Go to: http://support.necam.com/Optical/downloads/FlashFirmware/ download the firmware upgrade and follow the directions. The software is self installing. However, it likes the DVD drive to be in the MASTER position, not SLAVE.
A CDROM drive is neither an input device or an output device. A CDROM drive is a storage device.
Each IDE connector on the board supports two channels per. (Two drives) The combination of drives can vary. For instance, hard drive-cdrom, hard drive-hard drive, cdrom-cdrom, ect....ect.
Flip the laptop over so that the rubber feet are facing up. Remove the screw in the center of the laptop with the picture of a lock near it. This is the only thing keeping the cdrom drive from sliding out of the laptop. If it doesn't come out easily, you may need to power up the laptop, open up the cdrom tray, power off the laptop (while the cdrom tray is still open) then repeat procedure above - however, you'll now have the cdrom tray to use as a handle to pull out the entire cdrom drive.
because firmware can never be erased because firmware can never be erased
Just like a PC might run Windows as it's operating system, a PS3 has Firmware. If you have an internet connection on your PS3, you'll get a notification saying that your PS3's firmware needs to update automatically. If not, try pressing "Software Update" at the top of the Settings bar and seeing if there are any new updates. If you don't have an internet connection, you can download the latest firmware from the Sony PS3 website, put it on a flash drive and then insert that into your PS3 and install it from there. http://uk.playstation.com/help-support/ps3/system-software/download/
probably need to update the drive if its older and you're using newer cds, have to get a firmware file , flash file
None, unless you leave a disc in the cdrom drive.
No.
No, since U3 is hardware and software combined.
Yes you have to have Xbox live to update your flash drive.
To mount a CD in SCO Open server UNIX: login as root make a directory named cdrom then # mount -f HS,lower /dev/cd0 /cdrom
CDROM drives do not get infected with virus. May be there is a driver problem. You can first run one of the free anti-virus like AVG and enable your CD ROM drive if you want to reinstall OS from a CD/DVD. - Neeraj Sharma