Thursday, July 31, 2014

Modding #2: DVD -> RPC0

Original: OPTIARC DVD RW AD-7170A
   Firmware Revision:    1.NC (modded)
  Interconnect:    ATAPI
  Burn Support:    Yes (Apple Shipping Drive)
  Cache:    2048 KB
  Reads DVD:    Yes
  CD-Write:    -R, -RW
  DVD-Write:    -R, -R DL, -RW, +R, +R DL, +RW
  Write Strategies:    CD-TAO, CD-SAO, CD-Raw, DVD-DAO
  Media:    To show the available burn speeds, insert a disc and choose File > Refresh Information

Upgrade Process: This was a rather tough one. RPC1 firmware was available for Macs on one of the notorious RPC1 forums. The search for a working version has been tedious, and as always the flashing process is nothing for the nervous ones. At the end, it went well.


Benefit: I am still getting DVDs from different regions, and being able to play them on an RPC1 drive is just great. RegionX still works on the last version of Mavericks.

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