File Name: README.TXT Samsung SC-148C Firmware Update Readme.txt Version 1.20 CONTENTS --------- 1.0 Overview 2.0 Change History 3.0 Installation and Setup Instructions 4.0 Configuration Information 5.0 Unattended Mode 6.0 Web Sites and Support Phone Number 7.0 Trademarks and Notices 8.0 Disclaimer 1.0 Overview: The firmware B107 is designed to solve a disc scratch problem. 1.1 Overview about this code This file contains the change history and installation/setup instructions for downloading a firmware for SC-148C. 1.2 Limitations If any user has a disc scratch problem, please update your CD-ROM drive with this firmware(B107). 1.3 Enhancements 1.4 Level of Recommendations and Prerequisites for the Update: - IBM recommends this update to customers who have a disc scratch problem. 1.5 Dependencies: - This code does not have any dependency. 2.0 Change History -------------------- 2.1 Firmware B106 to B107 - We fixed disc scratch problem. 2.2 Firmware B105 to B106 - We fixed 'Event Viewer' error problem with Windows XP. 2.3 Firmware B104 to B105 - We fixed O/S CD boot problem with a stamped Windows XP or 2003 disc. - Linear seek time for Pcdoctor(DOS) is improved. 2.4 Firmware B103 to B104 - The system hang issue caused by bad sectors in CD-R media for Update Express is cleared. - The drive will escape the bad sector after 5 trials to read the sector 2.5 Firmware B101 to B102 and B103 - We fixed OS hang problem when wake up from suspend mode with CD-RW media. - We fixed SuSE Linux 7.3 installing problem. 3.0 Installation and Setup Instructions ----------------------------------------- 3.1 Firmware downloading instructions - NOTE: Do not interrupt the flash update process once downloading to the drive has started! This can make your drive permanently unusable. - NOTE: CD-ROM drive should be in a secondary master position to use this flash. - NOTE: The system should be bootable from 3.5-inch diskette drive. Check your BIOS set-up.(Boot option : A,CD-ROM,HDD) 3.2 How to download and flash - Click the icon for B107IBM.exe file. - Click Next. Read the license agreement. - Click I accept the terms in the license agreement. - Click Next. - Ensure that "Save files in folder" is set to your hard disc drive. - Click Next. - Click OK to close the message box. - Double-click B107IBM.exe file in your hard disc drive. - Insert 3.5inch(1.44MB) floppy diskette in your A or B drive. - Click OK. - Then, you can get a bootable diskette containing flash utility and firmware. - Reboot your system with the diskette. - The diskette will flash your CD-ROM drive automatically. - The application will ask to reboot the machine when it finishes flashing the drive. 4.0 Configuration Information ------------------------------- N/A 5.0 Unattended Mode ------------------------------- Note: Include switch and response file documentation. All updates should be capable to be run in an "unattended" mode. N/A 6.0 WEB Sites and Support Phone Number ---------------------------------------- 6.1 IBM Support Web Site: http://www.ibm.com/pc/support 6.2 IBM Marketing Netfinity Web Site: http://www.pc.ibm.com/netfinity 6.3 If you have any questions about this update, or problems applying the update go to the following Help Center World Telephone Numbers URL: 1-800-772-2227 http://www.pc.ibm.com/qtechinfo/YAST-3P2QYL.html. 7.0 Trademarks and Notices ---------------------------- 7.1 If you use IBM trademarks, include the following lead-in: The following terms are trademarks of the IBM Corporation in the United States or other countries or both: Follow it with a list of the IBM trademarks that are in the README file. Make sure that IBM is in the list. 7.2 Some trademarks must be acknowledged with specific statements. If you use these trademarks in the README.TXT file, include the appropriate separate attribution statement after the list of IBM trademarks. ex: C-bus is a trademark of Corollary, Inc. ex: Java and HotJava are trademarks of Sun Microsystems, Inc. ex: Intel trademarks or registered trademarks are trademarks of Intel Corporation. 7.3 Include the following statement to acknowledge any other non-IBM trademarks you might have used. Other company, product, and service names may be trademarks or service marks of others. 8.0 Disclaimer ---------------------------- 8.1 THIS DOCUMENT IS PROVIDED "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND. IBM DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES, WHETHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND MERCHANTABILITY WITH RESPECT TO THE INFORMATION IN THIS DOCUMENT. BY FURNISHING THIS DOCUMENT, IBM GRANTS NO LICENSES TO ANY PATENTS OR COPYRIGHTS. 8.2 Note to Government Users Include the following note after the disclaimer paragraph. Note to U.S. Government Users -- Documentation related to restricted rights -- Use, duplication or disclosure is subject to restrictions set forth in GSA ADP Schedule Contract with IBM Corporation.