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( WARNING---LONG POST! )    ;-)

Have posted before on this issue.
Have a YAMAHA CD BURNER 4416E

No longer reading the CD Rom/DVD Drive drive from the Burner.
Can make CDs, but can no longer copy them obviously.

I'm told that this CD Burner is known to create issues such as this.

But, I used WIN 2K before and this has ONLY started happening as soon as I
went to WIN XP.

I had other problems as soon as I switched to XP as well that have since
been dealt with, but some others thought my CD Burner was toast then,
however I was able to get it up and running again NO PROBLEM.

So...............my question?


I went to this page
http://solutionsnetwork.yamaha.com/knowledge/kpvmain.asp?Origin=YSNpage&Dest
0321966161032&Modsel
And in here they talk of FIRMWARE..........now, I am not sure IF this is in
fact drivers they mean and IF I really need to download whatever this is?
I had a prior problem in both 98 and XP but not in 2K where the CDS would
burn only half way and this was fixed by altering my DMA settings, at the
time.
Looking at these instructions below, for this said FIRMWARE, I see they want
me to play with them again.

Now correct me if I am wrong, but isn't this a bit of overkill just to
install some drivers for XP?

This is what I am enquiring about, for I don't want to go do all of this and
end up worse than I am not,as I am not really to sure WHAT IT IS they are
asking me to do here?

SHELAGH

THANKS

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Here is the info given that I am supposed to do:

CRW4416E Firmware Update for Windows Operating Systems



There is a dedicated Firmware Update Utility that must be downloaded,
installed and run in order to update the CD Recorder Firmware.

NOTE: It is not necessary to upgrade incrementally through multiple
versions, i.e. 1.0a -> 1.0b -> 1.0c -> 1.0d, etc. Simply update to the
latest available firmware version.

Download Procedure:

1) Click on the desired operating system below to download the latest
Firmware Upgrade Utility. The 'Disclaimer and Agreement' dialog box will
appear.

Disabling Auto Insert Notification and DMA:

NOTE: Disabling Auto Insert Notification applies to Windows 95/98, SE, and
ME operating systems ONLY. Disabling DMA applies to Windows 95/88, SE, ME,
Windows 2000 and XP operating systems ONLY.

Windows 2000 and XP

1) Disable the 'DMA' option.


a) Click the <Start> button from the Windows taskbar.
b) Select 'Settings' from the 'Start' options.
c) Select 'Control Panel' from the 'Settings' options.
d) Double-click the 'System' icon.
e) Click the 'Hardware' tab.
f) Click the <Device Manager> button.
g) Double-click the 'IDE ATA/ATAPI controllers' option.
h) Double-click the IDE channel option (Primary or Secondary) that
corresponds to the IDE channel of the Yamaha drive.
i) Click the 'Advanced Settings' tab.

NOTE: There are two 'Device' sections under 'Advanced Settings'. Device 0 is
the 'Master' device and Device 1 is the 'Slave' device on the selected IDE
channel.

j) In the appropriate 'Device' section that corresponds to the Yamaha drive,
select 'PIO Only' in the 'Transfer Mode' drop-down list box.
k) Click the <OK> button.
l) Click the <Yes> button to reboot the computer.

NOTE: Rebooting is only necessary if the 'Transfer Mode' setting is changed.



IMPORTANT: Before installing new Firmware, be sure to remove any media from
the Yamaha drive.

Firmware Update Procedure:

1) Navigate to the destination folder specified in the extraction procedure,
i.e. C:\WINDOWS\TEMP.

2) Double-click the 'CRW4416E' folder.

3) Double-click the 'WinInst.exe' application file. The 'Auto insert
notification Caution' dialog box will appear.

4) Click the <Continue> button. The Firmware Upgrade Utility dialog box will
appear.

NOTE: The application should detect and display the Yamaha CD Recorder in
the 'Target Drive' drop-down box.


a) Click the <Update> button. The 'Start Installation' dialog box will
appear.
b) Click the <OK> button to begin the update process.

NOTE: The update process may take awhile to complete. Please wait for the
'New firmware installation' dialog box to appear.

Click here for example drive LED behavior upon completion of the update
process.

c) Click the <OK> button to close the 'New firmware installation' dialog
box.
d) Click the <Close> button to close the Firmware Upgrade Utility dialog
box.


5) Perform a complete Shut Down.


a) Click 'Start' and select 'Shut Down' from the 'Start' menu.
b) Select the 'Shut down' radio button in the 'Shut Down' dialog box.
c) Click the <OK> button.
d) If the power does not turn OFF automatically, then manually turn the
computer/drive power OFF.
e) Wait 15 seconds, then turn the computer/drive power back ON.



NOTE: If necessary, 'Auto insert notification' and/or 'DMA' can be
re-enabled. Follow the steps for the applicable operating system under
'Disabling Auto Insert Notification and DMA', selecting the desired
option(s).