What is a firmware? Is it neccessary to do updates? Where do I find them? I have a Sony DVD Burner that I purchased through Newegg and I was wondering how do I go about getting the firmware updated. I visited the Sony site but there is nothing that tells me otherwise! Can someone help me? Thanks!
hi, i have a few Sony drives, but all their firmware is on the same page...here ya go, just look for the make and model of your particular drive and follow the simple step by step instructions via the installer (just download the appropriate firmware and double click the .exe file) http://sony.storagesupport.com/dvdrw/firmware.htm#710 i happen to have a Sony dru-710a, but that page has ALL the available Sony drives for updates...good luck... docTY~
•Definition of Firmware• From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia In computing, firmware is software that is embedded in a hardware device. Often it is provided in flash ROMs and can be updated by a user. The term was originally coined to indicate a functional replacement for hardware on low cost microprocessors. Examples of firmware include: the BIOS found in personal computers, Open Firmware, used in computers from Sun Microsystems and Apple Computer, RTAS (Run-Time Abstraction Services), used in computers from IBM, the computer program in a read-only memory (ROM) integrated circuit (a hardware configuration is usually used to represent the software), the erasable programmable read-only memory (EPROM) chip, whose program may be modified by special external hardware, but not by an application program. Source: from Federal Standard 1037C and from MIL-STD-188 Two popular programming languages used to write firmware are C and Forth. Unauthorized firmware modifications are sometimes used to provide functionality not intended by the manufacturer. Some examples include bypassing the region encoding of DVD players and enabling functions disabled by provider of mobile phones, such as SIM locks, carrier locks, video capability. etc. Some PlayStation Portable users have found that they can read the flash memory and even add, modify, and delete the flash files. It should also be noted that the "firm" in "firmware" eludes to the fact the it is not has set in stone as "hardware", and it is not as flexible as "software". "Firm" is considered to be a little softer than hard, but much harder than soft.
i got your "Firm" right here buddy...LOL j/k~ and yes, it is a little softer than hard, but much harder than soft...hehehe anyways, Dgurl, have you found the firmware necessary for your particular Sony drive? let us know if you are having any problems... docTY~
Ha ha .. kivory .. sometimes Wikipedia really 'cracks me up' .. How do you like the way they spell alludes "eludes" you'd think that an on-line encyclopedia would at least use the right form of the word ... chuckle, chuckle .. Quite possibly they're just being allusive .. chortle, chortle
