Plextor Drives lock-Up

[a2kmike]

Dale

I checked the Plextor website for the 2410 model and it's latest is v1.04...so I'm sure that must be ok...at least according to Plextor.
the firmware is here...http://www.plextor.com/english/suppo...firm_2410.html
I am entertaining the thought of installing the v1.06 on the Plextor premium even though I have version 1.07 now...the only thing that makes me hesitant is that the Plextor 2410 with the proper f-ware is not working. Plus the fact that a $45.00 Lite-on DVD is working ok. In my first post if you will notice I went to the Windows Management viewer and the operating system says the cause for the problem was an application hang....which is Hoster. So I am a little puzzled by it all. The Plextor 2410's worked fine on Hoster b4 the upgrade....I have loaded about 19,000 songs with the two of the drives that I have.

[ddouglass]

I agree it is puzzling and it isn't affecting everyone the same way either. Even with the same models there have been differences reported in the forum. All of my drives that I use are 716s and 760s and I have not had any problems except a noticable slowdown in spinup time. I have noticed that importing is a lot faster after that spinup time. External drives seem to be getting the worst of the problems, but that could be because of USB port speeds contributing to it.

I don't know if this will help, but you could try shutting down, remove the CD drive from the system (unplug cables), restart, logon, give enough time for windows to complete its runup procedures, shutdown, plug in CD drive, restart, logon and let windows reinintiallize drive, Then try Hoster again and see if it made any changes.

[a2kmike]

Thanks for your suggestions Dale

I have already tried using the drives internally and externally. I have swapped them in and out of the tower three times now and I am getting ready to do it again just for shits and giggles. I presently have the Plex Premium in the tower and the Plex 2410 on a 2.0 USB in the laptop. I have had the 2410 in the tower and the Plex Premium on the USB....no help. I have two 716A's and a 740 also but they are in another tower, and I prefer to leave them there if I can. So I just don't know , ya know?? It just seems too odd that the little cheapy Lite-on dvdr works flawlessly!!

Thanks

Mike

[ddouglass]

All the drives except for the Plextor use Software Decoding where the Plextor is using Hardware Decoding. I am not a programmer but something in the coding for this version of Hoster for connecting to the Plextors has gotten moved or changed. This is affecting everybody to some degree but not exactly the same. This makes fixing a very difficult task.

I guess as long as you have at least one drive that works you aren't totally disabled.

[lmcmains]

Originally Posted by a2kmike

Thanks for your suggestions Dale

I have already tried using the drives internally and externally. I have swapped them in and out of the tower three times now and I am getting ready to do it again just for shits and giggles. I presently have the Plex Premium in the tower and the Plex 2410 on a 2.0 USB in the laptop. I have had the 2410 in the tower and the Plex Premium on the USB....no help. I have two 716A's and a 740 also but they are in another tower, and I prefer to leave them there if I can. So I just don't know , ya know?? It just seems too odd that the little cheapy Lite-on dvdr works flawlessly!!

Thanks

Mike

I have two Plextors. Both are internal a 712A & 716A one in each computer. I have a Lite-On External. I don't seem to have any problem with any of them. I know this doesn't help you. So it seems like it would be a computer proplem.

[a2kmike]

lmcmains

I don't see how it can be a computer problem when the cheapy lite-on dvdrw works fine and all the plextors worked fine b4 the upgrade. Plus it is occuring on two completely different machines!!....but with the the same plextor drives on each computer. The Hoster application is hanging when I try to use any of the plextor drives to import anything whether using FreeDb or entering the brand and disc ID's manually. I just tried again....shut down... removed plex drive...boot up....open Hoster.... close Hoster.....shut down...install another cheap ancient lite-on cdrw that came with the computer when I bought it...it has no updated firmware and it worked fine....shut down ...unistalled the old lite-on cdrw...bootup.... shutdown .....install plextor 2410 again and bootup....open hoster and try to import and it hangs system...look in task mgr and see prog is not responding....shut down......etc etc it never ends it's something in the new code of Hoster apparently...

[lmcmains]

I hava a 24-10. If I get time tonight I will install it in my computer and try it.

Larry

[a2kmike]

I have also tried my Plextor Premium and it produces the same results as the 2410's.