I have a PCRW804 as well. It has also died..in less than a year. It spins up...or attempts to...but continues to search and never finds the disc. I tried to flash it...to no avail. I'm not sure what the hell is wrong with this thing. I'm thinking about sticking it underneath the tires of a 16 wheeler. But before I do that, anyone else ahve any suggestions as to what can be the problem. And assassin, if you can send me that 249k file..I'd appreciate it very much. I'm not sure what the hell ASPI is...or if that is my problem...but, I might as well try that fix. Thanks a lot. really.

-javier

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Also...on fresh restart, the pcrw804 doesn't spin up like my other cd rom. When I go to my computer...cdrw is recognized by windows but is never ready. The only thing I can do is eject, but when the tray slides back in to the drive, it keeps flashing....flashing..then locks up my computer and forces me to power off...or just plain blue screens. I am running Windows 98 SE, with a 500 celeron...drive worked fine up until about a month ago. On Direct Cd, it recognizes the drive as well...but says the device is "not ready." So far, I have tried flashing it...which did not complete successfully. I have also downloaded your 249k fix. The checker said I did not have an adaptec controller installed correctly. I went to adaptecs site and downloaded the 4.71 drivers...using their checker aspi was installed correctly..ran yours again, and it said..not properly installed. Drive remains KIA.

I miss my burner. It didnt make too many coasters in its run. But now, I wanna send it to hell. HELP ME!

-javier

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Hi !
Could you please send me the magic file as well , as I am facing the same problems with Philipps PCRW804
thanks !

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Originally posted by Laffin Assassin

If you are one of the people who are trying to Update the Firmware for the Philips PCRW804 CDRW with their Flashtool and are having a problem with the ASPI and it is giving you a message saying that you have already installed ASPI or you have the Wrong version of ASPI I have got a little File that should cure it and if you post a request in this thread I will e-mail it to you it is only 249k.It is not the Forceaspi 1.7. The patch I have got is a lot easier to use and it Does work on any version of Windows including XP And after you have applied the patch you can upgrade your ASPI with Adaptech's own Aspi anytime if you need to.!!! It has already helped loads of other Philips users and it may help you look at :-
http://www.cdrinfo.com/forum/topic.asp?whichpage=1&ARCHIVEVIEW=&TOPIC_ID=5041
And make your own mind up and it does work for other brands of CD Writers with the same problem !!!
But as I say please post a request in this thread.
All you have to do is unzip it into a folder on your hard-drive and follow the Instructions in a txt file in the folder and it should sort your ASPI problems out!!!


Laffin Assassin

CD-ROM ---- Consumer Device, Rendered Obsolete in Months !!!
The Definition of an Upgrade: Take old bugs out, put new ones in !!!
What do people mean when they say the computer went down on them ???

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Hi Laffin,

I have the same problem. Windows 2000 with ASPI 4.71.1 and flashtool will not update. Could you please send me the associated file?

Thanks!

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Hi Everyone
If you are wanting the ASPI FIX we have put it online so you all can download it just go to :-
http://www.cdrinfo.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=6059
And you will see a Link to download it !!!
I hope this Helps !!!

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Hi Laffin,

I tried the link and I was unable to download the file. Could their be a permissions problem? I also tried to FTP direct but there is no anonymous login and obviously my username and password for the forum didn't work. Could you or someone else please check the link?

Sorry for all the hastle...[:p]
Thanks!

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Hi Again brannony
The Server where John has put it for me is very Busy so if you send me your E-Mail address I will send it to you as soon as I can !!!
I hope this Helps !!!

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Anyone have any suggestions before I scrap this drive? Or should I just purchase a new one? Samsung? Any advice would be greatly appreciated. My Posts are a few above this one as to what my problems are.
-javier

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Hi Laffin,

Thanks for all the help but I was able to get it when the server wasn't so busy.

Your quick response and help is greatly apprecitated.

Thanks!

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No Problem Mate only too pleased to Help !!!

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Hi MrPsychoGreaser
I suggest you try and flash it again but this time fully follow the instructions in the Text File included with the files !!!
If this does work I suggest you try another Writer !!!
I hope this Helps !!!

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I am having problems with my phillips cd-rw. It reads on my computer that everything is fine but as soon as I put anything in it to read the burner freezes and my computer crashes. It had been working for a year before this just fine. I am using roxio easy cd creator 5.

If you could get me on track that would be great!!! thanks

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I have tried to update the firmware with the flash tool but it doesn't seem to solve the problem.

thanks

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I hope that works with Philips cdrw 1610A model....
If you could email that fix for me then I would be very pleased about that.
Send fix to following address: mikakuusela@hotmail.com

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I moved my pcrw804 from a 98 to an xp and now it wont burn cds correctly. For example, on audio cds it will say it has burned 4% of the first track and move extremely slowly (only a few bytes a minute) then it will say the cd is full and the cd has been burnt fully (outer ring) but the cd does not work at all. any idea why this would be? Laffin Assassin, could you send your 249k file to me? Thanks in advance.

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If you all read the full Topic you will see that we have put the ASPI FIX in the FAQ Section for you to download just go to :-
http://www.cdrinfo.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=6059
You will find it there!!! Just make sure you read the .txt file and follow the Instructions Fully !!!
I hope this Helps !!!

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