Frequent user problem operating system Android is the fact that they do not know and do not know how to independently install firmware on their devices. It is for this reason that today we will talk about how to install firmware on Android from an SD card.

Many of the users of the Android operating system encountered a problem when the firmware had to be installed on devices using a memory card. Doing it the first time is not always easy. And besides, you need additional programs, which will help in the correct settings. So, ClockworkMod Recovery can help you - a very powerful pirated version of the application of the same name (the official factory one can only create backups and install official updates). The essence of the utility is that it is capable of:

• restore system data;
• create backup copies of any documents and files;
• install firmware;
• load and organize the work of additional cores of the device.

You can download ClockworkMod Recovery for free and from virtually any third-party site dedicated to content for the Android operating system. Interestingly, ClockworkMod Recovery is installed in a special subsection of the internal memory of a smartphone or tablet. It can help out its owner in some very difficult situations.

Below is a complete list of the most important abilities of this software.

1. Installation of custom unofficial firmware and additional kernels.
2. Organization of factory updates of any system of any device
3. Ability to install add-ons and bug fixes.
4. Debugging the connection of a smartphone or tablet to a personal computer in removable media mode using a USB cable.
5. Setting up the connection of a smartphone or tablet to a personal computer to facilitate the work with the ADB program when using a USB cable.
6. Creation of full backups of existing firmware or their individual parts (the system itself, individual settings or some applications).
7. Restoring a device using a previously created backup.
8. Ability to organize device reset to factory settings, clear cache, dalvik cache and battery statistics.
9. Creation of certain sections in the memory of the card itself and direct work with them.

Interestingly, the technology for installing firmware from a memory card using this application looks quite simple and takes just a couple of minutes. It looks like this. Next, we will talk about how to flash Android or give instructions on how to flash a phone using an SD card.

Wait for the installation to complete and remember that the phone or tablet will turn on automatically after it is completed.

In case of unsuccessful firmware

As a rule, several reasons can be singled out at once for which a failure in installing the firmware could occur. First of all, it is the crash of the update. It occurs in situations where the smartphone was disconnected from the computer too early, the memory card with the firmware data was removed, or the battery of the device was discharged. The second reason is the incorrect version of the update. Among other things, the errors of the users themselves, which they make during work, can also have a great influence on the installation process.

If errors in operation that are not typical for Android occur after downloading the update via ClockworkMod Recovery, then you can fix them if you simply repeat the update.

1. To do this, launch the Recovery menu again (don't forget about the volume and power buttons).
2. Next, in the settings you will need to find the item " Backup and restore". It will allow you to simply restore your smartphone or tablet and return them to their previously saved state. If you have never backed up your system before, then a backup will not help you. Here it is worth using the “Wipe data / factory reset” item. It will start a complete reset of all settings to the factory state. In this section, use the "cache" item by simply selecting the "wipe cache partition" function.
3. Next, you need to install the operating system again using the "install zip from sdcard" item. After that, in the memory of the card, simply select the desired firmware and wait for the installation to complete.

Remember to repeat this step by step installation firmware can also be through a USB flash drive with the correct settings for this card. If everything is installed correctly, then the system will not refuse to work correctly with such a flashing.

Video "How to install firmware from a card"

From the following video you will learn a lot of interesting things.

Due to the fact that the logic of the device is implemented not in hardware, but in the form of a set of programs, the manufacturer gets the opportunity to improve its operation and correct possible mistakes without replacing the entire device, releasing only updated firmware kits for it.

You can update the firmware, or flash the drive, using special program to replace the firmware supplied by the device manufacturer. Firmware typically improves the performance of a drive, increases its performance or reliability, or provides better compatibility with new software or hardware that did not exist when the drive went into production. In addition, in the case of a DVD drive, using the firmware, you can remove the binding to the region or riplock.

Riplock (riplock) - software limit the speed of rotation of some disks. Its main purpose is the fight against piracy, because it does not allow you to copy the contents of a licensed one with the highest possible speed for a drive. Removing the riplock allows you to read information from the disk faster, but may increase drive noise.

Before flashing the drive, it is recommended to make a copy current version its software. It will come in handy if the firmware fails and you are not satisfied with the results of the drive with the new firmware. With a backup, you can return everything to its original state.

The firmware can be backed up with the same software that does the flashing, or with a specialized program such as binflash. Just select the drive that is planned, make a dump and save the resulting file.

The firmware itself can be run under Windows or under MS DOS. The procedure for flashing from under Windows is generally similar to the procedure for creating a backup copy, but instead of saving the file on the disk, you should select a previously prepared file with a new firmware. During the firmware, any manipulations with the drive are extremely dangerous, for example, an attempt to close it (you should open the tray before starting the firmware). A computer freeze or other failure of the firmware process is also fraught with irreversible failure of the drive, so if you have any doubts whether you can successfully flash the drive, it is better to contact a more experienced specialist.

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Over time in the life of any user personal computer brewing update (update) hardware. It is not necessary to go to the store for a new component of the system unit, sometimes just installing a device firmware update is enough. This operation can be done using a special program.

You will need

• Bootcode Flasher software and firmware files.

Instruction

The program itself, as well as the files, must be from . On the official website of the manufacturer, you can find a suitable version of the firmware files, as well as a program for implementing the firmware. True, not all companies decide to take such a responsible step, because it carries the risk of incorrect actions that may lead to the failure of the device in operation. When choosing a firmware, you should pay attention to the differences between them: there are official firmware files (from the company) and there are modified versions of them (created by advanced users).

If you have not yet looked inside the system unit, do it immediately. Look at the cable that goes from the CD / DVD drive to the board - other devices should not be connected to this cable, this can lead to a violation of the firmware process.

Click the "Start" menu, select "Run". In the window that opens, enter the devmgmt.msc command and click OK. In the window that opens, go to the " Extra options”, select the block that is responsible for your device, and change the data transfer type from DMA to PIO. Initially, we need to reset the boot code of our drive. This can be done using the same Bootcode Flasher program. To do this, we need to download special files that will reset the drive firmware.

After downloading the archive with the zeroing files, you need to run the bat file (the name of this file will contain your drive model). When you run the bat file, a window will open with command line, press the y symbol, then the Enter key. Then you need to enter YES and wait for the process to finish. Firmware reset completed, restart your computer.

After the computer boots, the system will display a message about new hardware - this will be your drive, but it does not yet have firmware. Now you can start flashing the drive to the version we need. It is advisable to flash with another program that is automatically included in the archives with firmware files - BinFlash GUI. In the main window of the program, you must select the drive, if it is not one in your system, then click the Flash button and select the firmware file. The firmware process can take up to 5 minutes, so please be patient. On all the windows that appear, you must press the YES button.

After finishing the drive firmware process, you must restart your computer and enjoy the result. If the firmware is unsuccessful, you must repeat this operation or try other firmware versions.

Sources:

• dvd drive firmware
• Creating a CD-Rom

Firmware is a microprogram that controls the operation of computer components and the operation of many individual devices. It is an integral part of most computer components, such as an optical drive. The firmware is stored in special chips available in electronic devices. The program controls the mechanics of optical drives, the power level of its lasers and the exchange of information with the system on which the recording program is running. optical disc. Determination of the firmware version will be required, for example, if the user wishes to update it.

You will need

• DVD-Identifier program.

Instruction

Download the DVD-Identifier program, which allows the user to identify the firmware versions loaded in DVD drives. The situation when the user does not know which optical drive was installed in system unit his computer when buying, is not uncommon, so it was even created special application to solve this problem.

Install the DVD-Identifier program following the instructions in the application installation window. Run the program and select one of the drive types in the application window. In the middle of the working window there will be tabs, each of which corresponds to one of the categories of the drive, and in each of them the devices of the user's computer found by the application will be marked.

Click the Identify button located on the right side of the central part of the application's working window. The identification process will take some time - quite a long time if the user has more than one drive, a Blu-Ray drive is installed, or the drive's read head has problems writing or reading discs (the application tests this parameter too).

Switch between the corresponding DVD-Identifier tabs to get the information collected about your drive. In the case of the most common type of drives - DVD-R / RW, the tab will contain information on the type of disc, its name and manufacturer, the serial number of the device, the desired firmware version of the drive and its read and write speed.

You can copy the result of the application to the clipboard - to do this, click on the Clipboard button in the central part of the program's working window, under the Identify button.

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If the power supply is turned off during operations related to changing the firmware, the DVD drive may fail.

Optiarc drives from Sony are one of the most common drives on the computer market. As you know, a system driver is enough for the normal operation of the drive. But besides this, any optical drive has firmware, which, in fact, is the software of the device. From time to time, new firmware versions are released for Optiarc drives, which fix the shortcomings of the previous ones. So it is advisable to reflash your drive from time to time.

You will need

• - A computer;
• - DVD drive Optiarc;
• - Internet access.

Instruction

First of all, you need to download the desired firmware. This can be done from the drive manufacturer's website. Firmware can also be found on third-party Internet resources, but it is not recommended to download them from there. You need to download the firmware specifically for your Optiarc drive model, otherwise it simply will not install.

For most drives, it is just one file that is downloaded in the archive. After downloading, unzip the file to any folder convenient for you. Now just open the unpacked file. The process of flashing the drive will begin. Basically, the firmware of the drive is fully automated, you don't have to choose anything. Its duration depends on the drive model, but, as a rule, about ten seconds. After the process is completed, the computer will restart. After that, the drive will already be running the new firmware version. If the computer does not restart automatically, restart it yourself.

If an error occurs during the process of flashing the drive, or the computer is still before the process is completed, then most likely you have downloaded a firmware version that is not for your drive model. Also, if for some reason the program fails to drive, the old version of the firmware will automatically be returned.

Useful advice

There is nothing wrong with updating the firmware. Many users simply never update drive firmware because they don't see much point in doing so. But the update can really improve the performance of the drive. For example, the auto speed control of the optical drive is improved, which helps to avoid unnecessary noise when watching a movie directly from the disc.

Each PC device, including the drive, has its own microcomputer, which is responsible for the sequence and correctness of the actions. This allows you to improve the performance of the device without applying mechanical changes and additions. It is enough just to correct the software (reflash). How to do this, read on.

Instruction

Download new version firmware, as well as a program for installing it on a dvd-rom from the official website of the manufacturer. As a rule, the manufacturer directly releases new versions of the software. They are tested, optimized and ready to go.

Using licensed software, you exclude the possibility of incorrect operation of the device. However, before you dvd-rom, save previous version software in case the new one doesn't suit you. Then you can return old version, and restore the device to its previous operation.

Launch the binflash program. can be performed as in the operating room Windows system, and from under DOS. This is, as they say, a matter of taste. In the program, select the drive you are interested in and save the file of the existing firmware. Then, select the new firmware version file and install it on the drive media.

Make sure that the drive tray is open before starting the installation of a new firmware version. Otherwise, cancel the initiated action, and open the tray. Then repeat the whole operation again.

Before downloading the firmware file, read the annotation to it. Each of them has a special purpose and is more or less suitable for some specific model drive. If the characteristics of the firmware and the drive do not match, this may cause undesirable effects, such as increased noise when reading the disc, damage to the disc surface, etc.

If you are not confident in your own abilities, trust a more experienced PC user to flash the drive, preferably a service center specialist who can optimally select a new firmware version and install it correctly.

DVD drive firmware may be needed by different reasons: solving the problem of modern operating system support, improving performance and speed of copying and reading, adding new functionality And so on. For firmware, you need the drive itself and the firmware program.

You will need

• - administrator rights.

Instruction

Find on the Internet and download the firmware program for your drive model to your computer's hard drive. Sample firmware and other useful diagnostic programs can be found at http://www.samsung.com/en/support/download/supportDownloadMain.do. You can look at the exact model in Device Manager, in a disc burning program like Nero, or on the drive itself. For flashing Samsung drives, the sfdnwin flasher is suitable. As a rule, a separate configuration file is created for each model, which is subsequently used for firmware. The situation is similar with the drive from Samsung.

Download the firmware for your drive. Many manufacturers post updated versions firmware on your site. Unzip the files to a temporary directory. Open the drive tray before flashing. Run the downloaded flasher (maybe the flasher files need to be unpacked first). In the dialog box, select the desired model from the list of drives. Click on the button labeled Download File Open.

What is firmware

Firmware (firmware) is software, which is actually the operating system of the device (chips BIOS, DVD drive, modem, mobile phone…).

Firmware also called a file that contains an updated version of the device upgrade program.

Firmware sometimes called a flasher (flasher) program designed to load this file into Flash- device memory.

Firmware also called the process of loading the program into the device.

In software execution, the firmware, as a rule, is a binary file (with the *. bin), less commonly an executable *. exe.

Why do I need a firmware update (flashing)

There are many reasons why you need to update the firmware ( firmware):

- for compatibility with new software (for example, with new ones);

– to improve the performance of the device;

- to expand the configuration options (add new "");

- to correct errors and shortcomings of the program drive (eliminate "" and "");

– to remove binding to a region (setting a multi-zone drive);

- for change ID string drive (for example, firmware DVD- drive Toshiba from Kiss will show the drive as Kiss, not how Toshiba);

- to remove the riplock;

– …

How to make a backup of the original firmware

To save a copy of the original firmware, special programs are used, for example, Binflash:

– run the program, make sure that the drive from which you want to make a backup is selected;

– select an option DUMP;

– Restart . When rebooting, press the key Delete to enter BIOS Setup.

– Set as the first boot device ( 1st boot device – FLOPPY DRIVE).

– Press F10, saving changes.

- After loading the system prompt will appear from the floppy A:\>

– enter UPDATE.BAT(you can use letters and without extension - update), press Enter.

– If a message appears that the file update not found, to find the file on the floppy disk to run the flash driver, enter dir .

– A flasher is loaded (for example, a flasher for a drive TOSHIBA ODD-DVD SD-M1802 when loaded, it will display the following information: ***Flash Program to upgrade SD-M1802…).

– You will be prompted to press any key – Press any key to continue…

– The flasher will scan the drives.

– The tray of the drive to be flashed pops out and the message “ Over Write Flash-ROM? (Y/N)».

– Enter Y, click Enter.

– The process of flashing the drive will begin (the duration of the flashing is on average 1.5 - 2 minutes).

– If the firmware is successful, the drive tray will close and a message will appear with the drive name and firmware number.

– After the system prompt A:\> click reset.

– When rebooting, press the key Delete to enter BIOS Setup.

- Install the hard drive as the first boot device ( 1st Boot Device – HARD DRIVE).

– Press F10, saving changes.

– After loading the operating system, a message will appear that new hardware has been found – drive DVD. will select for him from his library. You can use the drive!

Firmware DVD- drive from Windows

– Open the flashing tray DVD-drive.

- Run the flasher (there are universal flashers, for example, flasher sfdnwin _3.25.4 is for flashing drives Toshiba and Samsung).

- drop down list Drive select the desired drive.

– Click the button Download File Open.

- In the window Open specify the location of the firmware. If this firmware is not suitable for this drive, a window will appear MESSAGE with an error message "File Open Fail (No Flash File)!! 0b 0kb 0cmd".

– Press the button Start Download.

Attention!

1. Firmware DVD-drives (however, other "hardware" too!) - a potentially dangerous and difficult to predict occupation! If the drive is under warranty, it may be easier to contact a shop or

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Flashing DVD-RW drive Optiarc-NEC.
(on the example of turning an Optiarc DVD-RW AD-5170A drive into an AD-7173A)

1. You will need a bootcode flasher, or a drive bootcode flasher. Take ,
depending on the drive model. (The order of programs and files, of course,
not particularly important, but I write them in the order in which they are needed.)
2. You will also need a flasher program or just a flasher. I rocked this one, but all of them full list, depending on the operating system version.
3. Well, actually, it would not hurt to have a firmware, right? Naturally. We take.
Important! On this site, most of the firmwares are "modified" by Liggy's comrades
and Dee either together at once, or each of them in turn. Which one to download
firmware: "modified" by them, or purely official - it's up to you. Here is
once. And the second - in the RPC1 category, the most tweaked
firmware (they remove either read-write speed limits, or
checking the region, or something else, in short, see the readme-shku which in
archives). Personally, I downloaded the "tweaked" firmware myself latest version co
removed by checking the region.
And then - just a sequence
actions, following which you can easily "teach" your drive and read
DVD-RAM discs, and draw on discs using LabelFlash technology, which allows
"draw" the outer side of disks with a certain coating, as well as
by technology [email protected], which allows you to draw on the normal side of the disk,
where the data is written (naturally, in the area where the drawing is applied,
nothing can be recorded).

ATTENTION!!! It's very important!

1.
Before proceeding further, it is highly recommended that you disable all
"left devices" from the cable on which the drive hangs!
2. In
properties of the IDE controller hosting the drive MANDATORY
set the data transfer mode to "Only PIO" !!! If exposed
DMA, most likely, nothing will work out and I can’t vouch for the results ... How
do not confuse on which IDE channel the screw hangs, and on which -
drive unit? In principle, nothing terrible should happen if the screw
set PIO transfer mode. The screw will work 3-4 times slower,
only and everything
. In any case, after flashing everything, it is desirable to set it to the previous
position (and not even desirable, but very, very strictly
recommended). I must say that you can change the transmission mode as through
Windows Device Manager (Start -> Run... -> devmgmt.msc), and through the BIOS. Personally, I did through Windows.

So,
let's get started. First you need to wipe the old firmware in the drive and
flash a new bootcode into it (the bootcode is something like
zero track on the hard drive, where information about the drive itself is stored).
So, the boot flasher writes the drive we want into the boot code
get from our source. Boot flasher will need strictly the one
against which the drive model is written! That is, if in my case it was AD-5170A, then I could change it to a maximum of AD-7173A! By the way, I do not advise downloading with updated bootcodes of version 0.08,
because on the forum, people complained that there were glitches and had to
go back. My drive, although it was flashed, is buggy: I forgot how
burn DVD. Having climbed a little on the forum, I found out that initially
Before the firmware, the problem was with Alcohol. He exhibited his
"special" method of controlling the drive interface, which led to the fact that
that he did not see the disks. Here is a link to the bootcodes of version 0.06, ONLY THEM AND YOU SHOULD TAKE!

The archive will contain several *.BAT-, *.BIN- and *.EXE-files. You need to run exactly the BAT-file, the name of which contains the model of the drive that we want to get!
Those. in my case it was bfl7173A.bat. After launching the flasher boot code
it will give a warning (press y, then Enter), then a list
found drives in the system. Even with physically one drive in
system, the program in rare cases can issue two! It is connected with
different methods of accessing the drive when some
emulators like alcohol or daemon-tools. Here is what we see after
launch:

After that, you need to enter "YES", as in the screenshot and wait for the end of the process:

Farther
will need to reboot. If everything went well, Winda after
Boot will happily announce that a new device has been found! Installation
which she will take care of. However, in the so-called. "new device" is not yet
firmware. More precisely, of course it is there, only versions 0.06 and
is just bootcode. By the way, I forgot to mention
the drive will blink the indicator throughout the entire time from
flashing the boot code, until the final firmware. Windows by installing "new
device" will ask you to reboot. Well, we can agree. Can i
and no. And immediately start flashing the drive. We start the flasher. That,
which is from the 2nd point. NECWinFlash.exe. Here's what it represents:

Click
button "Flash", give it the firmware file, listen to everything
warnings and sew. If he yells about identifiers, press
Yes. You will have to wait about 2-5 minutes. The firmware process
shows, but sometimes it seems as if it freezes. Actually it's not
yes, you just have to wait.

ATTENTION!
Lord readers! In view of cases of irretrievable loss of drives
(when you have to throw away the "reflashed" one and buy a new one), again
I warn you: for the actions you have taken after reading this
articles, you and only you will be responsible.
P.S. Preoromnoe thanks to comrade crazycat, whoever he is! Thanks to his site http://crazycat69.narod.ru/nec-dvdrw/btflash.htm it was possible to write this article.
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In this article, we will look at the optical drive firmware, the reasons and the main methods for updating it, because, as is the case with the BIOS, updating provides some advantages.

Simultaneous translation

Like the BIOS, optical drives have a chip with an internal program - it controls the input / output of data, controls the rotation speed of the disks, the intensity of the laser radiation, and contains a region code control system when it comes to DVDs.

The BIOS manages I/O data with motherboard, without going into details of operation, and the optical drive firmware works by delving into the details of the functioning of each node - every time you insert a CD or DVD into it, the firmware directs the lens to the tracks, accelerates the disk to a speed that depends on the location of the current track and controls data stream, ensuring its safety.

Now you might be thinking: why fix something that isn't broken?
From a common sense point of view, yes.
Engineers, however, tend to think otherwise: if a thing is not broken, then it lacks new features.
Getting a lot of new settings can keep the drive from malfunctioning.
Or at least everything will function as before.

Hello, Mirror, tell me what's on the disk, report back!

So what are the benefits of a flashed drive?
Let's start by discussing the difference between official and unofficial firmware.
Usually, official updates are approved by the manufacturer and read / write processes are optimized in the internal program.
To better understand this, let's deal with the information that is on a blank disk.
A common misconception is that a CD-R or DVD-R is completely blank before burning.

In fact, along the entire disk, from the inner edge to the area available for recording, a groove in the form of a spiral extends.
This chute, called ATIP (Absolute Time-In Pregroove), helps the drive read data synchronously.
This process must take place at a certain angle and if there is no deviation, the drive can accurately recognize the data reading speed.
The introductory area (before the recording area) contains not only the ATIP, but also some important information.

This includes information about the manufacturer, the type of ink used in the manufacturing process, the maximum capacity of the disc, and the maximum speed for writing.
How does this affect you as an end user?
In simple terms, each firmware contains a table of manufacturers, colors and speeds.
When your drive reads information from the lead-in zone, it compares it with the data in the table and if it matches, the disc will be written at, say, 4x speed.

The new firmware contains updated information in the table, and a disc that was marked as 4x writeable there can now be marked as 8x recordable - such changes occur because new discs continue to be tested after the release of the drive.
However, a re-flashed drive can better determine what laser intensity is best for recording.
It's obvious that new firmware, mainly helps the burners.

Unofficial firmware

Along with all the features of their official counterparts, firmware published by third parties have a couple of special settings in their arsenal that can be useful to experienced users.
Unofficial firmware is made either by single enthusiasts who understand the internal structure of the drive and want to upgrade it, or by groups organizing entire online communities dedicated to flashing.
Many of the opportunities offered by such firmware, which seem quite ordinary and legal, are not always so.

For example: RPC-1 playback, allowing you to watch DVDs purchased anywhere in the world, regardless of region.
This protection, annoying to almost all users, can be disabled by flashing - the rest is fixed through the OS.
The next advantage gained from flashing is the so-called. Riplocking.
Most DVDs are protected from reading faster than 4x or 5x.

Although riplock makes the drive quieter, it does not allow you to copy data at maximum speed, which is harmful to you if you are the rightful owner of the DVD.
To avoid this, firmware with the riplock removed will allow you to play both printed and burnt DVDs at higher speeds, at the price of increased drive noise.

This may interfere with a home theater, but not a computer for gaming or work, on which you can survive an extra minute of noise.
The final benefit of flashing is bitsetting.
It allows you to burn a DVD+R or RW to be defined as -R or -RW to avoid incompatibilities.
This feature is especially useful as old technology that cannot be flashed will be able to play recorded DVDs.

Return to characteristic hazards

If you've read our previous article, you know all the dangers of flashing the wrong firmware, but let's revisit them and look at a few differences.
In the event that the power supply is turned off during the flashing, you are in big trouble.
In case you used the wrong firmware version, there are three possible outcomes.
You will probably be able to flash the device again with the correct version - in this case, consider yourself lucky.
Otherwise, the drive may permanently fail, without giving you the opportunity to reflash it.
However, there is a small chance that, as with the BIOS, a technician will be able to connect an external programmer and flash the drive.

In the end, it may happen that you find yourself the happy owner of an iron box with microcircuits inside.
And again, by analogy with the BIOS, in some cases, software for flashing through the OS will be available to you, and in some you will need boot disk for firmware from DOS.
For example: official NEC firmwares require a boot disk, while third-party versions with Binflash will flash the device and make backup through Windows interface, with less fuss.
Binflash can also be used with official firmware.

Despite all the risks, there is one case in which you can flash the device with the "wrong" firmware.
Often there is a sticker on the drive that is not from the company that actually produced it.
In this case, searching the Internet for firmware for your drive may lead you to firmware from another manufacturer - they will work, because. all the mechanisms inside are actually the same.

Flashing: conclusion

While most hardware is updated via drivers, flashing is the lowest level of update available to you as a technician.
While you are working directly with the iron, you do not need to solder anything.
In addition, not all problems can be solved by updating drivers, especially when it comes to optical drives, because they use the program sewn into them.

Unlike flashing the BIOS, if successful, you will notice a performance boost almost immediately and will be able to get the most out of yours or the drive you are servicing if its owner wants to get something more out of their computer.

Translation: Anton Shulga

AMD Radeon Software Adrenalin Edition Driver 19.9.2 Optional

The new AMD Radeon Software Adrenalin Edition 19.9.2 Optional driver improves performance in Borderlands 3 and adds support for Radeon Image Sharpening.