Is a firmware upgrade really necessary???

hsksattish · 16-02-2006, 11:55 PM

I am having a samsung sm-352n cdrw/dvd-r combo drive. I run Xp professional with sp2. I read in some technical reviews that a firmware upgrade would improve performance on my drive. But they have also told that it might cause problems. As of now i am not facing any problem with my drive except buffer underrun errors while writing at express speeds!! Do i have to upgrade my firmware ??? And is it safe???

vijay_7287 · 17-02-2006, 08:03 PM

buffer underun errors occur mostly due to scattered data on the HDD

so try defragin ur DISK and write

phatratt · 17-02-2006, 09:24 PM

upgrade u'r firmware only if it starts to give problems,firmware upgrade is justs fine-tunes or updates the writer making it problem free upto some extent.Remember,make sure u download the right firmware and mistakes(power off while updating or running multiple tasks) can cost u'r writer dearly.

grinning_devil · 18-02-2006, 08:06 PM

i try to follow a simple rule...
dont fix unless broken...!!

so if ur drive is working fine then dont interfere!!

bit · 19-02-2006, 09:53 PM

Get right suggestion here:
http://www.roxio.com/en/support/cdrwin/winbufu.html

16-02-2006, 11:55 PM	#1 (permalink)
hsksattish Apprentice Join Date: May 2005 Location: Tamil Nadu Posts: 58	Is a firmware upgrade really necessary??? I am having a samsung sm-352n cdrw/dvd-r combo drive. I run Xp professional with sp2. I read in some technical reviews that a firmware upgrade would improve performance on my drive. But they have also told that it might cause problems. As of now i am not facing any problem with my drive except buffer underrun errors while writing at express speeds!! Do i have to upgrade my firmware ??? And is it safe???

17-02-2006, 08:03 PM	#2 (permalink)
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17-02-2006, 09:24 PM	#3 (permalink)
phatratt In The Zone Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Mysore Posts: 263	upgrade u'r firmware only if it starts to give problems,firmware upgrade is justs fine-tunes or updates the writer making it problem free upto some extent.Remember,make sure u download the right firmware and mistakes(power off while updating or running multiple tasks) can cost u'r writer dearly.

18-02-2006, 08:06 PM	#4 (permalink)
grinning_devil Wise Old Owl Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: South Side Crater, Mars Posts: 1,038	i try to follow a simple rule... dont fix unless broken...!! so if ur drive is working fine then dont interfere!!

19-02-2006, 09:53 PM	#5 (permalink)
bit Banned Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 52	Get right suggestion here: http://www.roxio.com/en/support/cdrwin/winbufu.html