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I have a eMac (running 10.3.2) with a Superdrive. This is a factory DVR-104 listing the device revision as A227. Using Apple DVD-R 4x media, I can only seem to have the option to burn at 1x which seems a little strange. There is no firmware update available unlike some early flat panel iMacs and others with the same drive (see below). Anyone else have this issue or know what I can do to fix it ? I know it isn't a critical problem but I could save some time waiting ! Regards Mark PS. There is a Tech Note (http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=86130) that includes the following info that states that the eMac should be able to burn 4x media and that my device is "up to date" ! (here is a bit of the note...) How can I tell if I need this update? If you have an iMac (17-inch Flat Panel), eMac with SuperDrive, Power Mac G4 (Mirrored Drive Doors) with SuperDrive, or PowerBook G4 (1GHz/867MHz) with SuperDrive you do not need this update. Your computer's SuperDrive is already compatible with high-speed media. Computers that do not have a SuperDrive do not need this update. Follow these steps to determine if your computer's SuperDrive needs to be updated: 1. Choose Apple System Profiler from the Apple menu (Mac OS 9), or open it from the Utilities folder (Applications/Utilities) in Mac OS X. 2. Click the Devices and Volumes tab. Locate the CD-RW/DVD-R device listing. 3. Click the disclosure triangle to the left of the device listing to get more information. * If the Vendor Identification field names a manufacturer other than Pioneer, you don't need this update. * If the Vendor Identification field names Pioneer as the manufacturer, your drive may need the update. o For drives with the Product Identification DVR-104, no update is required if the Device Revision number is A227 or higher. o For drives with the Product Identification DVR-103, no update is required if the Device Revision number is 1.90 or higher.
