"let it region free"
(*In first line sorry for my very poor english, but i sure You understand what i wrote bellow.)
Differences between RPC1 and RPC2 firmwares:
Drive info program 
Some notes on firmware upgradings:
Flashing wrong type of firmware, will cause malfunctions! Beware what type of firmware you download and use!!!
Make sure about the state of your drive after flashing, with running Drive info program after firmware update !!!! You win, when get an "This drive has NO region protection" message. It means your drive become RPC1!
Don't forget! With new official released firmware flashed in your drive, the drive will be return in original RPC2 state, and you risk no possibilities to return to earlier RPC1 regionless state !!!!
Any power failures, hangs up, or restarts occoured when flashing, your drive maybe dead, and irreversible damaged. Please dont use this upgrades when you don't have smooth running PC. Use of an Uninterruptible Power Supply is recomended!
Downloads and links:
| Device drivers | ATAPI
Device driver V3.07 SCSI Device driver V3.05 |
Device drivers for DOS mode (required for proper firmware upgrade) |
| DVD-103, 103S, A03, A03, Z Slot-in loader 6xDVD |
F series firmware V1.16 RPC1 | Don't care RPC jumper state * |
| DVD-113, 113S, 113SZ Tray loader 6xDVD |
F series firmware V1.14 RPC1 | Don't care RPC jumper state * |
| DVD-303S, U03, U03S, Z SCSI |
F
series firmware V1.10 RPC1 F series firmware V2.00 RPC1 |
Don't care RPC jumper state * Not allow returning to older firmwares * |
| DVD-104, 104S, A04, A04S, Z Slot-in loader 10xDVD |
F
series firmware V1.23 RPC1 F series firmware V1.25 RPC1 F series firmware V2.02 RPC1 |
Not allow returning to older firmwares |
| DVD-114, 114S, 114SZ Tray loader 10xDVD |
F
series firmware V1.10 RPC1 F series firmware V1.24 RPC1 F series firmware V2.03 RPC1 |
Not allow returning to older firmwares |
| DVD-105, 105S, A05, A05S, Z Slot-In loader 16xDVD |
F series firmware V1.22 RPC1 | |
| DVD-115, 115S, 115SZ Tray loader 16xDVD |
F
series firmware V1.22 RPC1 F series firmware V1.27 RPC1 |
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| Useful links | Firmware page Pioneer Australia firmware page Pioneer USA firmware page Pioneer Japan firmware page |
Very useful firmwares for other drives Australian Pioneer firmware update page American Pioneer firmware update page Japanese Pioneer firmware update page |
* This
firmwares (for 6x DVD drives) will be restore Region locked "R" (jumper RPC
removed) drives, in real RPC1 drives. After
successful update, the RPC jumper on the
back of the drive, will have no function in future. The drive will remain anytimes RPC1!
Compatibility chart:
| Pioneer DVD-103 slot-in loader series | Aopen DVD9632 Compaq DVD-103 |
| Pioneer DVD-113 tray loader series | Actima AD05P Compaq DVD-113 |
| Pioneer DVD-104 slot-in loader series | Aopen DVD-1040 Pro |
| Pioneer DVD-114 tray loader series | Acer DVD-1040A Compaq DVD-114 Aopen DVD-1040 Philips PCDV104 |
| Pioneer DVD-105 slot-in loader series | Aopen DVD-1640 Pro |
| Pioneer DVD-115 slot-in loader series | Acer DVP-1640A Compaq DVD-115 Aopen DVD-1640 |
Use this firmwares ONLY AT
YOUR OWN RISK! Bad flashing could destroy your
DVD-ROM drive definitively!
If you need help, please use this Discussion
forum or Online chatroom to get help from experienced friends...
This site has been created and updated by Fekete Istvan
Hungary (Progress Ramsoft Network) on: 2000.09.27. 22:08
