LiteOn SOHD-167T
As you might know Liteon has a joint venture with JVC to produce DVD-ROM drives (Jlms)
so I was surprised to see this drive being manufactured under their new partnership with Sony.
Sony is selling an identical OEM under the name DDU-1613.
There's hardly any mention the 167 on Liteon's site (nothing at all on Jlms) the only thing is
firmware download, which is 'hidden' at the bottom of the CD-ROM section!
The 167 is similar to the 166. Both have nearly the same specifications and reported performance.
However, unlike the 165/166 drives, the 167 can NOT read DVD-RAM.
A very detailed test report has been published at cdrinfo.com
Windows firmware:
read my general precautions for flashing in Windows
9S14 11-Jun-2004
9S15 - 23-Jul-2004
9S16 - 3-Sep-2004
9S19 26-Oct-2004
9S1B 25-Apr-2005
Advanced users: Tweak your drive!
C0deKing and Code65536, known as CodeGuys,
that will enable various Liteon drives to read/rip
DVD R/RW media faster, or in some cases will
force slower CD/DVD reading for quiet operation.
All tweaks carry some risk, but these guys sure
know what they are doing :)
Please read the enclosed documentaion first!
Get the fix for your drive at the firmwares page of CodeGuys site
Thanks guys!
LiteOn SOHD-16P9S
SOHD-16P9S follows SOHD-167T. It's a 16 x DVD and 48 x CD drive just as all drives since Ltd 163.
Liteon doesn't say anything about it so we have to go by users observasions mainly. Noticable technical
changes are belt drive mechanism for the tray and a new laser unit. Users are generally satisfied with it,
some reporting a quieter operation but some complain about slower DVD ripping speeds.
Cdrinfo has published a test comparing this drive to a recent LG model.
Windows firmware:
read my general precautions for flashing in Windows
FS09 25-Apr-2005
FS0D 23-Dec-2005
FS0J 25-Oct-2006 NEW