Thanks Alan, but I don't think I did him much good - that site will tell him about region codes and how to check them, but alas I don't think the software listed will change it for him.

I know my old LiteOn drive came with some tools that would set/change the region code for me. For the life of me I don't recall how I set it on my current BenQ drive. I've had it a couple years and I've just forgotten as once it was set I've had no reason to mess with it further.

I would suggest a Google search for the specific drive and the words "set region code" or something similar and I'll bet you'll find something.