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What do I do if my optical drive only has firmware for Windows 7 and I have 8.1? Also what even does firmware do?

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  • Windows 7
  • Firmware
  • Optical Media
  • Components
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September 30, 2014 4:54:42 AM

The optical drive is Asus and on their website, The only driver is firmware for Windows 7 and I only have Windows 8.1. The is for a brand new computer I built but haven't turned on yet.

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September 30, 2014 5:10:16 AM

You don't need to do anything. The firmware is the internal software for the drive, and unless the drive is having problems burning--you don't need to upgrade the firmware. Your drive will work fine.
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