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Sony Drive type??? Sony DW-D56A

Phil772 — Thu, 31 Mar 2005 00:24:09 GMT

Hi,
How can I tell which type of optical drive my laptop has. There is an update for Sony DW-D56A available, but I don't know if that is what I have or not?
Thanks
Phil

Re: Sony Drive type??? Sony DW-D56A

Phil772 — Thu, 31 Mar 2005 00:26:01 GMT

Sorry...never mind. Found it in Device Manager. Doooh!

Re: Sony Drive type??? Sony DW-D56A

luk4ss — Thu, 31 Mar 2005 17:09:37 GMT

Remember though, do NOT use this update in any case, I have done this and my computer is now going to the repair centre!!! Beware of this update, it has either not been tested properly in my opinion!

Re: Sony Drive type??? Sony DW-D56A

Phil772 — Fri, 01 Apr 2005 01:31:22 GMT

Too late

Seems ok...but I was keen to do it as my drive seems to struggle with burning/reading any CD-R or especially DVD+RW I try now, complaining the disc was faulty.

I tried 6 different DVD+RW and get errors while burning (pre firmware update and since) .

So I reckon my DVD drive is shagged already after only a few months.
Phil

Re: Sony Drive type??? Sony DW-D56A

seb21__ — Fri, 01 Apr 2005 08:32:10 GMT

I hope Sony fix this problem. I would pay nothing for any repair.:smileyangry:Because the update has make this problem and not you. You have nothing to do with the maybe poor Sony programmer.

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kee-lo_ — Fri, 01 Apr 2005 15:21:45 GMT

Disapointing to read so many people's DVD drives going bad after a few months....

Re: Sony Drive type??? Sony DW-D56A

seb21__ — Fri, 01 Apr 2005 15:28:48 GMT

Yeah, and hwo make this problem? And hwo must pay for this problem?

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kee-lo_ — Fri, 01 Apr 2005 15:47:27 GMT

Someone always has to pay in the end....

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luk4ss — Fri, 01 Apr 2005 19:42:59 GMT

So what exactly happened?
Mine read two discs just before going to repair!
Incredible and stupid, as it struggled after the update and had to be changed anyway..
Life's so much funnier without the computer at home, hehe..
Hope they will fix it for you!
Take care of your Vaio or get a life, without it! haha

Re: Sony Drive type??? Sony DW-D56A

seb21__ — Fri, 01 Apr 2005 19:47:56 GMT

Life's so much funnier without the computer at home, hehe..

sometimes, that's really true

Re: Sony Drive type??? Sony DW-D56A

kee-lo_ — Fri, 01 Apr 2005 20:23:09 GMT

Life's so much funnier without the computer at home, hehe..

Brings up a lot os psychological issues like are PCs bringing an anti-social world? Are PCs talking for us - etc etc.

Won't bore you with the rest

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Eugenepang — Sun, 03 Apr 2005 04:49:49 GMT

ow.. ahh ohh.. i just downloaded it.. and goin to update it... actually i did update it but its said my drive no need to be update... fuhhh.. safe i guess

Re: Sony Drive type??? Sony DW-D56A

seb21__ — Sun, 03 Apr 2005 08:06:50 GMT

Brings up a lot os psychological issues like are PCs bringing an anti-social world? Are PCs talking for us - etc etc.

I wouldn't underestimate this.

ow.. ahh ohh.. i just downloaded it.. and goin to update it... actually i did update it but its said my drive no need to be update... fuhhh.. safe i guess

huuiii

Re: Sony Drive type??? Sony DW-D56A

kee-lo_ — Sun, 03 Apr 2005 15:14:22 GMT

Eugene, thats lucky, no thats more than lucky

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danny_pokemon86 — Sun, 03 Apr 2005 21:15:36 GMT

I agree with you! I have a laptop Vaio A397XP. I also use DW-D56A. whenever I use this drive to write CD or DVD it always have errors( I just write only 10 minutes). It just write about 400 MB in CD. I very angry!!!
I try many ways to fix this problem but I can't --->disapointed.

Re: Sony Drive type??? Sony DW-D56A

kee-lo_ — Sun, 03 Apr 2005 21:24:40 GMT

How much RAM do you have?

Re: Sony Drive type??? Sony DW-D56A

Eugenepang — Mon, 04 Apr 2005 01:27:25 GMT

yeah.. i think i am always lucky with vaio (touch wood) and hope it stayed that way (touch wood):smileygrin:

Re: Sony Drive type??? Sony DW-D56A

kee-lo_ — Mon, 04 Apr 2005 16:53:17 GMT

yeah.. i think i am always lucky with vaio (touch wood) and hope it stayed that way (touch wood):smileygrin:

Same here

(Touches wood)

Re: Sony Drive type??? Sony DW-D56A

zetrix — Wed, 20 May 2015 13:54:15 GMT

****, i have the same problem with this FIrmware 😞 and the new Firmware from 4.5.05 cannot Install. I hope that Sony comes with a new Firmware the next days. My Book is a a215m with DW-D56A

Re: Sony Drive type??? Sony DW-D56A

sboli1980 — Thu, 07 Apr 2005 01:24:57 GMT

I have an A317M and I recommend you not to install any firmware updating at least you experiment critical problems in your optical drive. Firmware updating is so dangerous.