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Reply #7 – 2006-08-14 22:46:40
Edit: Hey, noticed something else. The whole article is about GSA-H10A not N . Both feature the RENESAS R8J32018FPV Chipset ... and the H10A can be crossflashed to H10N (which has better features). I guess the differences between H10A and H10N are similar to those between PX-755 and PX-760 GSA-H10A -> GSA-H10N These two drives appear to be identical internally. The firmware revision code for both drives shows the string “GSA-H10NMAIN”, indicating that the firmware used for both drives is meant for the same drive. This alludes to the fact that the drives use identical hardware. The H10N has more powerful features, which is the main reason behind cross flashing the H10A -> H10N : H10A : * 10x max DVD+/-R reading speed * 8x max DVD+RW reading speed * 8x DVD+DL max writing speed * 4x DVD-DL max writing speed * 5x DVD-RAM max reading/writing speed H10N : * 16x max DVD+/-R reading speed * 13x max DVD+RW reading speed * 10x DVD+DL max writing speed * 6x DVD-DL max writing speed * 12x DVD-RAM max reading/writing speed The cross flash is accomplished by simply flashing the H10A with TDB's version of JJ11 for the H10N. However, due to the fact that the firmware used for the cross flash is actually based on Hitachi's version of the H10N, there are additional benefits : * UDMA4 interface (H10A : UDMA2) * hardware based automatic bitsetting/book typing (H10A : manual bitsetting/book typing) * DVD-VIDEO single layer discs rip at 10x max (H10A : 5x max) * DVD-VIDEO double layer discs rip at 8x max (H10A : 5x max) These features have been verified to work correctly on the cross flashed H10N. Should you want to flash your drive back to a H10A, you can do so using TDB's version of JL0x firmware for the H10A. More information on this subject can be found in this thread : http://club.cdfreaks.com/showthread.php?t=177603 (Thanks to TDB for the modified firmware which makes the cross flashing process possible in the first place, the various people in the thread above who cross flashed their drives and ran tests and especially those who responded to my requests for information on certain features of the drive.)