Dvd burned onto rev drive?????? HELP!

I clicked on burn in dvd studio pro and it formatted the dvd to my rev drive that was attached via firewire. Now I can't erase the files off my rev and it is useless. Has this ever happened to anyone and how do I make my rev drive a normal hard drive again?

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Alberto

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I'd try other brands of media and a lens cleaner before flashing the firmware. And, if you do decide to flash the firmware, the current, official firmware for that drive is here. The link in MLCinma's post contains hacked (region free) firmware and is outdated in any event.
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I'm configuring a HP notebook which will come with a Blue Ray writer and DVD burner. I won't burn anything. I just would like to know if the driver will play both formats, i.e. Blue Ray and DVD movies. Can someone answer my question?
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I upgraded toa used G4 instead of trying to upgrade my imac.

They all seem to work with a mac. You just bolt them in and go [assuning you use OS X 10,4.7 which has drivers built in].
Some may need Patchburn to fully function.
For day to day use they all seem Ok. I use a Benq but it is old.
A lot are are made by the same company.
I saw a Pioneer 111 at http://www.newegg.com yesterday for about $32.00 [Super drive].
Lightscribe laser labeling is nice, and usually no more money.
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maybe you just accidentally bought your first batch of DVD+R.
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The breakdown is something like this.
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Take a look at http://www.patchburn.de/.
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