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High-Speed Burning Could Harm Pioneer Combo Drives

Posted by timothy on from the but-isn't-that-the-point-of-high-speed dept.

daffydory writes "Both New Scientist and The Register have articles about the Pioneer DVD writers (SuperDrives to us Apple users)." According to these articles, the drives "will bascially implode themselves with the new highspeed media that's coming out. Lovely. There's supposed to be a firmware patch to fix it, but it may be 'problematic' for users to install."

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  1. Error by jamespharaoh · · Score: 5, Funny

    /dev/hdc on fire

  2. Burning Could Harm Pioneer Combo Drives by N3WBI3 · · Score: 5, Funny

    I tried burning my drive really slow and it still damaged it..

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  3. Warp 10 by kmahan · · Score: 5, Funny

    She kinna take it anymore, captain! She's gonna blow!

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  4. problematic? by Lxy · · Score: 5, Funny

    There's supposed to be a firmware patch to fix it, but it may be 'problematic' for users to install.

    Does problematic mean "I can't get to the machine to upgrade because there's shards of disc flying at me when I go near it!"?

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  5. No fix for Apple users yet by gwernol · · Score: 5, Informative

    The Pioneer firmware fix won't work on SuperDrives installed in a Mac. As quoted from Macintosh Digital Hub:

    "So what's the resolution? For Mac users, that answer is a bit hazy. Pioneer is releasing updater software that tweaks the internal firmware in its drives so that they are able to use the high-speed media. This firmware updater will be available for download from Pioneer's Web site; you'll also be able to order it on a CD-ROM.

    But this updater will not work with SuperDrives, since they contain Apple's firmware. According to Pioneer senior vice president Andy Parsons, "Apple is aware of the issue, and we expect they will have a solution soon." Those of us with SuperDrives will have to wait or Apple to deliver a firmware update"

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  6. And here's Pioneer's fix by BMonger · · Score: 5, Informative

    http://www.pioneerelectronics.com/hs/

    Dunno why that isn't posted in the article...

  7. Uh oh . . . by div_2n · · Score: 5, Funny

    Talk about extreme Digital Rights Management . . .

  8. Implode? by guttentag · · Score: 5, Funny
    ...the drives "will bascially implode themselves
    CD/DVD drives are essentially centrifuges. As such, they are given to exploding at high speeds.

    If you have a centrifuge that's imploding at high speeds, there's nothing wrong with the device -- there's something amiss with physics in your point in space. Get out of house and contact your nearest physicist right away.