Philips CDD4801/81 Driver Reviews

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4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
Lawrence Mayer
Tested on Windows 2003 Server
15 Oct 2007
 

Installation: 1 out of 5
Stability:  out of 5
Compatibility:  out of 5
 
"Wouldn't install. Have created working package available here: http://members.driverguide.com/driver/detail.php?driverid=1075478"
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3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
John Wherley
Tested on Windows 98SE
26 Sep 2007
 

Installation: 3 out of 5
Stability: 4 out of 5
Compatibility: 4 out of 5
 
"Worked fine and got another system up and ready for some needy someone."
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3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
Hershel George
Tested on Windows ME
15 May 2006
 

Installation: 4 out of 5
Stability: 4 out of 5
Compatibility: 4 out of 5
 
"CDD4801/81 was down loaded to my document files and saved.I installed the hardware and opened the down loaded file. Every stage went fine and the CD drive plays and burns very good."
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3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
KaJo
Tested on Windows 98SE
9 May 2006
 

Installation:  out of 5
Stability:  out of 5
Compatibility:  out of 5
 
"Didn't work for the system I was working on - still trying to fix this issue."
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3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
SamV

22 Mar 2006
 

Installation:  out of 5
Stability:  out of 5
Compatibility:  out of 5
 
"I couldn't get this FlashTool to work quite right on a Compaq Presario running WinME i was fixing for a friend. Had to download Compaq's SoftPaq SP16782 and flash the Philips CD Writer firmware to revision 2.2 first. Then I copied the "v2_5.cvt" file to the boot disk SP16782 created and manually ran the DOS Flash.exe program to update the firmware to the 2.5 revi
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3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
M.Zonis
Tested on Windows XP
23 Jan 2006
 

Installation: 1 out of 5
Stability:  out of 5
Compatibility:  out of 5
 
"Driver would not install on Windows XP Pro. Not recommended."
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3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
Dave

26 Dec 2005
 

Installation:  out of 5
Stability:  out of 5
Compatibility:  out of 5
 
"it did nothing for me. I was trying to install a cd from another pc and needed the drivers to make it work. I still have nothing! Glad it was free."
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3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
Mike
Tested on Windows ME
24 Feb 2005
 

Installation: 5 out of 5
Stability: 5 out of 5
Compatibility: 5 out of 5
 
"Easy to install and corrected issues with the philips cdd4801 CD-R/RW"
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3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
RJ
Tested on Windows XP
6 Feb 2005
 

Installation: 5 out of 5
Stability: 3 out of 5
Compatibility: 1 out of 5
 
"This download sucks! The best replacement for CDD4801/81 is from HP the model # is HQ 2137A #ABA . it sells for $66.00 and it has been working fine for me and is even faster. Oh…. HP’s phone # is 888.999.4747 select option 1,then option 1,then option 1. then tell the sell men what you what. The driver download will not work with Compaq units…. So beware....!"
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3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
E. Sterrett

9 Nov 2004
 

Installation:  out of 5
Stability:  out of 5
Compatibility:  out of 5
 
"This driver seems to work great in win98, 2000 and xp"
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3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
cathy

4 Aug 2004
 

Installation:  out of 5
Stability:  out of 5
Compatibility:  out of 5
 
"didn't work for me."
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3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
harrison526

26 Jun 2004
 

Installation: 4 out of 5
Stability: 4 out of 5
Compatibility: 5 out of 5
 
"This driver worked on a computer I rebuilt for my brother-in-law using his Philips CDRW from another computer."
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3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
BootsBBS

20 Mar 2004
 

Installation: 5 out of 5
Stability: 5 out of 5
Compatibility: 5 out of 5
 
"Easy! Just follow the instructions. Windows ME."
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3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
David Teasley

25 Nov 2003
 

Installation:  out of 5
Stability:  out of 5
Compatibility:  out of 5
 
"Compaq has a SoftPaq for this CDRW, SP20617"
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3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
anthony

26 May 2003
 

Installation:  out of 5
Stability:  out of 5
Compatibility:  out of 5
 
"I can tell you emphatically that this driver will not work with a PHILIPS CDD4801/72 as the CD-Rewritable installed for COMPAQ 5000 Series PC's. If you take the 15 minutes to download it like I did just to try it out of curiousity what you will get is a window during the installation setup that tells you the installed CD ROMS on your PC, including ones that won't work in
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3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
Gimeda$

25 Apr 2003
 

Installation:  out of 5
Stability:  out of 5
Compatibility:  out of 5
 
"The day is a delight as I watch my philips 4801/81 slam into the pavment!"
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3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
Scotty J

26 Feb 2003
 

Installation:  out of 5
Stability:  out of 5
Compatibility:  out of 5
 
"I cant believe it. I have had my computer for 2 years, and now all of a sudden it freezes for no reason and the CD opens and shut and acts all wierd... Not only that, but the E (cd) is gone from My Computer... I SOMEHOW got it to factory restore, but E is still gone. I HOPE THIS HELPS.... I miss my computer, and its only been a day..... ("
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3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
jonathan

24 Feb 2003
 

Installation:  out of 5
Stability:  out of 5
Compatibility:  out of 5
 
"this driver fixed my problem. Try it it might work for you too!!"
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3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
Gonzo6

2 Jan 2003
 

Installation:  out of 5
Stability:  out of 5
Compatibility:  out of 5
 
"I haven't yet installed this driver but I used the microsoft driver that came with my WINDOWS XP OS and I used Nero Burning Rom 5.5.8.0 and the only issue is that it works but doesn't support the writing of TEXT on the Blank CD's."
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3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
Dave

31 Oct 2002
 

Installation:  out of 5
Stability:  out of 5
Compatibility:  out of 5
 
"Im glad i finally found out that my Philips CDD4801 was not the only one screwing up. It use to access the drive with no cd in it. I got it working again by disconnecting the power to the drive, and then started up my computer. After shutdown i re-attached the power again and it has been working pretty good."
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3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
Chris

26 Oct 2002
 

Installation:  out of 5
Stability:  out of 5
Compatibility:  out of 5
 
"The philips hardware is a piece of crap.... the cd/rw 4801/81... I have a computer business and have seen the same problems OVER AND OVER- its not the driver, its not the OS! Its the cd/rw hardware- it's junk, tell Philips you want your money back for selling a defective CD/RW, throw it in the garbage. Save yourself some time and trouble, and get a new one (not philips)>>
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3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
Gary

7 Oct 2002
 

Installation:  out of 5
Stability:  out of 5
Compatibility:  out of 5
 
"I hope this program works, I have looked everywhere for a driver for my Phillips 4801. I have a Compaq 7000, and it started acting wierd about a week ago, the cd-rw drive would try to access a cd with nothing in it. I also have a DVD drive that works fine, just the Phillips CD-RW that's acting squirrely. My computer is under warranty, and I called Compaq, but they said it'
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3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
REX

6 Oct 2002
 

Installation:  out of 5
Stability:  out of 5
Compatibility:  out of 5
 
"LOADED FLASHTOOL...BUT STILL DOES NOT READ AS A SUPPORTED DRIVE......ANY IDEAS OUT THERE?? I`M AT THE END OF MY ROPE!!!!!"
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3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
Robert

6 Oct 2002
 

Installation:  out of 5
Stability:  out of 5
Compatibility:  out of 5
 
"Windows 2000 only recognizes the cdd4801 as a cd-rom drive but not as a burner. Cd writer software doesn't work properly if OS only recognizes the drive as cd and not CDRW."
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3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
Alabaster

6 Sep 2002
 

Installation:  out of 5
Stability:  out of 5
Compatibility:  out of 5
 
"Are you people on dope? Windows 98 and up detects the CDD4801 without the need for drivers. Every feature worked the same for me on Win98 and on WinXP. Besides that, functionality of the drive features depends on the CD Writter software you use, not the OS. Besides "wonderful" Steve just renamed the Flashtool.exe he downloaded from Philips. Flashtool is for updating the fi
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3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
Mariano

12 Aug 2002
 

Installation:  out of 5
Stability:  out of 5
Compatibility:  out of 5
 
"I need this drivers, how I got it?"
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3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
Mensud

11 Aug 2002
 

Installation:  out of 5
Stability:  out of 5
Compatibility:  out of 5
 
"I have CDD 4801. Everything worked fine until couple days ago, when CD tray started opening and closing by itself. It hapened every time when I turn on my computer. Please, email me if you have any idea what is going on. I think that the problem is in electronics."
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3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
TJ

13 Jun 2002
 

Installation:  out of 5
Stability:  out of 5
Compatibility:  out of 5
 
"Does anyone know how to fix this??? When I turn my computer on, my cd-rw drive comes out, when i press the button for it to go in, it goes in, but comes back out, it may do this a couple times, and then it won't go back in. I have to push it in manually all the way. Please help!!!"
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3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
MARIO

13 May 2002
 

Installation:  out of 5
Stability:  out of 5
Compatibility:  out of 5
 
"Thanks a bunch, i 've looking for this driver long time ago.....i am not sure that will work or not.....but tell us where did you get it?....compaq and philips do not have it on file..... either way thanks!!"
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3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
CYBERGOD

9 May 2002
 

Installation:  out of 5
Stability:  out of 5
Compatibility:  out of 5
 
"I have model CDD4801/82 and its on a new pc but the driver cannot be found will this driver work if not where did you get it from so as i might find the one im in deperate need of"
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3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
Sergeant Major

7 May 2002
 

Installation:  out of 5
Stability:  out of 5
Compatibility:  out of 5
 
"Thanks for letting know and receive the driver for my obsolete IDLE-CD r/rw. I've tried and tried to find the file. Thanks a million. I'm hoping the driver works, I haven't yet reinstalled my burner. Pray for me. Out here...SGM"
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3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
jacki

8 Mar 2002
 

Installation:  out of 5
Stability:  out of 5
Compatibility:  out of 5
 
"will this driver work on win xp? my previous one worked just finebut soon as i switched to XP can not record"
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3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
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8 Jan 2002
 

Installation:  out of 5
Stability:  out of 5
Compatibility:  out of 5
 
"Where did Steve get this driver from. My CDRW is a CDD4801/72. Do these use the same drivers as the CDD4801/81. My drive is a Compaq OEM. I note that the comment from Robert says that this driver does not work in these computers."
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3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
Steve M

8 Oct 2001
 

Installation:  out of 5
Stability:  out of 5
Compatibility:  out of 5
 
"My CPU always locks up at around 45%. Anyone have a different driver?"
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3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
Dustin

10 Apr 2001
 

Installation:  out of 5
Stability:  out of 5
Compatibility:  out of 5
 
"Had trtouble with drive 8x4x32.disk door would pop open and not stay closed. After installing new OS things really went haywire. Somehow the flash driver for my cdr disappeared. Hoped new driver would work. The door still opens and the tray still comes out."
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3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
Steve

18 Mar 2001
 

Installation:  out of 5
Stability:  out of 5
Compatibility:  out of 5
 
"didn't work for me, i'm STILL getting a "drive not ready" error midway through burning. any ideas?? email me please, thanks."
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3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
Robert

4 Feb 2001
 

Installation:  out of 5
Stability:  out of 5
Compatibility:  out of 5
 
"The driver does not work with CD Recorder as OEM in Compaq Computer!!!"
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