ideas Posted October 14, 2007 Share Posted October 14, 2007 (edited) i was upgrading the firmware from go-w1623_y8s3 to go-w1623_y8s6 and the light went out when i turn my pc back on, the light just stays on and it does not show up in BIOS nor windows.where can i find a .bin firmware? Edited October 15, 2007 by ideas Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldwolf Posted October 14, 2007 Share Posted October 14, 2007 You didnt back up the original firmware before flashing?You could always retry the new firmware, and hope for the best. (I have done this before myself) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ideas Posted October 14, 2007 Author Share Posted October 14, 2007 nope, no backup Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldwolf Posted October 14, 2007 Share Posted October 14, 2007 You could try here http://www.doom9.org/They have a good habit of helping people revive dead drives.Also you could try this place http://www.cdfreaks.com/Also a few links on this page, could maybe help http://www.doom9.org/links.htm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ideas Posted October 14, 2007 Author Share Posted October 14, 2007 thanks.... am still trying Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ideas Posted October 15, 2007 Author Share Posted October 15, 2007 (edited) got it solved, here's what i did < hey oldWolf - thanks for those links > go here http://club.cdfreaks.com/showthread.php?t=...age=2&pp=25Gigabyte GO-W1623A now crossflash to LiteON SHW-1635Seven now my drive even works better i can now even burn at 2X which my drive couldn't before. Edited October 15, 2007 by ideas Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldwolf Posted October 15, 2007 Share Posted October 15, 2007 Glad I could help, and thanks for letting everyone know it has been fixed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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