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I recently purchased the ASUS BW-16D1X-U with the intention of connecting to my home theater to play UHD discs I have purchased. Found this site.

Drive Information
OS device name: H:
Manufacturer: ASUS
Product: BW-16D1X-U
Revision: A105
Serial number:
Firmware date: 2120-12-02 11:14
Bus encryption flags: 1F

LibreDrive Information
Status: Possible, not yet enabled
Drive platform: MT1959

I used the SPF to create a firmware dump. Which MK firmware should I use to flash this drive?

ggrussell wrote: ↑

Wed May 15, 2024 5:34 pm

I recently purchased the ASUS BW-16D1X-U with the intention of connecting to my home theater to play UHD discs I have purchased. Found this site.

Drive Information
OS device name: H:
Manufacturer: ASUS
Product: BW-16D1X-U
Revision: A105
Serial number:
Firmware date: 2120-12-02 11:14
Bus encryption flags: 1F

LibreDrive Information
Status: Possible, not yet enabled
Drive platform: MT1959

I used the SPF to create a firmware dump. Which MK firmware should I use to flash this drive?

Asus BW-16D1X-U

Asus BW-16D1HT 3.10MK

SDFtool Flasher

Great thanks! Appears to have worked. Can read 4K Disc

But at 100%, SPF flasher popped up an error: 0X82062900

I'll also be using this disc to back up files on MDisc. Any links to reasonably priced 128GB MDisc? LOL

Hi,
First post after lurking for a long time (and a bit "stoned" with information overload).
So better to ask ...

Drive Information
Manufacturer: ASUS

Product: BW-16D1X-U

Revision: E113

Serial number:

Firmware date: 2020-07-21

Bus encryption flags: 1B

Highest AACS version: 20


LibreDrive Information
Status: Possible, not yet enabled

Drive platform: Pioneer RS8F00

Firmware version: ID76


No disc inserted

Desktop USB version
Host: MacBook Pro
OS: macOS Monterey 12.7

Would the flasher work with this configuration or is it Windows only?

Just to avoid any misunderstanding: all 4K UHD disks I have are legal and purchased by me.

Thanks for your help.

Macguy wrote: ↑

Fri May 17, 2024 10:14 am

Hi,
First post after lurking for a long time (and a bit "stoned" with information overload).
So better to ask ...

Drive Information
Manufacturer: ASUS

Product: BW-16D1X-U

Revision: E113

Serial number:

Firmware date: 2020-07-21

Bus encryption flags: 1B

Highest AACS version: 20


LibreDrive Information
Status: Possible, not yet enabled

Drive platform: Pioneer RS8F00

Firmware version: ID76


No disc inserted

Desktop USB version
Host: MacBook Pro
OS: macOS Monterey 12.7

Would the flasher work with this configuration or is it Windows only?

Just to avoid any misunderstanding: all 4K UHD disks I have are legal and purchased by me.

Thanks for your help.

The drive platform is Pioneer, not the MT1959 platform that's referenced in the Ultimate UHD Drives Flashing Guide

I do not know if Billycar11 sells a flashing kit for that particular drive or if it can be made to work for 4K UHD ripping.

I do have a flasher for it but it's windows only so no mac

Thanks to both of you for a quick reply.
I guess I will need to look around for a Windows pc.
Buying a flashed drive from the US would be too expensive (import duties, customs clearance fees, VAT and shipping costs would amount to anything between 50% and 80% of the US selling price).

Macguy wrote: ↑

Fri May 17, 2024 10:58 pm

Thanks to both of you for a quick reply.
I guess I will need to look around for a Windows pc.
Buying a flashed drive from the US would be too expensive (import duties, customs clearance fees, VAT and shipping costs would amount to anything between 50% and 80% of the US selling price).

There are buying options in most regions...

Drives for sale, Flashing Services, where to buy...

Asmcom in the EU

MartyMcNuts in Australia/NZ/Singapore

Bluntman in Canada

Thanks for the info.
The ASUS drive has been returned and I contacted Asmcom to order a "friendly" Pioneer drive.

d00zah wrote: ↑

Fri May 17, 2024 11:31 pm

There are buying options in most regions...

Drives for sale, Flashing Services, where to buy...

Asmcom in the EU

MartyMcNuts in Australia/NZ/Singapore

Bluntman in Cnanda

Hello, I bought an Asus external drive BW-16D1H-U PRO, but it has RS8F00 platform with a Pioneer Drive!
I need it UHD enabled, where do I get the flasher please?

Thanks,
Mark

markcine wrote: ↑

Wed Jun 26, 2024 2:14 pm

Hello, I bought an Asus external drive BW-16D1H-U PRO, but it has RS8F00 platform with a Pioneer Drive!
I need it UHD enabled, where do I get the flasher please?

Thanks,
Mark

Read your PM.

markcine wrote: ↑

Wed Jun 26, 2024 2:14 pm

Hello, I bought an Asus external drive BW-16D1H-U PRO, but it has RS8F00 platform with a Pioneer Drive!
I need it UHD enabled, where do I get the flasher please?

Thanks,
Mark

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Coopervid wrote: ↑

Mon Jul 08, 2024 6:52 pm

markcine wrote: ↑

Wed Jun 26, 2024 2:14 pm

Hello, I bought an Asus external drive BW-16D1H-U PRO, but it has RS8F00 platform with a Pioneer Drive!
I need it UHD enabled, where do I get the flasher please?

Thanks,
Mark

PM deleted since not read within a weel.

Apologies for jumping on this post if it isn't allowed.

I was thinking of purchasing the ASUS BW-16D1H-U Pro as I need an external drive to Rip CD's and Blu-rays and I noticed this post about flashing this drive to read and rip UHD discs, I just wanted to know if that was possible?

Many thanks in advance.

FrancisBlack79 wrote: ↑

Mon Jul 08, 2024 9:28 pm

Coopervid wrote: ↑

Mon Jul 08, 2024 6:52 pm

markcine wrote: ↑

Wed Jun 26, 2024 2:14 pm

Hello, I bought an Asus external drive BW-16D1H-U PRO, but it has RS8F00 platform with a Pioneer Drive!
I need it UHD enabled, where do I get the flasher please?

Thanks,
Mark

PM deleted since not read within a weel.

Apologies for jumping on this post if it isn't allowed.

I was thinking of purchasing the ASUS BW-16D1H-U Pro as I need an external drive to Rip CD's and Blu-rays and I noticed this post about flashing this drive to read and rip UHD discs, I just wanted to know if that was possible?

Many thanks in advance.

This ASUS external drive can contain either a Pioneer drive or a LG type drive. You will only know when it arrives. Pioneers ar the far better drives. LG drives can be flashed with the publicly available flasher.

Thanks for the reply Coopervid

Fairly new to the 'UHD friendly drive' scene so still learning!

Basically I'm looking for a drive that I can rip CD's, Blu-Rays and UHD Discs for backup with a high success rate but struggling to find what would be best to buy here in the U.K. The drive itself would be connected to a HP Omen Laptop running Windows 11, any advice would be appreciated or if anyone could point me in the right direction that would be great.

Thanks again