Firmware Upgrade

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aeaston

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What benefit would I get from upgrading my Pioneer 106 from the 1.05 version of the firmware to 1.06. If the drive seems fine should I even bother?

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Andrew
 
wolfman_oz

wolfman_oz

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Firmware upgrade ?

VIPER_1069 said:
yeah usually the case aeaston :)

rule of the thumb is .... IF IT AIN'T BROKE DON'T FIX IT !:D
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Quite often the firmware upgrades give you the ability to burn at max speed on different media. Thus flashing the firmware may give you a wider range of choices in media. They also address problems that may have surfaced since the first release of the hardware ( sometimes products are "rushed" to the market to counter a rival's product without being fully tested ) . It's sorta like the old rule of buying software..never by version 1.0 as it's usually buggy & needs patching to achieve fulll functionality .
This is often the case with motherboards too...but that's another can of worms to open !
 
The-poacher

The-poacher

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wolfman_oz said:
Quite often the firmware upgrades give you the ability to burn at max speed on different media. Thus flashing the firmware may give you a wider range of choices in media. They also address problems that may have surfaced since the first release of the hardware ( sometimes products are "rushed" to the market to counter a rival's product without being fully tested ) . It's sorta like the old rule of buying software..never by version 1.0 as it's usually buggy & needs patching to achieve fulll functionality .
This is often the case with motherboards too...but that's another can of worms to open !
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Agreed BUT if its working leave well alone!!

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LTR12101B

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If it was risk free - like upgrading software (though even then, a software upgrade can break other software), it wouldn't be an issue.

But a failed flash (eg. power failed at a critical point), can render a drive unrecoverable (although 3rd party tools can sometimes force a recovery).

Also, withough unofficial tools and/or an available or saved copy of previous firmware, it can often be impossible to go back if the updated firmware didn't work as expected.

If you foul up with software, you can always bite the bullet and format/reinstall the entire system - that last ditch option is not available with firmware - neither can it be backed out by tools such as GoBack.

In the case of Liteon, practically every update is marked as "Match more media" - with many other makes, it's rare to get ANY description for a firmware update.

Now there was a point, when older drives NEEDED an update, as there was a potential problem with newer media (sounded like the laser calibration could exceed the allowable limits for the laser).
 
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