Firmwareupdate ND-6500A - Important Information:

[F/W revision Brands]
4.24 (WIN) - 26-Jan-2005



You will find information for firmwareupdate changes here.
This Update works only with NEC ND-6500A (retail&bulk) drives, not with OEM releases. OEM means part of a full notebook or external USB- or FireWire- variant of this burner. For OEM products contact directly your dealer, distributor or manufacturer of notebook or USB/ Firewire- package for service, support and new firmwareupdates.

You can only update from Firmwareversion 4.21, 4.22
& 4.23 [reverse atapi ].(this firmwareupdate isn`t compatible to 2.21, 2.22, 2.23 and 2.24!) You can verify your current firmware with NERO InfoTool: http://www.nero.com


Pls note following instructions for update procedure:

Update in Windows "Safe Mode"

Under Windows 2000 & XP login as administrator

Update without DMA mode, under Windows XP & 2000 in the device manager - "IDE ATA/ ATAPI controllers", you can switch from DMA to PIO mode

Disconnect all external USB/ FireWire devices.

Deactivate virusscanners, active desktop programs and packetwriting agents

Do not turn off power during the updating process.


Note: Warranty will be lost during false updating procedure, especially unofficial modified firmwares were used before.
In such cases we could not offer you a solution any more. You have to repair it by cost then.



INSTALLATION: After unzipping file pls. double click on "NECND65_V424.exe" file,
follow instructions. After, you have to reboot your system.


If you have problems after updating your drive use following steps:

1.Deinstall all your burnsoftware(s), also cleanup registry, e.g. registry cleaner can be found here
http://www.nero.com

2.Update your mainboard driver(s). Contact manufacturer of your mainboard/ PC package for newest one.

3.Reinstall and update your burnsoftware.


To be on the safe side, you can also update drive by our service partner
Euro Point external. You have to send drive to the following adress:

Euro Point Communication GmbH
Sign: Firmwareupdate
Seligenstädter Straße 100 - Halle 41
DE-63791 Karlstein a. M.


Pls. do not forget to mark delivery note with sign "FIRMWAREUPDATE".

The price for update procedure is brutto 45,25 EUR*,
contains following:
-firmwareupdate: 25,00 EUR(netto)
-shipment costs* 14,00 EUR*(netto)
(*can increase to foreign countries)

You can check status of procedure by this phone number 0049-(0)6188-954-3600.
 
 
 
1. The medias below will be recognized with firmware 4.24,
but be informed, they won`t be added to our list of recommend medias because there is no guarantee for optimal burn results and performance.
2. Also there will be improved DvD+R9 compatibility in cooperation with new release of Nero 6.3.x
3. This firmwareupdate 4.24 does not add a "lightscribe technology" function.

  DVD+R9 DL DvD+R DvD+RW DvD-R DvD-RW CD-R CD-RW
max writespeed 24x           Gigastorage(Cyanine) 8x/12x
POSTECH 52x
 
max writespeed 16x           NAN-YA Plastics 24x
Wealth Fair Invesment 12x
CMC 8x-24x
max writespeed 10x             CMC 4x-10x
Ritek 4x-10x
Daxon 4x-10x
max writespeed 8x   PRODISC 8x
MBI 8x
  Mitsubishi(Verbatim)16x
MBI 16x
CMC 16x
TDK 16x
TDK 8x
YUDEN 8x
SONY 8x
PRODISC 8x
  MITSUI 8x/12x
TDK 16x
Unidisc Technology 8cm 21min
 
max writespeed 6x   CMC 8x          
max writespeed 4x   RITEK 8x Mitsubishi (Verbatim) 4x
RICOH 4x
PHILIPS 4x
SONY 4x
CMC 4x
  Mitsubishi (Verbatim)4x
JVC 4x
TDK 4x
  CMC 1x-4x
Ritek 1x-4x
Daxon 1x-4x
Prodisc 1x-4x
max writespeed 2.4x RICOH 2.4x
PHILIPS 2.4x
PRODISC 2.4x
PRODISC 2.4x CMC 2.4x
OPTODISC 2.4x
PRODISC 2.4x
MBI 4X
       
max writespeed 2x       CMC 2x PVC 2x
Mitsubishi (Verbatim) 2x
JVC 2x
   
max writespeed 1x         Mitsubishi (Verbatim) 1x
PVC 1x
TDK 1x
Sony 1x
   


Pls. visit for further Informations our homepage:
http://www.de.nec.de/home.php?lang=ENG