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Re: BIOS doesn´t detect DVD-RW BillW50 05-14-2008
Posted by BillW50 on May 14, 2008, 8:14 am
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Kunte Kinte typed on Wed, 14 May 2008 05:43:00 +0200:
> I find
>
http://www.sonynec-optiarc.eu/en/support-service/downloads/master-slave-changing.html

Fascinating! Sounds like they do this through software. Probably through
firmware.

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Bill


Posted by Mike S. on May 14, 2008, 2:44 pm
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>Kunte Kinte typed on Wed, 14 May 2008 05:43:00 +0200:
>> I find
>>
>http://www.sonynec-optiarc.eu/en/support-service/downloads/master-slave-changing.html
>
>Fascinating! Sounds like they do this through software. Probably through
>firmware.

My guess is that they patch a few bytes in the boot blocks of the
firmware. A tool like this makes it possible to do so without having to
maintain 4 separate sets of firmware for each new update.


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