by more people than just me, i'm sure.

-tarfu

 

[MysticMan1]

tarfu

On CenDyne.com there is a firmware update for Internal 24x10x40 IDE High Speed CD-RW Drive For PC, CDI CD00091, 24102B only, that you can try, but if your drive was mfg recently (check the mfg date) you may already have the latest firmware.

 

[6TNINE]

Ok i'm pissed off. help me please
i got the drive, i think i got an aopen (16 or so digit # w/out dashes). Well the device manager reads the cdrw as "ATAPI CD-R/RW 24X10" WTF is that. The bios reads it as "24X10 P.MJ" WTF again. I wouldnt care at all if it worked fine. But i tried to create an iso of a cd and it took almost 10 min, thats not reading at 40X. CD burns take only 4-5 min, but the CD doesnt work like it should. Anyone else have this prob, or should i just take it back??? HELP

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[MysticMan1]

6TNINE

Someone on another fourm said he got a atapi brand drive and it's sorry as hell, freezes up his computer and restarts. He's returning it and try to get the lite-on version with the "Smart-burn" sticker on the box. You might want to try the same thing.