MATSHITA UJ-822S Firmware Update

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deviousalex · #1 Post by **deviousalex** » Sun Sep 18, 2005 12:06 am

I just bought a bunch of DVD+Rs and on the inside cover it tells me that if I try to write to these using a 2.4x or a 4x writer I may face a lot of problems with the data being written correctly. It tells me that I need to get a firmware update for my drive to be able to write to the newer 8x discs at 8x speeds. Anyone know where this firmware update is available? I googled and didn't come up with anything useful. I really need my DVD burner!

P.S. - Why is this detected as a DVD-RAM by Windows?

Kenn · #2 Post by **Kenn** » Sun Sep 18, 2005 12:53 am

If you're talking about the IBM DVD multiburner, I believe it can only write to DVD (minus) media - DVD-R, DVD-RW, DVD-RAM; and not to DVD+ (plus) media.

mg · #3 Post by mg » Sun Sep 18, 2005 9:14 am

There is currently no firmware update available (and also not very likely in the future, considering that this is Panasonic). See also this thread.

nirvana0001 · #4 Post by **nirvana0001** » Sun Sep 18, 2005 10:27 am

Kenn wrote:If you're talking about the IBM DVD multiburner, I believe it can only write to DVD (minus) media - DVD-R, DVD-RW, DVD-RAM; and not to DVD+ (plus) media.

My mulit-burner can burn DVD+R@2.24x and DVD-R@2x

Kenn · #5 Post by **Kenn** » Mon Sep 19, 2005 2:11 am

nirvana0001 wrote:
Kenn wrote:If you're talking about the IBM DVD multiburner, I believe it can only write to DVD (minus) media - DVD-R, DVD-RW, DVD-RAM; and not to DVD+ (plus) media.
My mulit-burner can burn DVD+R@2.24x and DVD-R@2x

I obviously haven't been keeping up. The multiburner on the T42 is VERY finickey as to media though, hopefully that's been improved for the t43p as well.

deviousalex · #6 Post by **deviousalex** » Mon Sep 19, 2005 9:06 pm

can i still burn to this media at slower speeds without the data being corrupt?

kuo_david29 · #7 Post by **kuo_david29** » Tue Sep 20, 2005 11:08 am

deviousalex wrote:can i still burn to this media at slower speeds without the data being corrupt?

T40p-41p use UJ-812B, its DVD-Burner, write 2X DVD-R/RW/RAM and 16X CD-R.

T42-43p some type use UJ-822S, its super multi, can write 2.4X DVD+R/RW, 2X DVD-R/RW/RAM and 24X CD-R.

now, T43 had new super Multi, UJ-832S, can write 4X DVD±R, may support DVD+R DL.

There all are 9.5mm Drivers for "Ultrabay Slim", and the best speed of 9.5mm Multi Burner just 4X, didnt 8X yet.

Attka · #8 Post by **Attka** » Tue Nov 01, 2005 1:55 am

Hi All!

I'm from Hungary, and i'm very bad in english, therefore i'm sorry. i've got yet 8 days a T43 (2668-97G)(made: 2005-09-19) and this has a Matshita UJ-822S drive. Where i buy the notebook, there sad me the notebook has 4X DVD writer. So at home i tryed, but the drive can writing just maximum 2X (I tryed: TDK, Verbatim TYG02, Ridisc). My question is: This drive can just maximum writing 2X official? When is it true, i ship my notebook back, beacuse i buy a 4X writer not a 2X.

Bye: Attka

dr_st · #9 Post by **dr_st** » Wed Nov 02, 2005 4:52 am

kuo_david29 wrote:T40p-41p use UJ-812B, its DVD-Burner, write 2X DVD-R/RW/RAM and 16X CD-R.

T42-43p some type use UJ-822S, its super multi, can write 2.4X DVD+R/RW, 2X DVD-R/RW/RAM and 24X CD-R.

now, T43 had new super Multi, UJ-832S, can write 4X DVD±R, may support DVD+R DL.

There all are 9.5mm Drivers for "Ultrabay Slim", and the best speed of 9.5mm Multi Burner just 4X, didnt 8X yet.

As far as I know, and the latest TABOOK seems to confirm it, The DVD burners that come with the T42s are all UJ-812s, that can only write CD-R/RW, DVD-R/RW and DVD-RAM media, while the DVD burners that come with the T43s are all UJ-822s, that can write all the above and also DVD+R/RW. I know of no DL support, but it may be addable via firware. Anyone?

keku · #10 Post by **keku** » Wed Nov 02, 2005 11:35 am

deviousalex wrote:can i still burn to this media at slower speeds without the data being corrupt?

Yes, in burn software select desired write speed. (I know this is possible in Nero) not sure about other like sonic.

cj3209 · #11 Post by **cj3209** » Wed Nov 02, 2005 1:33 pm

Our T43p at work has a UJ-832s and it burns both +/- Rs but CANNOT burn DL disks - I tried. There will be another version that supports DL but it seems only OEMs have them now.

Check ultradrives.com for some nice deals on DVD burners for notebooks.

Cheers,

#12 Post by **aamsel** » Wed Nov 02, 2005 2:05 pm

It is a marketing (sales) gimmick.
They call it a "4X Multiburner" because it can burn CD-RW at 4X.
It burns DVD-R at 2X and DVD+R at 2.4X.
There is NO 4X DVD BURNING on these drives.

Where you bought it, they thought they were telling you the correct information. Very easy to be confused.

Andrew
Austin, TX

Attka wrote:...Where i buy the notebook, there sad me the notebook has 4X DVD writer. So at home i tryed, but the drive can writing just maximum 2X (I tryed: TDK, Verbatim TYG02, Ridisc). My question is: This drive can just maximum writing 2X official? When is it true, i ship my notebook back, beacuse i buy a 4X writer not a 2X...Bye: Attka

kuo_david29 · #13 Post by **kuo_david29** » Thu Nov 03, 2005 12:26 am

cj3209 wrote:Our T43p at work has a UJ-832s and it burns both +/- Rs but CANNOT burn DL disks - I tried. There will be another version that supports DL but it seems only OEMs have them now.

Check ultradrives.com for some nice deals on DVD burners for notebooks.

Cheers,

Hi, do you try use UJ-832S to burn DVD+R DL ?
I had fit UJ-832S into my T41p,
and can work 2.4X DVD+R DL Disc,
but not support DVD-R DL.

cj3209 · #14 Post by **cj3209** » Thu Nov 03, 2005 12:58 am

Hmm...

DVD+R DL disks will not work, the uj-832s doesn't recognize it as a DL disk.

I didn't know that -R DL disks were on the market yet.

I have a feeling that all it takes is a firmware upgrade to convert the UJ-832s to read DL disks.

Attka · #15 Post by **Attka** » Thu Nov 03, 2005 3:47 pm

aamsel wrote:It is a marketing (sales) gimmick.
They call it a "4X Multiburner" because it can burn CD-RW at 4X.
It burns DVD-R at 2X and DVD+R at 2.4X.
There is NO 4X DVD BURNING on these drives.

Where you bought it, they thought they were telling you the correct information. Very easy to be confused.

Andrew
Austin, TX

Hi!

Thanks a lot. I went in a shop where i bought, and they give me back my money. (It was a very hard work

) They have an incorrect information this notebook, but they did'nt know this.

That's Hungary

Bye:Attka

nirvana0001 · #16 Post by **nirvana0001** » Thu Nov 03, 2005 4:01 pm

so there's no firmware update?

mg · #17 Post by mg » Sun Jun 25, 2006 4:57 pm

There does now seem to be an update: While only UJ-822B is mentioned, it did successfully update a UJ-822S from firmware version 1.03 to 1.05 on a T43p.
MIGR-63596|README|ISO

sugo · #18 Post by **sugo** » Sun Jun 25, 2006 5:16 pm

My IBM uj-822s shows a firmware version of 1600. Have anyone seen that numbering scheme before?

wiesl · #19 Post by **wiesl** » Mon Jun 26, 2006 12:38 am

mg wrote:There does now seem to be an update: While only UJ-822B is mentioned, it did successfully update a UJ-822S from firmware version 1.03 to 1.05 on a T43p.
MIGR-63596|README|ISO

What's the difference between a UJ-822S and a UJ-822B drive?

BTW: I have V 1.60 with my UJ-822S.

Ciao,
Wiesl

masterus · #20 Post by **masterus** » Mon Jun 26, 2006 7:28 am

Hi

I see that some of you have posibilities to burn dvd+r9 but some of you not..I have proposal..could you save your dvd burner bios and firmware and post it in a file

All the other would have to do is to flash the dvd burner

Regards
Robert