i think i broke my 1620 - Club CDFreaks

ryceboi · 14-06-2005

my drive doesnt even open anymore. when i boot up, the green light flashes for a long time and it slows my start up time. same thing happens when i push the eject button. green light flashes for a while. it all started when i put in a dvd someone else burned, and then it hung up and i couldnt get it open. now it happens all the time. did i break my drive by upgrading firmwares? im using b7v9 right now and ive tried flashing backwards and forwards and nothing is working. please help.

ME$$ENGER · 14-06-2005

You said the drive won't open cuz you played a dvd. Then you said you flashed firmwares back and forth...so I'm assuming that the dvd is still in the drive? If it wasn't broken before, it might be now. Flashing with a disc inside the drive is bad.

ryceboi · 14-06-2005

no, the disc is out. when i flash, i have no problems. the drive flashes red slowly, then fast, then program is done. then i hit ok and the drive flashes green again and does nothing. still wont open. and i try powering down and nothing works.

*Pulsee* · 20-06-2005

Quote:

Originally Posted by ryceboi

my drive doesnt even open anymore. when i boot up, the green light flashes for a long time and it slows my start up time. same thing happens when i push the eject button. green light flashes for a while. it all started when i put in a dvd someone else burned, and then it hung up and i couldnt get it open. now it happens all the time. did i break my drive by upgrading firmwares? im using b7v9 right now and ive tried flashing backwards and forwards and nothing is working. please help.

Just Happen To Me This Morning. (BenQ Would Not Eject)
Burning Movie In Sonic RecordNow 4.61

Failed Half Way Thru Burn With This Error Message:

305 - 20/06/2005 4:06:39 AM |01| Job 1, Host:1 ID:2 (D: ) - Benq DVD DD DW1620 - Recording - Error -10 at Sector 1828656 - Disc Write Error - Command:2A Sense:03 ASC:0C ASCQ:00
207 - 20/06/2005 4:06:39 AM |01| Job 1 Round 1 Terminated - 0 Good Disc(s), 1 Bad Disc(s)
311 - 20/06/2005 4:06:39 AM |01| Job 1 Terminated with errors <<<<<<< 0 Good Disc(s), 1 Bad Disc(s) >>>>>>>
199 - 20/06/2005 4:08:42 AM |00| Sonic RecordNow DX Terminated

The Drive Would No Longer Eject.

Powered Down PC
Removed DVD For Drive Using The Pin Hole Eject.

Reboot PC
BenQ Flashing Green Light For A Long Time As PC Loads OS.
Drive Still Detected In OS
Drive Still Does Not Eject

Booted Into Safe Mode To Flash Firmware To Factory B7T9
Flash Successful
Drive Still Would Not Eject.

Removed Drive Out Of PC To Return To BENQ.
Tried BenQ Drive In My Test Bed PC On The Off Chance (Plus To Double Check)
Drive Now Ejects, Reads And Burns Media.
Put Drive Back Into Original PC All Is Sweet Again.
Go Figure

jake8131 · 20-06-2005

Check PSU!

davrio4 · 20-06-2005

Did you install any new programs? If so, maybe they dont like the drive.

*Pulsee* · 20-06-2005

No New Software Davrio4
I Think Jake8131 Might Be On To Something Regarding PSU

The PSU Is Getting A Bit Long In The Tooth Enermax EG651P-VE
The Testbed Is Running Antec 550EPS12V PSU Only About 12 Months Old.

*Pulsee* · 20-06-2005

Seems To Be Burning Ok (Touch Wood)

*chas0039* · 20-06-2005

These drives have been dropping like flies lately for no user related reason. One report from China points to a chip that is prone to early failure because if slight variations in power supply. I would send it back and hope the replacment is not from the same batch. Some users have had multiple failures. Good luck.

*Mr. Brownstone* · 20-06-2005

do you know if this power issue and sudden death also affects the Philips rebadges? both mine were made in April btw

*Pulsee* · 21-06-2005

Quote:

Originally Posted by chas0039

These drives have been dropping like flies lately for no user related reason. One report from China points to a chip that is prone to early failure because if slight variations in power supply. I would send it back and hope the replacment is not from the same batch. Some users have had multiple failures. Good luck.

The BenQ DW1620 Pro Was Manufactured Jan 2005
The Item Was Purchase On 28/04/2005

I Will Soon Replace PSU And Monitor The Situation Over The Next
Couple Of Weeks Til The BenQ DW1640 Pro Is Available In Australia.

*chas0039* · 21-06-2005

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mr. Brownstone

do you know if this power issue and sudden death also affects the Philips rebadges? both mine were made in April btw

Most of what I have read seems to indicate DOM from October 2004 through some time in early 2005. The comment on the chip was from a source in China, I believe, and unfortunately, there was no mention of which drives these bad chips wound up in. An April date is fairly new so you probably have a better chance than most of us.

I wish theywould just recall these and get on to the 1640.

14-06-2005	#1 (permalink)
ryceboi New on Forum Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 10	i think i broke my 1620 <a href='http://adstats.cdfreaks.com/www/delivery/ck.php?n=a13febf7&cb=INSERT_RANDOM_NUMBER_HERE' target='_blank'><img src='http://adstats.cdfreaks.com/www/delivery/avw.php?zoneid=30&cb=INSERT_RANDOM_NUMBER_HERE&n=a13febf7' border='0' alt='' /></a> my drive doesnt even open anymore. when i boot up, the green light flashes for a long time and it slows my start up time. same thing happens when i push the eject button. green light flashes for a while. it all started when i put in a dvd someone else burned, and then it hung up and i couldnt get it open. now it happens all the time. did i break my drive by upgrading firmwares? im using b7v9 right now and ive tried flashing backwards and forwards and nothing is working. please help.

14-06-2005	#2 (permalink)
ME$$ENGER CD Freaks Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Ontario, Canada Posts: 109	Re: i think i broke my 1620 You said the drive won't open cuz you played a dvd. Then you said you flashed firmwares back and forth...so I'm assuming that the dvd is still in the drive? If it wasn't broken before, it might be now. Flashing with a disc inside the drive is bad. __________________ A thousand-mile journey begins with one single step.

14-06-2005	#3 (permalink)
ryceboi New on Forum Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 10	Re: i think i broke my 1620 no, the disc is out. when i flash, i have no problems. the drive flashes red slowly, then fast, then program is done. then i hit ok and the drive flashes green again and does nothing. still wont open. and i try powering down and nothing works.

20-06-2005	#5 (permalink)
jake8131 CD Freaks Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Harvel, Il Posts: 695	Re: i think i broke my 1620 Check PSU!

20-06-2005	#6 (permalink)
davrio4 CD Freaks Member Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 158	Re: i think i broke my 1620 Did you install any new programs? If so, maybe they dont like the drive.

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20-06-2005	#7 (permalink)
Pulsee CDFreaks Resident Join Date: Jun 2002 Posts: 2,143	Re: i think i broke my 1620 No New Software Davrio4 I Think Jake8131 Might Be On To Something Regarding PSU The PSU Is Getting A Bit Long In The Tooth Enermax EG651P-VE The Testbed Is Running Antec 550EPS12V PSU Only About 12 Months Old. __________________ (PLEXTOR PX-760A 1.07) (BENQ DW1640 BEFB USB2) (BENQ DW1650 BCIC) (SAMSUNG SH-S203B SB04) (SAMSUNG SH-S223F SB01) (PIONEER DVR-A12XLB@DVR-112L 8.25)(PIONEER DVR-115DBK@115L 1.18)(PIONEER DVR-215BK@215L 1.18)(PIONEER DVR-216BK 1.06) (LITE-ON LH-18A1P@LH-20A1P KL0P -FB-EOS-EOHT 6 C0deKing MOD)(LITE-ON LH-20A1P KL0P -FB-EOS-EOHT 6 C0deKing MOD) (LITE-ON DH-20A4P 9PV1 -FBL-EOHT 6 C0deKing MOD)(LITE-ON DH-20A3L EV6D HT743WIN v2 Test FW)(LITE-ON DX-20A3P XV6D HT743WIN v2 Test FW)(LITE-ON iHAS220 8L04) (SONY AW-G170A-B2@OPTIARC AD-7173A 1.M1 RPC1 Liggy & Dee MOD)(SONY DRU-840A SS01 -FB-FR-BS-ROMD C0deKing MOD)(SONY OPTIARC AD7200AOB 1.Z2 RPC1 Liggy & Dee MOD)

20-06-2005	#9 (permalink)
chas0039 CDFreaks Resident Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Lost in America Posts: 7,063	Re: i think i broke my 1620 These drives have been dropping like flies lately for no user related reason. One report from China points to a chip that is prone to early failure because if slight variations in power supply. I would send it back and hope the replacment is not from the same batch. Some users have had multiple failures. Good luck. __________________ Still a few bugs in the system...

20-06-2005	#10 (permalink)
Mr. Brownstone CDFreaks Resident Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Chesterfield, England Posts: 1,603	Re: i think i broke my 1620 do you know if this power issue and sudden death also affects the Philips rebadges? both mine were made in April btw __________________ A64 3800+ X2 @ 2.01Ghz/2x1024MB Corsair XMSPC3200C2PT @ 2-3-3-6/Asus A8N32-SLi Deluxe/Club 3D 7800GT 256MB/WD3200KS 320GB SATA-II 16MB Cache/Hiper 580 Watt PSU BenQ 1655 BCIB BenQ 1640 BSRB Philips SPD2400 @ LiteOn SHW-1635S YS0Z FBD Philips 1640P @ BenQ 1620 B7W9 x3 DEAD Pioneer DVR-109 8.57 Pioneer DVR-108 @ Piodata DVR-108DX 1.18 LiteOn LDW-851S @ SOHW-832S CG5J Aopen 1648/AAP Pro 1.04 LiteOn SOHR-5238S 4S09 LiteOn LTR-52246S 6S0F Click here to join cdfreaks.com

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