Sony DRU-500A 2.0e firmware

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  1. blkhawk

    blkhawk Member

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    Sony just released the 2.0e firmware for DRU-500A and DRU-500AX (not sure if the 2.0e are the same among those 2)

    Has any of you tried it ? ...

    how does it do ?

    thanks !

    BH

     
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  2. monodax

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    It appears to be for the Sony DRU-500AX also as I went through their combo boxes for it and arrived at the same link. I assume they are the exact drive but I am not going to update until I hear other reports to it working.
     
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    no .. if you pick DRU-500A .. you will see the 2.0e firmware update available... and if you pick DRU-500AX from the list.. you will also see 2.0e firmware avaiable too.. and they both link to the exact same file...

    anyways.. so you are going to say w/ your 1.0f ? .. or 1.0g ?
     
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    I think we are saying the same thing, I meant that you are correct that both drives arrive at the same link for the firmware 2.0e I am kind of wondering due to mine having 2.0c from the factory. I just don't know if it is worth upgrading since it is only a minor revision. If I did have firmware on the 1.x platform I would definitely upgrade to the 2.0e since most that increase version numbers have more enhancements.
     
    monodax, Mar 19, 2003
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    just upgraded from the 1.0g to the 2.0e and copied a dvd on the fly dont seem to be a problem
     
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    Which drive did you upgrade the 500a or 500ax?
     
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    sorry forgot to mention that
    it was the 500a started life as an OEM version
     
    tkwish, Mar 19, 2003
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  8. rrider

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    does anyone have the site to where i can get the sony dru500 firmware update? thanks
     
    rrider, Mar 21, 2003
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    I just updated a DRU-500AX to the 2.0e firmeware and now both Nero and DVDXCopy won't go above 1x for the media I was burning flawlessly at 2x. Anyone else have this issue?
     
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    Yes. I'm having the same problem burning my Accu dvd-r disks. I've reported to Sony. I'd advise you to do the same. See my thread on this.
     
    Run4two, Mar 23, 2003
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  12. monodax

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    Thanks for the update, this is exactly the reason I was cautious about upgrading just yet. I figure they will fix it soon. Hopefully they are not doing what pioneer did and limit the speeds of more of the cheaper media as I have the A05 also and it will burn media as 1x were my 500AX will burn it at 2x on the 2.0c firmware.
     
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  13. rrider

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    upgraded my firmware on my sony dru500u to 2.0e and just burned a 4x verbatim dvd and it burned at 4x

     
    rrider, Mar 24, 2003
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    Help

    My DRU-500A, make me crazy.

    Machine - Pentium 4 2,4 GH /512 MB DDR-800

    After prearing an image with Instant Copy, I burned the DVD, I made another copy.

    Results
    I can see both on my Home DVD Reader, but the second copy, is impossible to be read in de burner ?????

    Can anybody help me ????!!!!
     
    amrodi, Mar 24, 2003
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