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Creative CD-RW RW1210E - 8/23/2001 12:58:04 AM

GreenMachine

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I see all the forum posts are gone before I could get the info I needed on a post. Im having problems with any program detecting my burner. The only program that detects the drive is NTI (the software that came with the burner). I checked the Creative website and no firmware updates. Could anyone help me out??

Thanks.

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RE: Creative CD-RW RW1210E - 8/23/2001 1:34:49 AM

Sillygates

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Use nero Burning Rom:

http://www.ahead.de/en/index2.htm

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RE: Creative CD-RW RW1210E - 8/23/2001 1:47:49 AM

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I've tried Nero, Easy CD Creator and Pyro. Only the program the burner came with (NTI) will work.

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RE: Creative CD-RW RW1210E - 8/23/2001 2:47:18 AM

Sillygates

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Well i can only think of one way: Flashing your drives firmware to plexwriter firmware.

Your drive internally is a Plextor 12x10x32a (dont think that this is a bad drive) i have one of these i got after it won numerous awards. (firmware avaible at www.plextor.com)

There are problems if you upgrade past 1.04firmware (this drive can copy early safe disc 2 and prevernted past firmware 1.04)

What I recommend:

Make your drive show up as plexwriter121032a: http://www.cdmediaworld.com/hardware/cdrom/cd_modifications_creative_121032.shtml

Download Firmware 1.04(DO NOT GO PAST THIS OR CERTAIN BACKUPS WILL NOT BURN):http://www.plextor.com/english/support/downloads/firm_1210_old.html

This SHOULD work with adaptec, nero, etc (at least they do for me)

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RE: Creative CD-RW RW1210E - 8/23/2001 2:51:23 AM

Sillygates

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The Cd Media World update should work even thoughits tdk2plex because it works for all plexwriter equivatents (click the floppy disk to start the download

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RE: Creative CD-RW RW1210E - 8/23/2001 5:42:55 AM

cityline99

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but before upgrading firmware
pls make sure that your 12x creative is plextor or liteon
..otherwise, you will wow........

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RE: Creative CD-RW RW1210E - 8/23/2001 7:13:45 AM

OC-Freak

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If it's the 1210E model, it's a lite-on LTR-12101B.

You could convert it to a lite-on by using fw LS17 in DOS and then upgrade to the newest firmware.......THIS WOID THE WARRANTY.

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RE: Creative CD-RW RW1210E - 8/23/2001 11:46:30 AM

GreenMachine

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So is the RW1210E a Plextor or a Lite-on??

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RE: Creative CD-RW RW1210E - 8/23/2001 1:05:36 PM

Sillygates

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you could try them both, it is unlikely it will continue eith the flash if it is a incompatible drive, but oc freak is right, this would void your warranty only proceed if you have to

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RE: Creative CD-RW RW1210E - 8/23/2001 3:49:39 PM

airian9

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Hey Scott (GreenMachine).. Go to this website that shows you how to convert it to a liteon.
http://www.europe.creative.com/joinin/forums/thread.asp?thre=8520

Ian

Ian B

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