MadDog (vers. ND-3500A); can I permanently convert to a NEC?

[VEFF]

Can I permanently flash my MadDog 16X DVD burner to
a NEC ND-3500A, like you could with the rebadged LiteOn drives (CyberDrive etc.), so I can simply flash it with subsequent NEC ND-3500A firmwares without using any special (drive check override) tools?
OR
will I always need to use a binflasher (or similar/equivalent tool)
to flash the official NEC firmware into the burner's EEPROM?

I did searches here and at one of the other sites we all know, but couldn't find this specific thread; there were tons of matches for NEC 3500A and MadDog...

Thanks!

[ClayBuster]

Use BinFlash and flash the drive to 2.17 then go to NEC's website and get 2.18 and try it

[ItalianJob]

It will definitively work : with binflash and an original NEC 3500 2.16 firmware you will have a true NEC 3500 fw 2.16 drive.

You will be able to flash to the next 2.18 "exe" firmware from NEC without binflash as a NEC regular user.

[VEFF]

Excellent news guys!
Thanks for the info.

I'll give it a shot as soon as I install it.

The OM people forgot to use bubble wrap or other protectant; the drive
was loose in a big shipping box, with nothing at all wrapped around it, except of course the MadDog retail box...

I actually heard a thud when the shipping guy dropped it off; he didn't ring or knock, but I was in the family room and heard it.

I don't think it is worth swapping it out, since you never know what happened to any retail box between production and the time you buy it ; it could drop off a shelf in the store; it could be dropped in the warehouse etc.
It has a 2 year warranty, which is probably a lot longer than I'll keep it anyway...

[VEFF]

I have converted it to a NEC.
It has fw 2.18

Now to try some burns.
I have a big headache (hope its not from the fumes from the garage floor epoxy coating that I painted on yesterday), so I may not do any burns tonight.

[ETP]

You will love this drive!

[VEFF]

You will love this drive!

I am looking forward to using it.
I am taking a long vacation starting next week, so I am sure I can get some play time with the drive - I have yet to even burn one disc so far.

I have a data backup or two that I would like to start with.

[lrtrees]

Sorry for the question, but what is BinFlash and where is it found? We bought our daughter a MadDog burner for Christmas and would like to use the NEC firmware.

Thanks,
Lon

[ETP]

Bin flash will allow you to erase all the ROM from your drive and replace it with donuts/cake whatever you want.


2.18 is faster for my media and you can flash direct to 2.18 from 2.16. If you have used a doctored FW then you can use bin flash to remove it and flash with 2.18. Italian Job has the link for bin flash. I had to use it for my 2510A.

2.18 link

http://www.de.nec.de/software/1769_...500A_win218.zip

bin flash

http://binflash.cdfreaks.com

http://binflash.cdfreaks.com/download/1/5