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  • katzdvd
    Lord of Digital Video
    Lord of Digital Video
    • Feb 2006
    • 2198

    *New* Benq 1655 not working!

    Looks like I have a problem; 1 of my *new* 1655 drives appears to be not working. I bought 2 1655s & 2 1650s back a couple mo. ago when they had that super deal ($30 shipped) on them. I had only used this particular drive, maybe 5 times or so.

    Now, when I insert a cd or dvd, the light blinks for maybe 20 seconds, & then goes out. The drive is recognized by the pc as an existing drive, but any attempt to access the drive results in "please insert a disk in the drive". Any suggestions, or is this drive dead already?

    DVDD shows this drive, but displays the message "device not ready (medium not present). I didn't know if it would help or not, but I uninstalled the drive & rebooted to see if it would fix - it did not

    Any ideas?
  • codajohn
    Digital Video Expert
    Digital Video Expert
    • Jul 2005
    • 661

    #2
    Katz
    Can you return it? Is the place you purchased the drives reputable?
    Can't hurt to speak to customer service. If there is one?
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    • katzdvd
      Lord of Digital Video
      Lord of Digital Video
      • Feb 2006
      • 2198

      #3
      Hi codajohn,

      We are taking about this now on page 3 of this thread. http://forum.digital-digest.com/showthread.php?t=73584

      Bought from newegg, they have givin me an RMA; problem is, I can't get a 1655 in return, since they are out of them for good! So, its' either money back or an alternate drive.

      regards, katz

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      • Chewy
        Super Moderator
        • Nov 2003
        • 18971

        #4
        I have a theory that if we could get katz away from the turkey and football long enough he could verify if it's bad or not.

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        • katzdvd
          Lord of Digital Video
          Lord of Digital Video
          • Feb 2006
          • 2198

          #5
          I have a theory that if we could get katz away from the turkey and football long enough he could verify if it's bad or not.
          Ummm.... Well, I am a Vegan & I am not really into watching sports (Well, I watch pro wrestling with my son, if you call that a "sport"!)

          Actually, I've been outside cutting firewood all day - but we will get to the bottom of this!

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          • NightTran
            King of Digital Video
            King of Digital Video
            • Aug 2005
            • 4224

            #6
            I would flash a few firmware before you return it, after flash one test it if it is not work then flash to another one, I brought my 1620 once like that but it only last few months
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            • katzdvd
              Lord of Digital Video
              Lord of Digital Video
              • Feb 2006
              • 2198

              #7
              Night & Chewy;

              I (re)flashed firmware twice on the burner with the BCHB version. It is still showing up as only 4x supported write speed.

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              • NightTran
                King of Digital Video
                King of Digital Video
                • Aug 2005
                • 4224

                #8
                was it EOM or retail? I am just curious, I still have one brand new one in box and did not do any thing with it yet
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                • Chewy
                  Super Moderator
                  • Nov 2003
                  • 18971

                  #9
                  how was the drive hooked up during the flash?

                  did you download a fresh version of the firmware and flash from safe mode?

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                  • katzdvd
                    Lord of Digital Video
                    Lord of Digital Video
                    • Feb 2006
                    • 2198

                    #10
                    Night - it is an oem drive; just came with Nero disc, that's all.

                    how was the drive hooked up during the flash?
                    IDE 1 master
                    did you download a fresh version of the firmware and flash from safe mode
                    Fresh version, yes - from rpc1. Flashed 2 times in safe mode, didn't seem to fix it. Still showing as 4x only

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                    • NightTran
                      King of Digital Video
                      King of Digital Video
                      • Aug 2005
                      • 4224

                      #11
                      he mean did you down load the firm ware again and flash it

                      Edit: I bought three EOM Pioneer 11D,nec 3550 and benq 1650 they were close but not 100% compare to the retail that others have and I have
                      Last edited by NightTran; 24 Nov 2006, 01:57 PM.
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                      • Chewy
                        Super Moderator
                        • Nov 2003
                        • 18971

                        #12


                        never heard of a drive being bad this way before?


                        does cdspeed disk info show the same thing?
                        Last edited by Chewy; 24 Nov 2006, 02:23 PM.

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                        • katzdvd
                          Lord of Digital Video
                          Lord of Digital Video
                          • Feb 2006
                          • 2198

                          #13
                          Flashed to BCIB firmware in your link, chewy.

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                          • NightTran
                            King of Digital Video
                            King of Digital Video
                            • Aug 2005
                            • 4224

                            #14
                            just wonder if you have Qsuit, put over speed on to see if it read the same, I am out of option
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                            • Chewy
                              Super Moderator
                              • Nov 2003
                              • 18971

                              #15
                              Originally Posted by NightTran
                              just wonder if you have Qsuit, put over speed on to see if it read the same, I am out of option

                              I think you may be on to something NightTran, Benq's have that fancy overspeed feature, that's what may be hosed, not the firmware or hardware?

                              Imgburn will turn on overspeed for the drive, permanently or temporarily.

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