Pioneer BDR-212EBK to flash or not to flash...

[BD_For_Dummies]

Hi everyone , been following the forum for a while leading up to a possible purchase of a drive but ideally wanting it to be 4k UHD capable so used this forum to try and narrow it down to the best one but just today realised I had this Pioneer BDR-212EKB drive sat about from a PC I previously stripped so I have dug it out and it has a MFD OCTOBER 2020, My question is,
how good is this drive, is it worth keeping?
will it or can it read/rip 4k ultra blu-rays? if yes what do I need to do to it to make it 4k capable?
Is there a recommended cable/housing for it to use it as an external drive on my pc? (High end gaming pc with no optical bays )

Any help is greatly appreciated as I am honestly clueless at this point as to what my next move it with it...

[dcoke22]

Plug it into your computer or put it in an external case and show us what MakeMKV says about it.

[Billycar11]

Yeah it's worth flashing.
If you want email me for a automated flasher.

[BD_For_Dummies]

Hi everyone, sorry for the delayed response. just a quick update on the drive. Ive plugged it in via my pc and a usb sata adapter cable and both ways no sign of life on it, no power light and pc doesn't even recognise anything being plugged in so Im back to square 1 as this one is dead.

If anyone can recommend or point me in the direction of a drive which is UHD friendly to buy preferably a pioneer but open to other brands if needed that would be great im in the UK and any help would greatly apricated even if you guys may have a good one I could buy that's an option too.

[MartyMcNuts]

Hi everyone, sorry for the delayed response. just a quick update on the drive. Ive plugged it in via my pc and a usb sata adapter cable and both ways no sign of life on it, no power light and pc doesn't even recognise anything being plugged in so Im back to square 1 as this one is dead.

If anyone can recommend or point me in the direction of a drive which is UHD friendly to buy preferably a pioneer but open to other brands if needed that would be great im in the UK and any help would greatly apricated even if you guys may have a good one I could buy that's an option too.

Do you mean you tried it internally using the PC power supply and a SATA cable then also tried using a USB/SATA powered adapter?

[BD_For_Dummies]

Hi everyone, sorry for the delayed response. just a quick update on the drive. Ive plugged it in via my pc and a usb sata adapter cable and both ways no sign of life on it, no power light and pc doesn't even recognise anything being plugged in so Im back to square 1 as this one is dead.

If anyone can recommend or point me in the direction of a drive which is UHD friendly to buy preferably a pioneer but open to other brands if needed that would be great im in the UK and any help would greatly apricated even if you guys may have a good one I could buy that's an option too.

Do you mean you tried it internally using the PC power supply and a SATA cable then also tried using a USB/SATA powered adapter?

Yeah I tried exactly that with no sign of power or anything to the drive.

[MartyMcNuts]

Hi everyone, sorry for the delayed response. just a quick update on the drive. Ive plugged it in via my pc and a usb sata adapter cable and both ways no sign of life on it, no power light and pc doesn't even recognise anything being plugged in so Im back to square 1 as this one is dead.

If anyone can recommend or point me in the direction of a drive which is UHD friendly to buy preferably a pioneer but open to other brands if needed that would be great im in the UK and any help would greatly apricated even if you guys may have a good one I could buy that's an option too.

Do you mean you tried it internally using the PC power supply and a SATA cable then also tried using a USB/SATA powered adapter?

Yeah I tried exactly that with no sign of power or anything to the drive.

Yep, must be dead then! Time for a new drive!!