necessary to obtain firmware for dvd-r drives?

[whokilledcyrus]

i just purchased a retailed pioneer a05-u. do i need the recent firmware to be guaranteed to back up ps2 games successfully?

[bighap]

Nope. The firmware just adds support for different brands of media.

[whokilledcyrus]

thanks.

[bighap]

Here (http://forum.firmware-flash.com/dl_firmware.php?download_id=299)