Cebit 2002 - LiteOn

LiteOn, had a smaller booth this year than the one last year. There were present, the 40x (LTR-40125S), the upcoming 48x (LTR-4812?S) and an external USB 2.0 drive with 24x writing, 12x re-writing and 40x reading speeds. Lastly, there will be a combo with (32/12/40 and 16x DVD) after September. No information was obtained about the status of LTD-165 (16/48 DVD-ROM). We also had the chance to talk with LiteOn European support member and express some of your complains about the lack of support, bugs etc...

LiteOn said that the problem of the 24x drive with the tray was mainly a problem with specific M/B manufacturers. The LiteOn drive needs 0 voltage during the boot process. Some M/B (from Abit, ASUS) supplied the drive with 1.5V, so the drive was not behaving correctly. As you probably already know, the problem was fixed with the latest firmware upgrade. LiteOn also promised a better technical support and a faster website...