Improvement Point=>
 To improve play ability of The Lord of The Rings(DVD Title) by DRD-8160B

If you want to upgrade F/Ware of DRD-8160B, then you refer to the following.

Improper processing of this upgrade will damage the drive. 
LG Electronics is not responsible or liable for improper installation of this upgrade. 
This firmware upgrade is for firmware versions below 1.01 of the LG Branded DRD-8160B DVD-ROM Drives. 
The ROM version is stamped on the top of the drive below the serial number.
This upgrade is not designed for drives manufactured HP, IBM, Compaq, Dell or any other OEM {Original Equipment Manufacturer} customers, please contact the OEM for all firmware updates and support for 
your OEM drive.


Please follow the hardware setup instructions below.
1.Have the CD-RW  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.


  " the d5lgf65b.hex file name is firmware for firmware upgrade of your cd rw drive "
  " the xferd5.exe is firmware excute program for download

To upgrade Windows 98/95

1. Remove inserted disc in DVD-ROM Drive and Connect to only master of seconary port.
2. Download the Firmware and Execution file to the same folder(ex: c:\>temp)
3. Check the Firmware and Execution files(d5lgf65b.hex & xferd5.exe)
4. Boot the computer as DOS(not windows dos mode)
5. Excute to xferd5.exe (eg: c:\temp\xferd5.exe firmware file name(d5lgf65b.hex)
   if you downloaded this file in this directory)

eg: c:\temp\>xferd5 d5lgf65b(not include extension name) then press enter.

 
Prior to upgrading to Windows 2000/ME/XP
 
Note: If you have Windows 2000, ME, or XP already installed, you will need to create a bootable disk from another operating system like DOS, Win95 or Win98 in order to process this firmware update. Follow the steps below. After the bootable disk is created and the files are extracted to the bootable disk, follow the steps starting 

1.  Place: A blank floppy diskette in your 3.5Ħħ disk drive A:
2.  Double-Click:  My Computer Icon on your desktop
3.  Right-Click: The drive letter that is the 3.5Ħħ drive.
4.  Choose : Format.
5.  Choose: Copy System Files Only, Click OK.
6.  Download the Firmware and Execution file to the same folder(ex: c:\>temp)
7.  Copy: The Firmware and Execution file to the new folppy diskette 
8.  Let: The PC Make the disk bootable. 
9.  Re-Boot your PC with the bootable disk in Drive A: (Note: you may need to change your boot sequence 
    in the CMOS Setup in order to boot to drive A. Please see your motherboard manual for instructions or 
    contact your PC manufacture for instructions on changing the boot sequence.)
10. At the A:\>xferd5 d5lgf65b(not include extension name)  then press enter.
 
IMPORTANT-  DO NOT INTERFERE WITH THE DRIVE DURING THIS PROCESS. 

  When the UPGRADE is complete the screen should indicate FIRMWARE UPDATE SUCCESSFUL. 
Remove the bootable disk and Re-boot your PC.  

NOTICE

1.You have to cd-rw drive connect to secondary master alone.
2.Don't touch while F/ware upgrading
3.If it happen to problem when you upgrade to F/ware,it is that your    
  resposibility.
  Because of you are mistake F/Ware upgrade
  Therefore you must be care for F/Ware upgrade.