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Philips PBDV1640G firmware - full installation anyone? - 9/27/2005 5:59:10 AM

mug

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Hi everyone,

Thanks for having me aboard. I was unwise enough to buy a Philips PBDV1640G from on online retailer which comes with no software at all. All I can find on the net are firmware upgrades. Does anyone know where I can find a full installation for this product? Philips have been no help.

Thanks,

Paul.

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RE: Philips PBDV1640G firmware - full installation anyone? - 9/27/2005 7:10:42 AM

Antonio

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What firmware you have?

I think B3.6 is the latest, from CDRinfo's firmware download section.

It's for

PBDV1640B/00
PBDV1640G/00
PBDV1640B/35
PBDV1640G/35

Below is the link:

http://www.cdrinfo.com/Sections/Firmware/SingleModel.aspx?DriveId=1008

or the firmware

http://home.scarlet.be/~je482991/PCE/Philips%20PBDV1640B00-G00-B35-G35-S35%20PBDV1640P%20Upgrade%20to%20B3.6.zip

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RE: Philips PBDV1640G firmware - full installation anyone? - 9/27/2005 7:11:40 AM

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For software get Nero Burning Rom, is good.

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RE: Philips PBDV1640G firmware - full installation anyone? - 9/28/2005 7:27:43 AM

mug

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Antonio,

Thanks, but that's my point - I don't have any firmware!
All the downloads in the download section related to the PBDV1640G are upgrades of the basic software. I need to reach square one before I can upgrade.

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RE: Philips PBDV1640G firmware - full installation anyone? - 9/28/2005 7:36:54 AM

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dear mug, then you must looking for a software, not firmware, as minos stated, am I correct?

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RE: Philips PBDV1640G firmware - full installation anyone? - 9/28/2005 8:24:41 AM

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Sorry if I'm confusing everyone with my incorrect use of terms. Yes, it looks like its the software I need. My computer won't even detect the drive. I've just taken Antonio's advice and ordered Nero. Hope that cures the problem, I'll let you know

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RE: Philips PBDV1640G firmware - full installation anyone? - 9/28/2005 9:00:55 AM

Antonio

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No problem, my english is also poor.

In Device Manager your drive must be listed. But without software you can only read discs, not write.

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RE: Philips PBDV1640G firmware - full installation anyone? - 9/28/2005 5:04:00 PM

mug

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Maybe things are worse than I thought. Device Manager can't 'see' the drive at all. I've also downloaded the Nero Infotool from the Nero website and that can't pick up any info about the CD/DVD drive either......so I can't even read discs.

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RE: Philips PBDV1640G firmware - full installation anyone? - 9/29/2005 3:35:43 AM

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Maybe this helps,

unistall the ide, from device manager, channel you have the drive on and restart. The system will re-identify any possible hardware changes.

Better get an 80pin cable and make sure configuration is the correct, slve/master etc.

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RE: Philips PBDV1640G firmware - full installation anyone? - 9/29/2005 5:36:33 PM

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Progress!..........I gave up trying to replace my existing drive with the 1640 and installed it as a slave instead. Computer now recognises it as PBDV1640P. I 've upgraded to the latest 3.6 firmware as you and Minos suggested and have managed to burn a DVD using Sonic RecordNow (still waiting on Nero...).

Thanks for all the help.

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