Instructions
 
Warning! Before attempting this it must be understood that this procedure could destroy your DVD drive or any other drive residing in your computer. To minimize these risks follow these instructions carefully. 

By continuing with this procedure your drives warranty will be voided and youll assume all risks. Good or bad.

Step 1:
Make sure you have an I/O Magic Dual Format 8X DVD Model DD0401 and its device ID is GENERIC DVD RW 8XMax 

Step 2:
Run 150E4ALL-RPC1.EXE and under Select Device select GENERIC DVD RW 8XMax *Important* If GENERIC DVD RW 8XMax is not in the list then your drive is not supported! Attempting to continue will destroy the selected drive. In the event of an unsupported drive click on Cancel  NOT OK and sigh in relief that you have been spared.

Step 3:
Verify that in the Device F/W Ver field the last character is ether an I, E, or D
Do not under any circumstances continue if this is not the case! 

Step 4:
To complete the flash click on OK


If the flash fails and your drive no longer responds to any stimuli, search the I/O Magic website (www.iomagic.com) forms for information on optorite DD0401 restore files and how you might be able to get them


