packard bell easynote E6310

iain_herts · 28-09-2005, 20:45

hello all need some help on be half of a friend. he has got a easy note E6310 now the dvd burner in it is a nec 6500a which is ment to be able to burn dvd's at 8x but i can only get it to do 4x.i have got the latest nero installed but dunno how to update the burner firmware as wen u go on the nec website it takes u to packard bells site as nec dont do the updates for packard bells.

any1 got any idea on what i could try iv looked on the packard bell's site but cant sem to find anything.

thanks for any help.

iain

AndrewJ · 28-09-2005, 20:49

It could be being limited by the write speed of the dvd-r disk itself

iain_herts · 28-09-2005, 21:00

nope the blanks i got are 8x but in nero that tells u about the burner it says burn speed max 4x

nffc · 28-09-2005, 21:04

It's not flashable by the looks of things, I'll look into it for you.

iain_herts · 28-09-2005, 21:06

thanks nffc

nffc · 28-09-2005, 21:30

NEC and PB are the same company though.

iain_herts · 28-09-2005, 21:32

the fireware version that is on here now is 4.60 should i try flashing it with the nec fireware from the nec website

nffc · 28-09-2005, 21:40

No because it's probably an OEM drive, it might ruin it. Are you still in warranty?

iain_herts · 28-09-2005, 21:47

dunno as its not mine i think it is but i know he hhas extra insurence on it

nffc · 28-09-2005, 23:30

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Originally Posted by iain_herts

dunno as its not mine i think it is but i know he hhas extra insurence on it

Probably then. If you nuke it yourself under warranty then technically you're not covered, but... it's a case of proving it, it's really difficult to prove someone's screwed it by flashing the firmware.

In my book, it may be worth a try so long as the model number is identical. If it goes wrong act all innocent and you'll probably get a replacement under the coverplan. Will probably need to be sent to the workshop though.

marky · 28-09-2005, 23:52

Try here they have helped people in the past
http://forum.packardbell.com/en/

nffc · 29-09-2005, 00:03

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Originally Posted by marky

Try here they have helped people in the past
http://forum.packardbell.com/en/

Never read so much biased bull. Of course PB will get more problems but that's only because n00bs buy them and clog them up with viruses and **** then blame PB.

Strzelecki · 29-09-2005, 00:08

Use the nero Info Tool to tell you the firmware version the drive has now, then go to http://forum.rpc1.org/dl_firmware.php?download_id=1920 and download the latest v.2 or version v.4 firmware (see site) and that should make it better.

marky · 29-09-2005, 00:11

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Originally Posted by nffc

Never read so much biased bull. Of course PB will get more problems but that's only because n00bs buy them and clog them up with viruses and **** then blame PB.

well you may say that but this is a cable forum, and other places can be of more help when it comes down to a certian product.