Installation Instructions for Firmware Upgrade for CED-8080B TO
Version 1.06
Improper processing of this upgrade will damage the drive. LG Electronics is not
responsible or liable for improper installation of this upgrade. If you do not feel
comfortable installing this upgrade, please call our office Monday through Friday ,
7am to 7 pm CT at 1-800-243-0000 option 2 for other options.
This firmware upgrade is for firmware version 1.05 ONLY! Once applied it will
bring the firmware version to 1.06 of LG branded CD-ROM drives. 1.0 to 1.04 of
this model drive utilized a mask ROM instead of a flash ROM type, and can't be
upgraded or changed from the version programmed in. The ROM version is
stamped on the top of the drive below the serial #.
This upgrade is not designed for drives manufactured for Packard Bell, HP, NEC,
IBM, or any other OEM {Original Equipment Manufacturer} customers.
Please follow the hardware setup instructions below.
1. Have the CD-ROM drive connected to the secondary IDE channel as a master
drive alone.
2. Do not touch or interfere with the drive while the FIRMWARE is being
upgraded.
3. If an error occurs during the upgrade process, or the upgrade process is
cancelled during this process, damage to the drive can occur. This is your
responsibility. LG Cannot be held liable for mistakes or errors that occur
during this upgrade process.
Download: File to a temporary directory on your hard drive. Please make sure
this is the only file in this directory.
Double-click on the 8080-106firm.zip file to extract it. Extracting this zip file
will extract these files to a directory specified by the user.
Make a bootable system diskette from Control Panel.
Copy the extracted files from the temporary directory to the bootable diskette.
Reboot the PC with the boot disk in the boot drive {A:} . The CD-ROM
should be recognized as Drive D or as the next available drive letter.
Type RWN e4lg6941.lge at the A:> Prompt.
The screen will first display a message that the drive has been recognized and will
prompt you to enter Y or N for processing the upgrade. If you desire to process the
upgrade, enter Y.
The computer will display a screen indicating the firmware process has begun. DO NOT
INTERFERE WITH THE DRIVE DURING THIS PROCESS.
When the UPGRADE is complete the screen should indicate FIRMWARE UPGRADE
COMPLETE . The way to test this if you receive this message is to reboot the PC and
view the properties of the CD-ROM in device manager and verify the ROM version. It
should indicate ROM version 1.06.
Download Driver Pack
After your driver has been downloaded, follow these simple steps to install it.
Expand the archive file (if the download file is in zip or rar format).
If the expanded file has an .exe extension, double click it and follow the installation instructions.
Otherwise, open Device Manager by right-clicking the Start menu and selecting Device Manager.
Find the device and model you want to update in the device list.
Double-click on it to open the Properties dialog box.
From the Properties dialog box, select the Driver tab.
Click the Update Driver button, then follow the instructions.
Very important: You must reboot your system to ensure that any driver updates have taken effect.
For more help, visit our Driver Support section for step-by-step videos on how to install drivers for every file type.