Asus BW-16D1HT with firmware 1.01 but made in dec 2023
Posted: Thu Jul 31, 2025 1:59 am
Hi. So I know this question about 1.01 firmware for the asus BW-16D1HT has been asked before and the answer is drives with 1.01 firmware don't support UHD and will brick if update, but It was my understanding that only old drives came with this firmware. I just bought a used drive and it says on the label "Manufactured December 2023". Is it possible this drive's hardware supports UHD bluerays and was just flashed with a really old firmware. If that's the case can I upgrade it again? Is it more likely a scam and someone just slapped a new label on an old drive? The return window closes august 1st so I'll probably just return it.
Here is the info from makemkv:
```
Drive Information
OS device name: F:
Current profile: BD-ROM
Manufacturer: ASUS
Product: BW-16D1HT
Revision: 1.01
Serial number: K83C3E34715
Firmware date: 2113-02-05 19:30
Bus encryption flags: 1F
Highest AACS version: 68
LibreDrive Information
Status: Enabled
Drive platform: MT1939
Firmware type: Original (unpatched)
Firmware version: 1.01
DVD all regions: Yes
BD raw data read: Yes
BD raw metadata read: Partial
Unrestricted read speed: Yes
No disc inserted
```
worth noting that there is a 4k UHD disk inserted when I copied this info.
Here is the info from makemkv:
```
Drive Information
OS device name: F:
Current profile: BD-ROM
Manufacturer: ASUS
Product: BW-16D1HT
Revision: 1.01
Serial number: K83C3E34715
Firmware date: 2113-02-05 19:30
Bus encryption flags: 1F
Highest AACS version: 68
LibreDrive Information
Status: Enabled
Drive platform: MT1939
Firmware type: Original (unpatched)
Firmware version: 1.01
DVD all regions: Yes
BD raw data read: Yes
BD raw metadata read: Partial
Unrestricted read speed: Yes
No disc inserted
```
worth noting that there is a 4k UHD disk inserted when I copied this info.