Speedhacker GUI Add-On

Document Information

Author: Code65536 (member at club.cdfreaks.com)
Date: Last modified on 1 Apr 2004.
More information, help, and support: Speedhacking-Made-Easy forum thread.

Disclaimer

These tools are NOT supported in any way by LiteOn, and are intended only for people who are comfortable tweaking their drives. Furthermore, the author of these tools is not affiliated with LiteOn in any way. USE AT YOUR OWN RISK, FOR IF SOMETHING GOES WRONG, THE AUTHOR OF THESE TOOLS WILL NOT BE RESPONSIBLE!

Revision History

• 1.0.1, 2 Apr 2004: very minor bugfix: resolved the issue of the GUI failing to load a firmware when it's located on a different drive letter
• 1.0.0a, 1 Apr 2004: (documentation change only) changed requirements section to reflect the fact that not everyone has COMDLG32.OCX on their system
• 1.0.0, 1 Apr 2004: first version

Requirements & Install

• You must already have the Speedhacking Tool Pack, version 2.1.0 or above!
• You will need Microsoft's Visual Basic 6 Runtime files, as well as Microsoft's COMDLG32.OCX. These files are fairly common, and a number of people already have them on their system, which is why I am not bundling them. But if you do not have them (you can tell by trying to run the program; if it runs, then you're okay), you can download the VB6 runtime from Microsoft and, if necessary, get COMDLG32.OCX here. (Thanks to TripleH for the link)
• To install, unzip and copy all the files into the same directory where the Speedhacking Tool Pack is located. The Speedhacker GUI will NOT work properly if it is not located in the same directory as the tools in the Speedhacking Tool Pack!

Introduction

The Speedhacker GUI Add-On is an optional add-on to the Speedhacking Tool Pack. It is a graphical front-end that interfaces with the other tools in the Speedhacking Tool Pack in order to make working with the tool pack easier. After the install, you will be able to do all your speedhacking from a graphical user interface (working with the tool pack from the command line and editing the configuration manually will still be possible, if that's what you like doing).

Usage

Usage is fairly simple. Run spdhackg.exe. Click "Load" to select a firmware to work with. The GUI will then use the Media Code Scanner tool to analyze the firmware. After it does this, it will automatically display all of the media codes found in the firmware in the list box. The codes are sorted by into three categories (+R/+RW, -R, and -RW), and within each category, they are sorted alphabetically. To view the speed currently associated with a media code, click on the code. The boxes on the right will indicate its current setting. You can check and uncheck the boxes on the right to edit the speed code. Finally, once you're done editing, click the "Patch" button, select a name for your hacked firmware file, and it will apply the changes you made and save the new firmware. Your changes to the firmware will NOT be saved until you click "Patch"!