ASUS BW-12B1ST

[talem84]

i have an ASUS BW-12B1ST and wanted to know if i could get this uHD friendly? i saw several people do it but wasnt 100% sure.

[Coopervid]

Post your Makemkv info.

[Cy-Fi]

Post your Makemkv info.

I'm not the OP but I have the same drive (almost) and same question so I'll just piggy back onto this thread.

Drive Information
OS device name:
Manufacturer: ASUS
Product: BC-12B1ST
Revision: 1.02
Firmware date:
Bus encryption flags: 12
Highest AACS version: 81

[zittrig]

Please show the LibreDrive information also which should follow after the drive information.

[Cy-Fi]

Please show the LibreDrive information also which should follow after the drive information.

There is no LibreDrive section on mine. I'm assuming that means I'm SOL, right?

[MartyMcNuts]

Please show the LibreDrive information also which should follow after the drive information.

There is no LibreDrive section on mine. I'm assuming that means I'm SOL, right?

Try insereting a blu-ray disc and let MakeMKV initialize it. See if it shows up after that.

[Cy-Fi]

Try insereting a blu-ray disc and let MakeMKV initialize it. See if it shows up after that.

Still no LibreDrive section:

Drive Information
OS device name:
Current profile: BD-ROM
Manufacturer: ASUS
Product: BC-12B1ST
Revision: 1.02
Serial number:
Firmware date:
Bus encryption flags: 12
Highest AACS version: 81

Disc Information
Label: SAVING_PRIVATE_RYAN_1
Timestamp: 2010-05-05 14:02:19
Protection: AACS v17
Data capacity: 43.90 Gb
Disc type: BD-ROM
Number of layers: 2
Channel bit length: 74,5 nm (25.0 GB max. per layer)

[zittrig]

If not which production date is on the drive's sticker?

Or which front has the drive? Two or three symbols on the right? It doesn't have to be, but it can be a clue.

[Cy-Fi]

If not which production date is on the drive's sticker?

Or which front has the drive? Two or three symbols on the right? It doesn't have to be, but it can be a clue.

Manufacture date is June 2012.

I'm not sure what two or three symbols you're referring to. Is it the -20 at the end of the model number?

BC-12B1ST-20

[dcoke22]

2012 is before UHD existed in the market. The end of 2015 is sorta where things start for UHD. Your drive is undoubtedly too old to support UHD.

But, your drive is still useful for DVDs and regular blu-rays.

[zittrig]

With reference to the symbols see below. Usually, with some exceptions, you can identify the new technical platform MT-1959, which is the flashable one, with a look to the front of the ASUS drives.

2 symbols on the right: E-Green and MDisc: MT-1959
3 symbols on the right: RW, DVD Multi, Compact disc: MT-1939

Usually!!! I've had one time a MT-1959 drive (in this case a BC-12D2HT) with the "old" front from late 2015. But yours is to old, bad luck, sorry.

[Cy-Fi]

With reference to the symbols see below. Usually, with some exceptions, you can identify the new technical platform MT-1959, which is the flashable one, with a look to the front of the ASUS drives.

2 symbols on the right: E-Green and MDisc: MT-1959
3 symbols on the right: RW, DVD Multi, Compact disc: MT-1939

Usually!!! I've had one time a MT-1959 drive (in this case a BC-12D2HT) with the "old" front from late 2015. But yours is to old, bad luck, sorry.

2012 is before UHD existed in the market. The end of 2015 is sorta where things start for UHD. Your drive is undoubtedly too old to support UHD.

But, your drive is still useful for DVDs and regular blu-rays.

That's what I thought but wanted someone more knowledgeable to verify.

Thank you!