Is Downgrade of Plextor PX-W1210TA possible!

[striders]

The followin information is from:

####://www.snumpy.com/~gamecopy/games/gcw_cd-backup.shtml

"Plextor PX-W1210TA [12x10x32x] - IDE
Use firmware 1.00, 1.01, 1.02 or 1.04 - Newer firmware will not work, downgrade if possible!"

I have only been able to go back to 1.05 anything older gives an error message and will not continue. Is there a way around this, does any one know why it wont proceed, will it work with this version?

[waitstate]

nope, you can not downgrade it. You have one of the newer firmwares (1.05 or greater) and once it is in there, it will not let you downgrade below 1.05

I have the Plextor PX-W1210A and I have tried. I am also being told that downgrading the firmware is NOT the solution to the problem of copying Safedisc 2--it is caused by the Sanyo chips used in the Plextor.

[ana_geo_s]

At last, there is a person that knows Plextor cannot do SD2 with any firmware!

[vanyar]

Does it means that there isn't any plextor CDRW that can copy Safedisc2 whatever firmware version it has?
And what about any other protections? Because CDRWIN says that I can't write in RAW mode (I have firmware 1.07).

[ana_geo_s]

Your burner is great! It can handle ANYTHING EXCEPT for SD2. It reads it hell fast however! If you want to backup a SD2 protected game, use unsafedisc 2_05_30 in combination with Nero. Send me a mail, if you need any help on using the program!

[rovk]

Well i own a plextor 12/10/32a with 1.08
firmware and i could do without any
problems a 1:1 copy of no one lives for ever,
that uses safedisk 2 protection, and
i can play this game on any cd-reader.

[ana_geo_s]

You must have copied an already copied CD which was copied using a Philips based recorder.

[rovk]

No, i have made a 1:1
copy using my plextor 12/10/32a from the originall game, and i have used firmware version 1.08 (i can not downgrade below 1.05).
I own the original game and i just made a copy to test my burner, and i did not have any problems copying it, and the
copy works great
in all cd readers, not only in my burner.
I have only followed clonycd instructions and i used clonecd to
make the copy of both disks.