BW-16D1HT firmware update doesn't work

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derotam
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BW-16D1HT firmware update doesn't work

Post by derotam » Tue Jan 04, 2022 1:06 pm

Long time lurker, first time poster... I have an ASUS BW-16D1HT with stock 3.10 firmware. After reading a bunch on this forum, it seems like I should be able to flash that to the MK 3.10 version? If not then you can stop me here... To attempt the flash, I am using the SDFtool Flasher 1.3.0, I am not clicking the box for including the boot loader, but I am getting the following errors. Ohh, I am running Windows 10.

First error pop up:
ERROR:
Command produced error code 0x8f1fd101

Second error -
SDFtool Flasher
firmware_error.JPG
Any assistance would be greatly appreciated.

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Re: BW-16D1HT firmware update doesn't work

Post by Billycar11 » Tue Jan 04, 2022 2:06 pm

Show us your makemkv drive info section
How is the drive hooked up sata or tell us the model USB to sata converter
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Re: BW-16D1HT firmware update doesn't work

Post by derotam » Tue Jan 04, 2022 5:58 pm

The drive is a 5.25" internal hooked up via SATA.
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Re: BW-16D1HT firmware update doesn't work

Post by Billycar11 » Tue Jan 04, 2022 7:53 pm

What motherboard do you have does it have a marvel sata controller?
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Re: BW-16D1HT firmware update doesn't work

Post by Coopervid » Tue Jan 04, 2022 9:02 pm

That would have been my question as well :)

Need to change to another SATA port if it's a Marvell chipset or the Marvell drivers need to be installed for these ports instead of the Microsoft drivers.

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Re: BW-16D1HT firmware update doesn't work

Post by derotam » Tue Jan 04, 2022 9:34 pm

It is an ASUS Z590-PLUS-WIFI, so the SATA chipset is the Z590 and the drivers installed are the Intel drivers.

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Re: BW-16D1HT firmware update doesn't work

Post by Coopervid » Tue Jan 04, 2022 11:48 pm

Hmmm.... Since the ASUS is not encrypted you can still use the ASUS flasher but I'm puzzled why it doesn't work with SDFTool.

Look Unlocked flashers:

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Re: BW-16D1HT firmware update doesn't work

Post by derotam » Wed Jan 05, 2022 12:40 am

Ok so I used the ASUS ODD flasher on your referenced thread...I had to install dot net 3.5, grr. Still didn't work though... got this error.
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Re: BW-16D1HT firmware update doesn't work

Post by Billycar11 » Wed Jan 05, 2022 12:53 am

derotam wrote:
Wed Jan 05, 2022 12:40 am
Ok so I used the ASUS ODD flasher on your referenced thread...I had to install dot net 3.5, grr. Still didn't work though... got this error.

ASUS_ODD_Error.JPG
hmm well things dont look good give the lg flasher a try with asus 3.10mk
https://drive.google.com/file/d/102V7DU ... sp=sharing
probably wont work but give it a try.
after that if it does not work swap to a different sata port 1-4 if possible i looked up that asus board it only has the intel sata controller i hope intel did not remove flashing on the newer chipsets.
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Re: BW-16D1HT firmware update doesn't work

Post by MartyMcNuts » Wed Jan 05, 2022 1:25 am

Billycar11 wrote:
Wed Jan 05, 2022 12:53 am
derotam wrote:
Wed Jan 05, 2022 12:40 am
Ok so I used the ASUS ODD flasher on your referenced thread...I had to install dot net 3.5, grr. Still didn't work though... got this error.

ASUS_ODD_Error.JPG
hmm well things dont look good give the lg flasher a try with asus 3.10mk
https://drive.google.com/file/d/102V7DU ... sp=sharing
probably wont work but give it a try.
after that if it does not work swap to a different sata port 1-4 if possible i looked up that asus board it only has the intel sata controller i hope intel did not remove flashing on the newer chipsets.
That would be interesting (not). Not sure if/why Intel would do that as it is of no benefit to them.

Just FYI, flashing works fine on my Z590 mobo. I flashed 2 x ASUS BW-16D1HT drives yesterday.I only built my latest system back in July 2021 so won't be updating any time soon!
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Re: BW-16D1HT firmware update doesn't work

Post by derotam » Wed Jan 05, 2022 1:26 am

LG flasher looked like it might be working but then threw a checksum error and tossed the drive into boot mode so I had to reboot to get the drive working again.

Any other ideas? Haha

Edit: I did change from SATA port 5 to something between 1 and 4.

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Re: BW-16D1HT firmware update doesn't work

Post by derotam » Wed Jan 05, 2022 1:49 am

Any thoughts on hitting continue after the error on the SDFTool flasher?

I did it anyway....nothing happened, haha.

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Re: BW-16D1HT firmware update doesn't work

Post by Billycar11 » Wed Jan 05, 2022 2:01 am

derotam wrote:
Wed Jan 05, 2022 1:49 am
Any thoughts on hitting continue after the error on the SDFTool flasher?

I did it anyway....nothing happened, haha.
your best bet now is probably to buy a usb to sata converter and flash it on that or buy a preflashed one
just a warning maybe it is the drive i have seen only 1 time a drive could not be flashed because it was defective so the same may happen over usb if that is the problem. but it is very rare.
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Re: BW-16D1HT firmware update doesn't work

Post by derotam » Wed Jan 05, 2022 2:51 am

All that trouble.... and then tossing it on the USB converter worked like a champ! Well on the second older USB converter anyway. Windows didn't want to recognize the drive on the newer converter but no problems on the older one!

Thanks for all the help guys!

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Re: BW-16D1HT firmware update doesn't work

Post by derotam » Wed Jan 05, 2022 3:21 am

So I am going to say that it MAY have been a bad SATA cable... After successfully flashing the drive via a USB converter, I opened up MakeMKV and it read the drive and had the correct updated drive info. I then shut down the computer and reattached via the SATA cable. Drive did not populate in windows so I tried moving it back to the original port 5 that it had been on in the beginning, no joy. Decided to change the SATA cable and viola it was recognized again and I am running my first copy on a BD disk now. It is so much faster...no more multi hour copies!

While I would love to attempt to re-flash the drive to prove the sata cable as the issue...I am not going to push my luck...I'd probably brick the drive if I tried, haha.

Thanks again everyone!

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