Pioneer BDR-208 (rebadged as ASUS BW-12D1S-U) manufactured in 2013, possible to do UHD?
Posted: Sun Jun 29, 2025 2:28 pm
As per the subject, I've got ASUS BW-12D1S-U drive that is a rebadged Pioneer BDR-208. Manufacture date is mid 2013.
Can this ancient drive be flashed to do UHD?
Info from MKV:
Can this ancient drive be flashed to do UHD?
Info from MKV:
Also, this drive brings back some memories. Back when the MyCE forums were still up (I think in 2021, based on the dates on some files), I was contacted by Blackened2687 about dumping this drive. This drive was subsequently dumped with Blackened2687's "Pioneer Data Dumper" tool, and I sent the firmware back in. Maybe this drive even contributed to some of the efforts in unlocking Pioneer drives!Drive Information
OS device name: K:
Manufacturer: ASUS
Product: BW-12D1S-U
Revision: E301
Serial number: xxxxxxxxxxxx
Firmware date: 2013-02-25
Bus encryption flags: 13
Highest AACS version: 77
LibreDrive Information
Status: Enabled
Drive platform: RS8301
Firmware name: PIONEER BDR-208
Firmware type: Original (unpatched)
Firmware version: E301/ID71
DVD all regions: Yes
BD raw data read: Yes
BD raw metadata read: Yes
Unrestricted read speed: Yes
No disc inserted