Besides the RPC1 patch applied in both firmware parts, the functionalty is identical to the official 1.0E release, so from the flashing point of view this does not differ from flashing the official 1.0E flasher package.

Another observtion, solidburn is checked in NeroInfoTool.

Problems reported here were flashing with BenQ firmware, not Sony firmwares.

Can you check in Qsuite?

Qsuite shows Booktype and Information. That's all, neroinfotool has solidburn checked!

Heads Up!
Just wanted to report My 810A-R drive died when I flashed it to Sony 3.0e.cvt using the BQFlasher in safe mode.......sorry for the delay in saying this.

It looks like we pretty much have confirmed trying a crossflash to a DW1640 on a April 2006 drive doesn't work. Maybe the next try should be a crossflash to a DW1650.

Try burning a +R at 16x and see if the toothy grin shows up when scanning... if it's a 1640 based drive it will. Though you'd need another drive to scan with since the Sony firmware wont report PIF AFAIK...

I do not have an 810-R to test but I would bet its a DW1650, I might be wrong, so please don't do this until its verified, like I said I will try and buy an 810-R this weekend and try it.

Doesnt work either.

Are you saying that you cross flashed a DRU-810A -R drive with DW1650 firmware and it is now dead. If so, this is getting interesting for sure.

i just flash mine sony dru-810a & last week with my fren sony dru-810a, manufacturer date is December2006, i will be carefull with ur kind advise. thx. Hope malaysia dun import DRU-810a-r yet. >_<"

Hello Folks,

I bought a DRU-810a 2 weeks ago. I believe it is a DRU-810a-r because I was able to cross flash it successfully to a BENQ DW1650 (using BQFlasher).

I hope this will help...

And by the way, thanks for the warning, I was about to cross flash to DW1640 when I read the your post.

Can I crossflash this 810A-R to a BenQ DW1650 using the BQflasher?

Yes can use use the BQFlasher, but remember you may wind up with a dead drive or you may wind up with a very nice DW 1650. Please let us know.

One thing not clear to me. If I buy a Sony DRU-810A (No '- R') are you saying it is not a BenQ dw1640... ?

There are at least two models of DRU-810A, one looks to be a 1640 the other a 1650. The 1.0e flasher contains TWO firmwares, we'd assume they don't play well together.

We'd be pretty sure that BQFlasher can't extract the second one, as we had to rebuild the patchers to do so.

If people want both in CVT form, that can be arranged.

Brother Vlad

Unfortunantely the only reason I went looking for this post is because I flashed w/ the version on Sony's page, and guess what, my drive is dead. I assume there is no way to fix the firmware, as the drive is no longer recognized, correct?
Will Sony warranty this sort of thing, seeing as it was, according to their website, the correct firmware? If not, returning this to the vendor I bought it from doesn't seem right, they shouldn't eat the cost for Sony's mistake, right?
What course of action should I take, I don't really just want to accept the loss and go buy another drive, if it was just $30 or so no problem, but it cost me $60.
Thanks,
Steve

Get a replacement drive from Sony since you flashed the drive with Sony firmware or get it from the vendor you bought it from.

So, just to be sure I don't screw it up again, when I get the new DRU-810A-R, which firmware upgrade should I use?
Thanks
Steve

Use BQFLASH with any OFFICIAL Benq FW.

Crossflashing voids the warranty.
Using ANY official Benq firmware also kills your drive, only 1650 firmwares will work if your drive really is a 810A-R. A 810A will be killed after using a 1650 firmware.

I beleive I just bought a 1640 based 810A. It says 810A on the drive and manufacture date was October 2005. I too noticed on sony's site there is only one firmware for the 810A. So it makes a lot of sense that they didnt make an upgrade yet for 810A-R and they didnt make their flash software smart enough to know the difference.

I wouldnt worry too much about sending to vendor, because if it is within 30 days or the Manufacture warranty they will just send it to them. If you really want sony to take care of it you are well within your right to take the claim to them, but dont be too suprised if they just say the burden of proof is on you.

Sony release a flasher supporting both the rebadged 1640 and 1650 drives containing two different firmwares at least four month ago.

Thanks for the help. I just got the drive swapped out and flashed using 1.0e with no problems. Funny, you go to the firmware download page,
http://sony.storagesupport.com/dvdrw/firmware.htm#810a
and it gives you v 1.0d, but go to the product page,
http://sony.storagesupport.com/dvdrw...0adwn.htm#dwns
and it's 1.0e.
Wish I had known the difference before I flashed the -R version w/ 1.0d

Thanks again,
Steve

I've flashed all three of my 810-ARs from the Sony to the BenQ FW (either 1650 or 1655). Are are putting out consistent 97% burns with 15000 PIEs total and 150 PIFs total with Yuden T02 media.