[G4] DVD Media

[GDB-MDD-X.4.6]

On Apr 17, 2006, at 7:43 PM, SKYGRAM wrote:

> Doug,
>
> I often wonder if the bad disks might not be the result of having DVD
> burner that might need a firmware update.
>
> Just a thought. Check out your DVD player model in System Profiler.
> Once it is open go to the line on your left that says ATA. Click on
> that. Then click on the line that shows your DVD model. Just below
> that should appear some data about your DVD burner and it will tell
> you what revision your model is. Once that is done go to the web site
> of your model's manufacturer and check out what is the current
> firmware revision.
>
> Bill

Thanks for the tip Bill.  The drive in question is a Pioneer  
DVR-110D.  I did check the web and found there is a firmware update  
from my v1.37 to v1.39, but naturally it is an EXE file which means  
PC only.  I also checked the media compatibility charts and could not  
locate imation on any list.  Basically what they say is that brands  
not listed are supported at 4x.  I may give that a try to see how it  
works.  BTW, The Ridata media was fully supported all the way up to 16x.

Just a message from Doug...