Problem w/NEC-2510A [Archive]

J-Man

30th October 2005, 06:47

I'm not sure where to go with this problem. I have an NEC-2510A DL burner. It's an internal burner, but it's installed into an external box and connected via USB 2.0. It refuses to burn to Memorex DVD+R DL disks (the only DL disks I've tried.) I found a firmware upgrade (from its current 2.15 to 2.18) for the burner, thinking that could be the source of the problem, but unfortunately NEC makes it clear it can only be upgraded if it's an INTERNAL burner. So ... is there any way I can upgrade the firmware? (Assuming that's the reason for the problem.)

communist

30th October 2005, 09:15

I have the same burner but I havent burned a single DL disc yet. If you can you could just open the box and place the burner into your computer, flash it an put it back into the external box. I havent flashed it either but I dont think you can flash it via USB according to this post:
http://club.cdfreaks.com/showthread.php?t=103050

J-Man

30th October 2005, 19:52

Thanks for the advice, but since I have a laptop, that's probably not do-able. I do have an older desktop running Windows 98, but it probably won't work to flash it that way.

setarip_old

30th October 2005, 20:01

@J-Man

Hi!
It refuses to burn to Memorex DVD+R DL disks (the only DL disks I've tried.)

1) Exactly what happens? Does it try to burn and fail (Making a coaster), or does it generate a message (If so, what is it?), or does it lock up your system?

2) You might want to try burning a Verbatim DL DVD+R...

3) What is the source material?

CWR03

30th October 2005, 21:30

Did you try different speed settings? With a 16X drive and 8X media, you shouldn't try to exceed 4X burn. "MAX" means the maximum speed will be detected, which may not work with your setup.

Joe Fenton

31st October 2005, 05:12

Thanks for the advice, but since I have a laptop, that's probably not do-able. I do have an older desktop running Windows 98, but it probably won't work to flash it that way.

You usually have a choice for CDVD flashes - Windows or DOS. I always tell people to use DOS. Less chance of killing the drive that way. In your case, that would be the best method - DOS flash.