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Are all MacBook SuperDrives able to write dual-layer?
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kennedy
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Jul 31, 2007, 02:34 AM
 
I have a MacBook with SuperDrive... MATSHITA DVD-R UJ-857D... with Firmware KBV9.

Is there a firmware upgrade that will allow me to write 8GB dual-layer disks?

I have seen reference to such... a 2.1 upgrade... but the links no workee.
Or is that because my machine is too old and my SuperDrive won't really support that?
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skybolt
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Jul 31, 2007, 10:52 AM
 
The original versions of the macbook will not support dual layer. Not sure exactly what generation started supporting, but the early ones did not. Mine does not
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Jul 31, 2007, 01:01 PM
 
I think it's all the Core 2 MBs that support DL.
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kennedy  (op)
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Jul 31, 2007, 11:29 PM
 
Great! I have Core 2 Duo.

Now I just need to find the firmware upgrades.

Anyone know?
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Aug 1, 2007, 08:06 PM
 
I have a Core 2 Duo macbook. Anyone know what program I could use to burn Dual-Layer? Thanks

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