Nd3550a firmware update

Binflash is a collection of tools you may use in order to flash your DVD burner with a binary firmware file most executable flashers are also supported or to dump the Flash ROM of your burner back to disc.

You should be able to work with all devices that are currently accessible in your operating system, even if the drives are attached via Firewire or USB. There have been reports about some external enclosures that do not support sending all commands needed for a successful flash to the drive.

Using the flaher in this case can lead to unpredictable results. So please use the original Microsoft IDE drivers or start the flasher with root user when running from Linux.

This flasher is in no way supported by the manufacturers and we cannot guarantee that this program works as expected. Depending on the manufacturer dependant version of Binflash, not all options may be available for you. Now you should backup your current firmware by issueing the following command, using the device that you got during the device scan:. Now you probably want to update your drive with a new firmware. You can do so simply by calling the following command:.

Instead of using perm you may also use temp if you just want to use the temporary settings that only last until the next drive reset. This feature is not supported by every firmware. Last successful Windows build was done using Visual Studio More recent versions may require changes to the code or the project files.

The Mac version was built with XCode 3. Using recent versions will probably require some work. On Windows you just open the solution file binflash.

Choosing target "Oldrelease" should build a version that is compatible with Windows The Linux, DOS and Mac versions are generated with "make linux", "make dos" or "make mac" and generate a necflash. Skip to content. Star Branches Tags. Could not load branches. Could not load tags. Latest commit. Git stats 10 commits. Failed to load latest commit information. View code. So please use the original Microsoft IDE drivers or start the flasher with root user when running from Linux This flasher is in no way supported by the manufacturers and we cannot guarantee that this program works as expected.

Documentation Depending on the manufacturer dependant version of Binflash, not all options may be available for you.

Depending on the manufacturer your version of Binflash was written for, some drives may be listed which are not supported. You need to specify a filename that will be used for dumping the firmware and the name of the device you want to use.

Furthermore the name of your firmware file and the device are needed in order to flash your drive. The program will display the current disctype, the booktype of the disc and the drive's current booktype settings -setbt This command lets you change the booktype settings of your drive.

Did you mean:. Last reply by fguder Unsolved. It works well. I believe the term 1. I couldn't find one. All forum topics Previous Topic Next Topic. Replies 4.

Skybird 7 Gold. There are none listed in the Downloads section. I printed out there instructions for updateing firmware for the drive but have not done it since it burns better than my plextor a. Use of a non-approved Dell Firmware will void the warranty on the drive. Use it at your own risk.

Thanks to all for responding. I was informed by a member in another forum that I could download the updated firmware Version 1. I downloaded the firmware and have just installed it. Now, the firmware has been updated to version 1. I have not experienced any problem. I did not have a serious test to see the increase in the driver's performance with the updated firmware. The only experiment I had was a disc copy of size 11 MB.

Each trial with the old firmware and the updated firmware took about the same time. I understand this is too small of a size to tell anything about the performance.