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Contents RPC-1 and RPC-2 are designations applied to firmware for DVD drives. Older DVD drives
Featured content use RPC-1 firmware, which allows DVDs from any region to play. Newer drives use RPC-2
Current events firmware, which enforces DVD region coding at the hardware level. See DVD region
Random article code#Computer DVD drives for further information.
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alternative firmware on the drive, or on some drives by setting a secret flag in the drive's
Interaction EEPROM.
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