I think I goofed. I took advice from someone to upgrade my firmware on my DVDRW IDE 1008. I was running 0052. In the process of me upgrading, It went through the erasing portion then all of a sudden locked up my computer. After I restarted niether of my drives are bieng recognized. My burner doesnt even have power any more. That drive was set up as a slave to my DVD Rom. Is there any way I can save this?
Why not both? U can get your firmware reversal over at the rpc1 forums. They should have one for your writer. Then you can screw someone.....its great to have the best of both...
Does it just not respond in Windows, or does the drive light not even come on when the computer boots? _X_X_X_X_X_[small]Backup A DVD With DVD Rebuilder & CCE Basic: http://www.afterdawn.com/guides/archive/dvd_rebuilder_tutorial.cfm Good Guides To Get You Started: http://www.chrismccann.co.uk/user_guides.htm RTFM - not just a good idea, it's the law![/small]
That's not good. You may need a new drive, but you should still try Oriphus' suggestion just in case. I believe he was referring to this site: http://forum.rpc1.org/portal.php When you flash the firmware of your drive, this is what's happening. First, some current is sent to the firmware chip, which is what's called an EEPROM (Electrically Erasable Programable Read Only Memory). Then the new firmware is written to it. If it died right after erasing it may be that something happened during that pulse of electricity and the EEPROM was damaged. Unfortunately that's always a risk you take when you flash your firmware. Fortunately EEPROMs have been around for quite a while so it's very unusual to see this unless there is some kind of power problem from the wall outlet or the PC's power supply. However, it does sound like that's what might have happened to you. Hope I'm wrong and it works. Good luck.
I don't consider it a dumb thing to do at all. With all the firmware I've flashed on DVD burners, motherboards, and various PCI cards, and all the friends and students I've known to do it, yours is the first case I've run into where this problem occured (at least without a power failure or spike). Most devices work best if you have the latest firmware, so you shouldn't be afraid to do it. Besides, unless your home has power issues, the odds of this happening more than once are so remote I wouldn't worry about it. Okay I always consider it, but let's face it, once was a remote chance and more than once is even less likely. _X_X_X_X_X_[small]Backup A DVD With DVD Rebuilder & CCE Basic: http://www.afterdawn.com/guides/archive/dvd_rebuilder_tutorial.cfm Good Guides To Get You Started: http://www.chrismccann.co.uk/user_guides.htm RTFM - not just a good idea, it's the law![/small]
You may also invest in a UPS (Uninterruptable Power Supply,) they aren't that expensive and they offer the best protection for a computer. The can regulate voltage and if your power were to go out during a flash, your computer would never know. I've never been fond of extended warranties or expensive surge protectors that make exaggerated claims about their effectiveness, but this is one step I have taken that I feel great about that not only protects my pc but saves me the aggravation of the occasional unwanted reboot when a short brownout/blackout occurs.
