1.04 firmware for LG 8520B

[cfitz]

Not that I am aware of. Where did you hear this? Frankly, I'm skeptical. Officially sanctioned overclocking isn't something manufacturers commonly do. There have been isolated cases where the drive was designed for higher speeds but started out with limited firmware because, for example, media wasn't available yet. I think TDK(?) did this for one model with regards to its rewriting speed. Anyway, the LG web site says no such thing:

http://us.lgservice.com/dirty_rotten_javascript/bleah-bleah-bleah

Now, you may be able to overclock your drive to an 8520B yourself via a non-approved (by LG) flash upgrade. I don't know if that is possible or not. But I'm sure someone else does and will let you know about that possibility.

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<edit>corrected link that was broken by javascript</edit>

[eXecutioner]

Do you happen to know what does 1.05 version bring???

[cfitz]

Looking at the link it would appear to be the classic "improved media compatibility".

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[cfitz]

Oops. I'm sorry. I posted a bad link. Rotten javascript!

You can search for it starting from here:

http://us.lgservice.com/bin/SWL/SwlHomeList.cgi

Here is an excerpt of the details page with the relevant information:

New firmware Ver 1.05 for GCE-8480B

Improvement Point:
Enhanced recording speed of some CD-R media

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[cfitz]

Here is the direct link:

http://us.lgservice.com/dirty_rotten_javascript/bleah-bleah-bleah

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