ASUS BW-16D1HT not recognizing BDs / UHDs

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ChipHN
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ASUS BW-16D1HT not recognizing BDs / UHDs

Post by ChipHN »

Hello all,
I've had an ASUS BW-16D1HT (firmware 3.01) that had been working fine with BDs & UHDs up thru January. I was able to backup the 4K UHD of Beastmaster a few months ago just fine. Now when I insert a BD or UHD, MakeMKV reports "No Disc Inserted".

Has anyone else run into this & been able to resolve?

I'm on MacOS 10.14.6.
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Billycar11
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Re: ASUS BW-16D1HT not recognizing BDs / UHDs

Post by Billycar11 »

yeah the laser dies alot on those
you can try taking it apart and cleaning the lens but i dont think that will fix it
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ChipHN
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Re: ASUS BW-16D1HT not recognizing BDs / UHDs

Post by ChipHN »

Hey Billy - thanks for the quick reply!
I should have mentioned that it's still reading DVDs. Is there a separate laser for DVDs, or can the laser fail to a point where it's reading DVDs, but not Blu-rays?

Thanks for any info/advice :)

Chip
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Re: ASUS BW-16D1HT not recognizing BDs / UHDs

Post by Billycar11 »

Yes 2 different lasers
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ChipHN
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Re: ASUS BW-16D1HT not recognizing BDs / UHDs

Post by ChipHN »

Thanks for confirming Billy - time to buy a new one!
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