What's the software that will tell you which

[robphelan]

I have an unbranded burner and want to see if any firmware updates are available.

tia,
rob.

 

[BlueWeasel]

Everest Home Edition should be able to tell you the drive manufacturer and model number. You might also try checking out DVDinfo.

 

[KoolDrew]

Originally posted by: BlueWeasel
Everest Home Edition

 

[robphelan]

ok.. tried Everest and here are my 2 drives. 1st one is a CD burner, 2nd is a DVDROM/CD Burner combo. Can you guys help me decipher?

Found this info on the ASPI page

Host ID LUN Device Type Vendor Model Rev Extra Information
03 00 00 Optical Drive CDWRITER IDE5232 000J
03 01 00 Optical Drive 52X32COMBO 104G 040818AOpen07016115

And this for my 2 drives on the Optical Drives Page:

Device Description
CDWRITER IDE5232

Optical Drive Properties
Device Description: CDWRITER IDE5232
Manufacturer: Brand
Device Type: CD-RW
Speed: 52x/32x/52x

Device Description
52X32COMBO
Optical Drive Properties
Device Description: 52X32COMBO


tia,
rob.

 

[jackschmittusa]

It appears to be an Aopen. I ran the model number on Google. Google is your friend.

link

 

[KoolDrew]

^^link is dead...

 

[robphelan]

Originally posted by: jackschmittusa
It appears to be an Aopen. I ran the model number on Google. Google is your friend.

link

yes.. i googled it, but rec'd most pages in Chinese.. also, my mobo is Aopen, so I didn't know if it was getting confused.

 

[imported_Nacelle]

This is all I get wither Everest. Big help that was.

Field Value
Device Description GENERIC DVD RW 4XMax

 

[mhillary]

Yup! the links dead allright

 

[Jeff7]

1st drive link.
000J is listed as one firmware version, so I think that might be the right one.

Other option - open the PC and look at the labels on the drives. Even drives that don't have labels on the front usually have something informative on the top of the casing.

As for that other drive, the thing with Aopen in the info string, don't know. Look for other labels or markings on the entire drive.

Just be sure that it's the right firmware for the drive. Otherwise, you might have a brain dead drive that's not able to figure out how to load another firmware. Translation - you'd need to get a new drive.