Kenwood 52x firmware upgrade

ronach

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Has anyone had any luck with the ver 412 to 501 rom burn upgrade? I have been having the usual no cd-rom read, load humming after inserting cd-rom problems as others have. Guess my real question is, does the new burn fix these problems or do I have to get in line and the upgrade to 72x group? ronach.
 

ronach

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I bit the bullet and burned the ver 501 into the rom and lo and behold it reads disks that it wouldn't before. It still does the spin-up humming thing but at least it reads my cd's now, hey what is a reader for anyway. ronach.
 

Arcum

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Yes, it worked for me...I could finally play D2!
But, the drive is still a bitch.
 

ronach

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Arcum,
Thanks for the info, the 52X has served me well up to this point, hope it continues to do so. Any one out there have a fix for the spin-up humming thingy associated with this drive, or is it just the way the drive responds to certain discs?