pinto2 used our news submit to tell us that the CodeGuys released a new and easy to use tool called CodeGuys EEPROM Utility . With this tool you can backup and restore the EEPROM of your Lite-On DVD+/-RW drives. Another important feature is the option to reset the "learned media calibration data", this can be very useful when you have a bad burning quality and want set back your drive to "learn" it again.
| CodeGuys EEPROM Utility (v1.3.0)
What is it
We have developed a tool that makes backing up and restoring the EEPROM very simple. The EEPROM is a 1024 byte non-volitile memory in the drive, which stores data that needs to be retained when the drive is de-powered. I suggest that everyone with a Liteon DVD drive should use this utility to make a backup of their EEPROM straight away (if you don't have one already) and make two copies for safe keeping. You may never need it but it's good to have just in case. If you have two drives, it's even more important, as it is very easy to write the EEPROM file to the wrong drive. This can kill a drive because each EEPROM has unique calibration data, that is set in the factory. MAKE A BACKUP NOW!!!! What have you got to lose.
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For those that are interested and want more information, C0deKing one of the Codeguys, opened a new thread in our Lite-On subforum at Club CD Freaks. There you can also find a link to the
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Source: Club CD Freaks
