Quick check before I take the plunge - Club CDFreaks

*JayC30* · 08-02-2006

Okay I have read up the threads about crossflashing Philips 1628 to BenQ 1640 so now all I want is to see if I have understood them correctly before I take the plunge.

-Put BQFlasher, firmware and aspi into same folder. Does it matter if the firmware is exe or cvt?
-Start BQF and point it to the firmware. Is BSLB still considered the better firmware or is BSOB better?
-When finished restart PC and I should have a happy little BenQ drive recognised.

*chok0* · 08-02-2006

all correct, firmware format doesn't matter.

*pinto2* · 08-02-2006

Quote:

Is BSLB still considered the better firmware or is BSOB better?

You'll have to try it out yourself. BSLB is still my favorite.
My drive "dips" and takes a nap 20 times or so when scanning with BSOB.

*JayC30* · 08-02-2006

Well I have the BSLB one at the moment so I will try that first. Thanks chok the format was the one part I was a tad confused about.

*JayC30* · 11-02-2006

Well taken the plunge and everything went smoothly not a single problem. I know have a happy little BenQ 1640.

Just a quick question. Now it is recognised as 1640 can I just use the official firmware exes to upgrade or do I have to use BQF each time?

*Spartane* · 11-02-2006

You can directly use any of the official BenQ 1640 firmwares, since the drive now thinks that it is a real 1640.

*JayC30* · 12-02-2006

Thanks Spart for the info.

08-02-2006	#1 (permalink)
JayC30 CDFreaks Resident Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 2,140	Quick check before I take the plunge <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> Okay I have read up the threads about crossflashing Philips 1628 to BenQ 1640 so now all I want is to see if I have understood them correctly before I take the plunge. -Put BQFlasher, firmware and aspi into same folder. Does it matter if the firmware is exe or cvt? -Start BQF and point it to the firmware. Is BSLB still considered the better firmware or is BSOB better? -When finished restart PC and I should have a happy little BenQ drive recognised.

08-02-2006	#2 (permalink)
chok0 CDFreaks Resident Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Trenchtown, Germaica Posts: 2,454	Re: Quick check before I take the plunge all correct, firmware format doesn't matter. __________________ Wake Up And Live!

08-02-2006	#4 (permalink)
JayC30 CDFreaks Resident Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 2,140	Re: Quick check before I take the plunge Well I have the BSLB one at the moment so I will try that first. Thanks chok the format was the one part I was a tad confused about.

11-02-2006	#5 (permalink)
JayC30 CDFreaks Resident Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 2,140	Re: Quick check before I take the plunge Well taken the plunge and everything went smoothly not a single problem. I know have a happy little BenQ 1640. Just a quick question. Now it is recognised as 1640 can I just use the official firmware exes to upgrade or do I have to use BQF each time?

11-02-2006	#6 (permalink)
Spartane CDFreaks Resident Join Date: Sep 2002 Posts: 576	Re: Quick check before I take the plunge You can directly use any of the official BenQ 1640 firmwares, since the drive now thinks that it is a real 1640.

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12-02-2006	#7 (permalink)
JayC30 CDFreaks Resident Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 2,140	Re: Quick check before I take the plunge Thanks Spart for the info.

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