Help - Optical drive firmware downgrade

I'mm having problem with my DVD drive after updating the firmware...I want to know how to downgrade my optical drive formware from previous version..Thank you!

When I open Device Manager and click on the DVD/CD drive is shows hp DVD A DH16AAL SCSI.
When I click on the links you provided, nothing listed for that drive.
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and the drive's firmware specs after using Nero Drive Speed: http://i221.photobucket.com/albums/dd225/KellySt10/specsofmyopticaldrive.png
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Apple provides firmware restoration CD images for Intel machines (search Support), but it is a machine restore, and I don't know what that does specifically (if anything) about the DVD firmware. The DVD's have their own onboard firmware (RPC-2, as they encode/enforce region information at the drive level, not the system level), and it has been years since firmware images (or hacked versions thereof) have been available (MPAA and others took care of that).
Only suggestion I have is to call AppleCare and ask them. You can bring your machine in to an Apple Store for a system firmware restore, so perhaps they can also do that for the DVD (or point you to the appropriate resource on the Support web site to do it yourself).

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I have a Tecra M2-630 that has provided great service for many years. I changed out the hard drive with a larger one that I took out of a dead HP laptop. I have an HP Model UJ-840 DVD RW drive from that same dead laptop and I found that I can change out the carriage and install in the Toshiba. I thought it might recognize the hardware and search for drivers but it seems that it won't. Anybody know if this will work, and how I can get the right drivers to make it work well?

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Hi!
i wonder if anyone can help me to flash the firmware in my optical drive?
i have never done it before and i dont know how to do.
i got a NEC DV-5700B DVD-rom drive. i know it is not a MSI drive but i am going to use it for my MEGApc 180. and need to flash it to get it working as supposed. i hope.
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I know there are a million discussions going on in this forum about optical drives. I have been reading them and trying to figure out what is going wrong with mine and am hoping someone can help.
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