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Hi

Just got a new PC and was using my DVD-ROM drive and noticed I could play Region 1 discs. All was well until earlier on when i got an error message saying the drive was locked to region 2.

I later found out it was because the software I use (Cyberlink PowerDVD) lets me use 5 multi region viewings and then locks itself to region 2. Have tried uninstalling and reinstalling the software but to no avail. Any suggestions?

First of all it is not Power DVD (although it does have its own regional locking system,) but is the DVD-ROM it`s self. Since 2000, their have been selling DVD-ROMs with something so called RPC-2 which only lets you change regions 5 times as you have found out.

I would recomend that you go to http://www.firmware.fr.st/ and then go to the Utilities page and download a small progam called Driveinfo v2.1 and post back all the info it tells you.