Firmware Update: NEC ND-2500A 1.09

5px; height:28px;” title=”NEC logo” alt=”NEC logo” /> NEC released a new firmware for its ND-2500A 8x DVD burner a few days ago.The update is numbered 1.09 and can be downloaded from here are downloaded. The update does not add any new functionality, it just adds media to the list that the drive recognizes. However, none of these are added to the list of recommended media† The full release notes can be read here, and this is the list of new supported media:

DVD+R, max write speed 8X

• MBIs (8x)
• OPTO DISC (8x)
• YUDEN (16X)
• Mitsubishi (16X)
• MAXELL (16X)
• CMC (16X)
• SONY (16X)
• TDK (16X)
• MBIs (16X)
• MAM-E ADVANCED MEDIA (8x)
• OPTO DISC (8x)
• MBIs (8x)

DVD+R, max write speed 4X

• MPO (8x)

DVD+RW:

• none

DVD-R, max write speed 8X

• MBIs (8x)
• RITEK (G Type) (8x)
• Giga storage (8x)
• OPTO DISC (8x)
• MBIs (16x)
• SONY (16x)
• MCC (16x)
• FUJI (16x)
• MAM-E ADVANCED MEDIA (8x)
• OPTO DISC (16x)
• TDK (16x)
• maxell (16x)
• BEALL (16x)
• YUDEN (16x)
• PRODISC (16x)
• CMC (16x)

DVD-RW:

• Max write speed 4X
• CMC
• PRODISC

CD-R:

• none

CD-RW:

• none

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