Jessica Cammaroto Posted on Dec 13, 2010

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I have a samsung external dvdw drive SE-S084C/RSBN and it has stopped reading dvd's. It still writes dvd but will not read them even after it burns them. I was told downloading the newest firmware would fix this but when I try to install it from the samsung website I can't! Maybe I didn't download the right version of firmware? I am using mac OS 10.3.9. Any help would be appreciated.

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Samsung External Slim DVD-W USB Compatible with Mac and PC (SE-S084C/RSBN Burner) automatically upgrades the latest firmware version through internet.

Here is the samsung Official Product Support link. Firmware is available only only for Windows. Therefore i recommend that you connect you external drive with any other system with windows operating system and upgrade the firmware. Moreover, User's Manual and other related information and details are also available.

Also, try using CD/DVD ROM Cleaner because there may be some dust inside the drive that may prevent it from reading the disks.

Good Luck!
Hope this helps!
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