Hey folks, a while back I and a few others posted this problem here: http://forums.afterdawn.com/thread_view.cfm/266746#1554545 well, I finaly found my fix but I couldn't respond to a forum over 60 days old. So I'm posting my answer here. The problem was this: Memorex dvd+/-dlrwl1 f16 burners would not recognize 16x dvd media. Though several people found it amusing to post "Firmware update dumb noobz" a thousand times, it did not help much because the most up to date firmware for this drive, BSWE, was still hopeless. The final straw came for me when I could not even use some 16x memorex dvds on my 16x memorex burner. The Solution? You have to crossflash your firmware for the LiteOn 1653S updated firmware. This will essentially change your Memorex drive into a LiteOn. The only real difference being you may see an increase in speed options, and be able to burn 16x disks. I used the 1653S.CSOT.Stock firmware (downloadable) and Omnipatcher to enable crossflashing. You can easily flash your Memorex to a LiteOn, and be burning 16x dvds in minutes. OmniPatcher download link: http://codeguys.rpc1.org/patchers.html The firmware is also available at that site. Good luck!
Excellent information, I was wondering why my drive was suddenly spitting out "Illegal Disk" errors when I tried to burn with a new stack of DVD-R's. I downloaded both "omnipatcher-2.4.7.rar" and "1653S.CS0T.stock.rar" from the web site you linked to. However, I am unsure what options to check if any. The 3rd tab (General Options) has an option for "Fix the "dead drive blink"/Enable cross-flashing". Do I need to check this? Are there any other options I need to note? Thanks again for the information!
