Does anyone know where I can possibly update this firmware, the dvd burning stopped working on me properly, burns will complete, but will become coasters, not reading in any dvd rom drive, tried diff. kinds of media, but no luck. Any possible solutions at all to this? I have used Nero, DVD Decrypter, etc, and even tried to put the coasters back in and use IsoBuster with no luck. Any solutions? Any help would be appreciated.
Unfortunately, there is no new firmware for your drive.. (Well I think there is no new one as of yet - still looking into it, but could do with a firmware version) What firmware version is it? Run something like Nero Info Tool to find out. (You can get that here on AfterDawn.) How old is it? I would say your laser is going. Try cleaning it with a cotton bud and some rubbing alcohol for ten seconds with a wet tip and then 10 secs dry tip. This may help slightl, for a while...
i think that's one of the most troublesome drives to find info on, never mind firmware for, if i recall correctly...
Well I have found a site that provides firmware for the drive, however, don't think there any new updates for the drive. Manfuq: Have a look for yourslef, http://hijacker.rpc1.org/toshiba/index.php?path=TS-L532A/ I've come across this drive on aD before & was unsecessful in fixing it, becos, as creaky said, it's one of the most difficult drives to find info for...
Here is what I got from Nero InfoTool Nero InfoTool 4.03 Drive Information ------------------ Drive : TSSTcorp CD/DVDW TS-L532A Type : DVD±R/RW DL Recorder Firmware Version : TC51 Buffer Size : 2 MB Date : 11-02-04 Serial Number : 5444106053 Vendor Specific : 11/02/04 Drive Letter : E:\ Location : 1:0 Mechanism : Tray Read Speed : 24 , 20 , 16 , 6 X Write Speed : 24 , 16 , 8 , 4 X Read CD Text : Yes Return C2 Pointers : Yes Read CD-R : Yes Read CD-RW : Yes Read DVD-ROM : Yes Read DVD-RAM : Yes Read DVD-R : Yes Read DVD-RW : Yes Read DVD-R DL : No Read DVD+R : Yes Read DVD+RW : Yes Read DVD+R DL : Yes Read BD-ROM : No Read BD-R : No Read BD-RE : No Read HD DVD-ROM : No Read HD DVD-R : No Read HD DVD-RW : No Read HD-BURN : No Read Digital Audio : Yes Read CD+G : Yes Read VideoCD : Yes Write CD-R : Yes Write CD-RW : Yes Write DVD-R : Yes Write DVD-RW : Yes Write DVD-R DL : No Write DVD+R : Yes Write DVD+RW : Yes Write DVD+R DL : Yes Write DVD-RAM : No Write BD-R : No Write BD-RE : No Write HD DVD-R : No Write HD DVD-RW : No Write HD-BURN-R : No Write HD-BURN-RW : No Buffer Underrun Protection : Yes Mount Rainier : No SolidBurn : No Labelflash : No Modes : Packet, TAO, DAO, SAO, RAW SAO, RAW SAO 16, RAW SAO 96, RAW DAO 96 Region Protection Control : RPC II Region : 1 Changes User : 4 Changes Vendor : 4 Drive Information ------------------ Drive : SCSIVAX DVD/CD-ROM Type : DVD-ROM Drive Firmware Version : 2.7a Buffer Size : 512 KB Date : ? Serial Number Vendor Specific : +¨@ Drive Letter : G:\ Location : 2:0 Mechanism : Tray Read Speed : 32 , 8 X Write Speed : n/a Read CD Text : Yes Return C2 Pointers : Yes Read CD-R : Yes Read CD-RW : Yes Read DVD-ROM : Yes Read DVD-RAM : Yes Read DVD-R : Yes Read DVD-RW : Yes Read DVD-R DL : No Read DVD+R : Yes Read DVD+RW : Yes Read DVD+R DL : No Read BD-ROM : No Read BD-R : No Read BD-RE : No Read HD DVD-ROM : No Read HD DVD-R : No Read HD DVD-RW : No Read HD-BURN : No Read Digital Audio : Yes Read CD+G : Yes Read VideoCD : Yes Write CD-R : No Write CD-RW : No Write DVD-R : No Write DVD-RW : No Write DVD-R DL : No Write DVD+R : No Write DVD+RW : No Write DVD+R DL : No Write DVD-RAM : No Write BD-R : No Write BD-RE : No Write HD DVD-R : No Write HD DVD-RW : No Write HD-BURN-R : No Write HD-BURN-RW : No Buffer Underrun Protection : No Mount Rainier : No SolidBurn : No Labelflash : No Modes : n/a Region Protection Control : RPC II Region : None Changes User : 5 Changes Vendor : 4 Drive Information ------------------ Drive : SL3252C OPA632B Type : DVD-ROM Drive Firmware Version : 1.0 Buffer Size : 512 KB Date : ? Serial Number Vendor Specific : +¨@ Drive Letter : H:\ Location : 3:0 Mechanism : Tray Read Speed : 32 , 8 X Write Speed : n/a Read CD Text : Yes Return C2 Pointers : Yes Read CD-R : Yes Read CD-RW : Yes Read DVD-ROM : Yes Read DVD-RAM : Yes Read DVD-R : Yes Read DVD-RW : Yes Read DVD-R DL : No Read DVD+R : Yes Read DVD+RW : Yes Read DVD+R DL : No Read BD-ROM : No Read BD-R : No Read BD-RE : No Read HD DVD-ROM : No Read HD DVD-R : No Read HD DVD-RW : No Read HD-BURN : No Read Digital Audio : Yes Read CD+G : Yes Read VideoCD : Yes Write CD-R : No Write CD-RW : No Write DVD-R : No Write DVD-RW : No Write DVD-R DL : No Write DVD+R : No Write DVD+RW : No Write DVD+R DL : No Write DVD-RAM : No Write BD-R : No Write BD-RE : No Write HD DVD-R : No Write HD DVD-RW : No Write HD-BURN-R : No Write HD-BURN-RW : No Buffer Underrun Protection : No Mount Rainier : No SolidBurn : No Labelflash : No Modes : n/a Region Protection Control : RPC II Region : None Changes User : 5 Changes Vendor : 4 I thank you guys for all the input so far, this is drving me nuts, lol.
I believe its a Samsung drive from the research I have done on it, but I have no idea, and I forgot to mention that its in a laptop, its a Cd RW/Dvd RW drive, I am totally clueless at this point.
@ manfuq: Your drive is a TSSTcorp burner. That stands for ToshibaSamsungStorageTechnology. I allready knew your drive was a laptop, just stuck in my head from a previous thread, LOL. @creaky: I don't think that firmware is of any use to him. It's merely a slave function firmware, so won't help with the media/burning stragety side of a firmware update we're trying to achieve... Back to manfuq: Also, Your burner doesn't support 16x media; so have you tried burning with 8x disks? You might want to look @ this for you some further reading... I am starting to think it's time to replace your drive. Is your laptop a Gateway? If so you can se this guide on how to replace the internal drive.. http://www.support.gateway.com/s/Mobile/Gateway/M520/8510039_Web.pdf It should be the same for every drive, regardless of model. Another option is an external drive/internal drive (desktop drive) in an external enclosure... Get back to me.
