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Thank you all for your help.

Drive Information
OS device name: D:
Manufacturer: ASUS
Product: BC-12D2HT
Revision: 3.01
Serial number: K9BI1292407
Firmware date: 2117-11-15 19:26
Bus encryption flags: 1E

LibreDrive Information
Status: Enabled
Drive platform: MT1959
Firmware type: Patched (microcode ...

Thank you for the explanation, I appreciate all your help, I am going to flash the 3.01-MK now.

Please be aware that the Asus BC-12D2HT does not write blu rays only reads them, your old drive is a writer and also a little faster, the old vs new flashing methods are different now and easier.

You can find the same newer model to what you had in the UK Asus BW-16, so if writing to BD Disk and ...

I haven't flashed my drive yet, I am just making sure I got everything right before going ahead and flashing it, I have noticed a DE firmware file version 3.00 in the the firmware pack what are the benefits of DE firmwares?

Thank you, are there other firmware versions that will work with this drive or is the 3.01MK the best to use?

Thanks, is it advisable to make a copy and dump the original firmware of the drive or is this no longer necessary?

If it's still required (for safe keeping just in case) what utility should I use to do this? is Dosflash still the tool to do this or can it be done with the modified Asus ODD FW ...

unfortunately it looks like my drive is older, manufactured in December 2017 and came with firmware version 3.01 (see below).

Drive Information
OS device name: D:
Manufacturer: ASUS
Product: BC-12D2HT
Revision: 3.01
Serial number: K9BI1292407
Firmware date: 2117-11-15 19:26
Bus encryption flags: 1E ...

Brilliant, thank you for the good news.

Thank you for all your help St4evr, the drive has just been shipped and I just realised the drive I bought was the BC-12D 2 HT and not the BC-12D 1 HT, not sure whether this makes any difference or not but I going to do some reading on this drive and flash it once I know which original firmware it ...

Hi all,

New here, I wonder if I have just made a big mistake in puchasing the Asus BC-12D1HT or is this drive still OK to convert via flashing to UHD friendly status, of course the firmware the drive will come with will make a big differenece.

What should I look for when I get the drive in terms ...