Replace a Matshita Drive

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  1. pj321

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    I have a Matshita DVD-Ram UJ-852S ATA drive in my Toshiba Portege laptop. I cannot change the Region lock and would like to swap it for another slimlime Dual DVD writer that I can make Region Free easily.

    Can anyone recommend a drive I should use? Thanks
     
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    why not use any dvd running in the background....great program anyway, and saves having to change the drive.Works great.Try the trial, youve nothing to lose! http://www.slysoft.com/en/anydvd.html
     
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    Thanks. Tried AnyDVD and other similar software but nothing will over ride the Matshita Region lock.
     
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    sorry to hear that.
     
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    Thanks but the link does not work.
     
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    Damn, try www.dvdidle.com, the product is DVD Region+CSS Free.
     
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    Tried already. Thanks.
     
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    How about flashing the firmware with the same as is already on there (if it is released.. it should be about). That should reset the 5 changes back to factory.
     
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    From my searches on web I can find nothing that will fix the firmware. Even if I did, I would only have 5 resets and have to fix it again. Too painful!

    Its got to be a new DVD drive, but which one?

    Thanks
     
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    Dear pj,

    perhaps dvd43 a/k/a dvd for free, a prog that uses little resources and will allow a maxed out dvd drive to run in region zed mode.

    As an alternative you may wish to learn how to flash your dvd rom chip with software available on a firmware link that imgburn will take you to.

    One fix easy, the other fix- almost a spiritual experience.

    DP 70
     
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    Just tried dvd43. Does not work.

    I have found no software to flash this drive, only other users with the same problem.

    Do you have a link to software for this drive?

    Thanks
     
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