Firmwareupdate ND-3500A - Important Information:

[F/W revision Brands]
2.1B (WIN) - 03-Apr-2006



You will find information for firmwareupdate changes
here or on our homepage`s FAQ: http://www.de.nec.de
-> Support and Service -> Technical questions -> Optical storage -> DVD / DVD Writer

This Update works only with NEC ND-3500A (retail & bulk) drives, not with OEM releases. OEM means part of a full PC package or external USB or FireWire variant of this burner. For OEM products contact directly your dealer, distributor or manufacturer of PC- or USB/ Firewire- package for service, support and firmwareupdates.

You can only update from Firmwareversion 2.16, 2.18, 2.19 and 2.1A.
You can verify your current firmware with NERO InfoTool:
http://www.nero.com

Pls note following instructions for update procedure:

Connect drive to secondary IDE channel as Master

Disconnect all slave hardware from IDE secondary Master

Use standard UDMA-2 IDE cable

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 "NECND350_v21B.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 2.1B,
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.
(
This update does not add a "lightscribe or labelflash technology" function)

 

DVD+R9 DL

 

DvD+R

DvD+RW

DvD-R

DvD-RW

CD-R

CD-RW

max writespeed 48x

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

max writespeed 32x

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

max writespeed 24x

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

max writespeed 16x

 

 

INFOSOURCE

NANYA 16X

LEAD DATA 16X

DAXON 16X CY3

UL TRAN 16X

POSTECH 16X

SKC 16X

LEAD DATA 16X

MAM-E ADVANCED MEDIA 16X

New Star Digital 16x

Info Smart 16X

RITEK 16x R05

DST 16X

RITEK F16

FTI 16x

 

DAXON 16X 016S

RITEK F1 16X

NAN YA 16X

Info Smart 16X

AMC 16x

NEW STAR 16X

LEAD DATA 16X

POSTEK 16X

UME  DISC 16X

Memory Tech 16x

Wing Li 16x

FTI 16x

 

 

 

max writespeed 12x

 

 

LONGTEN 16x

E-TOP 16X

 

CMC 16X

SKC 16X

Infomedia 16x

THAI MEDIA 16x

MAM-E 16x

PRINCO 16x

 

 

 

max writespeed 8x

 

 

Wing Li 8X

Plasmon 8X

YI JHAN 16x

INTER AXIA 16X

MEMORY TECH 8X

SKC 8X

Info Smart 8X

MSM MICRON

DDT 8x

AMC 8x

RITEK

Longten

UL TRAN

 

Interaxia 16x

DDT 8x

Memory Tech 16x

Wing Li 8x

TCL 8x

E-TOP 16x

DDT 16x

 

 

 

max writespeed 6x

 

 

 

 

TAROKO International 8X

 

 

 

max writespeed 4x

Mitsubishi (Verbatim) 8x
Ricoh 8x

RITEK D03 8x

RITEK S04 8x

CMC D02 8x

CMC D04 8x

 

 

 

YI JHAN 8X

DDT 4x

MBI 4x

INFOMEDIA 4x

RiTEK 6x

CMC 6x

TDK 6x

OPTODISC 6x

 

 

max writespeed 2.4x

PHILIPS PD2 2.4x

INFOMEDIA 2.4x

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

max writespeed 2x

 

 

 

 

 

MAXELL 2x

 

 

max writespeed 1x

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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