This is a great forum and there is a wealth of information.
The discussion of LibreDrive and 'regular' firmware is fulsome.
I found the firmware I needed but then got stumped trying to determine how to update the firmware in the ASUS drive.
https://www.makemkv.com/forum/viewtopi ... I needed.
Let me suggest that you point to ASUS_ODD_FW_Changer_(Modified).zip directly in your discussion to save other inexperienced folks the need to poke around.
Great product and I am appreciative.