[Solved] ASUS BW-16D1HT - Unable to Read UHD

[Perillex]

I bought the GoT complete 4k collection, unfortunately it is the only 4k video discs I own.
I was able to get Season 4 disc 1 to read the first time, the second time it just detected it as a writable BD.
The third time would not read at all.

Is this common for older ASUS BW-16D1HT drives?
Is there anything I can do? I am assuming there is not, and I will just need to buy a better drive.

Any help is greatly appreciated!

I have the drive in a VANTEC external case on Windows 11.
I was able to successfully flash it with the recommended firmware.
It is an older ASUS drive from December 2015.

Drive Information
OS device name: E:
Manufacturer: ASUS
Product: BW-16D1HT
Revision: 3.10
Serial number: XXXXXXXXXXXX
Firmware date: 2119-01-04 10:14
Bus encryption flags: 1F
Highest AACS version: 68

LibreDrive Information
Status: Enabled
Drive platform: MT1959
Firmware type: Patched (microcode access re-enabled)
Firmware version: 3.10
DVD all regions: Yes
BD raw data read: Yes
BD raw metadata read: Yes
Unrestricted read speed: Yes

[Coopervid]

I bought the GoT complete 4k collection, unfortunately it is the only 4k video discs I own.
I was able to get Season 4 disc 1 to read the first time, the second time it just detected it as a writable BD.
The third time would not read at all.

Is this common for older ASUS BW-16D1HT drives?
Is there anything I can do? I am assuming there is not, and I will just need to buy a better drive.

Any help is greatly appreciated!

I have the drive in a VANTEC external case on Windows 11.
I was able to successfully flash it with the recommended firmware.
It is an older ASUS drive from December 2015.

Drive Information
OS device name: E:
Manufacturer: ASUS
Product: BW-16D1HT
Revision: 3.10
Serial number: XXXXXXXXXXXX
Firmware date: 2119-01-04 10:14
Bus encryption flags: 1F
Highest AACS version: 68

LibreDrive Information
Status: Enabled
Drive platform: MT1959
Firmware type: Patched (microcode access re-enabled)
Firmware version: 3.10
DVD all regions: Yes
BD raw data read: Yes
BD raw metadata read: Yes
Unrestricted read speed: Yes

The GoT discs are really bad. Pioneer drives would work better. Try WH16NS60 1.02 firmware. It works better for 3-layer discs like these.

[Perillex]

The GoT discs are really bad. Pioneer drives would work better. Try WH16NS60 1.02 firmware. It works better for 3-layer discs like these.

Nope, no dice.

[Coopervid]

The GoT discs are really bad. Pioneer drives would work better. Try WH16NS60 1.02 firmware. It works better for 3-layer discs like these.

Nope, no dice.

Get a Pioneer drive while some are out there. Supply is running dry. Your country of residence?

[Perillex]

The GoT discs are really bad. Pioneer drives would work better. Try WH16NS60 1.02 firmware. It works better for 3-layer discs like these.

Nope, no dice.

Get a Pioneer drive while some are out there. Supply is running dry. Your country of residence?

I am in the USA.
I was looking a little bit but cannot find any Pioneer drives. I will continue to look.
I haven't checked ebay yet.

I think I messed up my ASUS drive though. I flashed it with the DE_ASUS_BC-12D2HT_3.11_MK firmware after trying the WH16NS60 1.02 firmware and now it cannot be flashed with any other firmware.

[Coopervid]

Nope, no dice.

Get a Pioneer drive while some are out there. Supply is running dry. Your country of residence?

I am in the USA.
I was looking a little bit but cannot find any Pioneer drives. I will continue to look.
I haven't checked ebay yet.

I think I messed up my ASUS drive though. I flashed it with the DE_ASUS_BC-12D2HT_3.11_MK firmware after trying the WH16NS60 1.02 firmware and now it cannot be flashed with any other firmware.

Look for a Vinpower 212V on Amazon or Newegg.

[MartyMcNuts]

Nope, no dice.

Get a Pioneer drive while some are out there. Supply is running dry. Your country of residence?

I am in the USA.
I was looking a little bit but cannot find any Pioneer drives. I will continue to look.
I haven't checked ebay yet.

I think I messed up my ASUS drive though. I flashed it with the DE_ASUS_BC-12D2HT_3.11_MK firmware after trying the WH16NS60 1.02 firmware and now it cannot be flashed with any other firmware.

Try using SDFTool Flasher's recovery method to get back to BW-16D1HT 3.10-MK.

[Perillex]

Get a Pioneer drive while some are out there. Supply is running dry. Your country of residence?

I am in the USA.
I was looking a little bit but cannot find any Pioneer drives. I will continue to look.
I haven't checked ebay yet.

I think I messed up my ASUS drive though. I flashed it with the DE_ASUS_BC-12D2HT_3.11_MK firmware after trying the WH16NS60 1.02 firmware and now it cannot be flashed with any other firmware.

Try using SDFTool Flasher's recovery method to get back to BW-16D1HT 3.10-MK.

I did try using the recovery feature of the SDFTool with multiple firmwares, and it remained the wrong firmware.

I finally found your post based on someone with the same issue. NEW OPTION: 'UHD Friendly' Firmware Downgrade / Cross-Flash Using Official (Modified) ASUS Flasher for ASUS & LG Drives article and was able to downgrade to DE_ASUS_BC-12D2HT_3.00.

After downgrading to DE_ASUS_BC-12D2HT_3.00 using the ASUS_ODD_FW_Changer_(Modified), I was able to upgrade to the DE_ASUS_BW-16D1HT_3.10_MK firmware.

Thank you very much for your work here MartyMcNuts! Also, thank you for your help Coopervid!

I am ripping the second 4k Blu-Ray now. It is still hit or miss though.
I am okay with that until I can afford a better solution.

[HSamwel]

I bought two of these ASUS drives for my new computer.
Both were on 3.11. I just flashed them directly to 3.10 and it worked fine.
No issues, no complaints from the software or the drive.

Or is there trouble waiting for me?

[Coopervid]

I bought two of these ASUS drives for my new computer.
Both were on 3.11. I just flashed them directly to 3.10 and it worked fine.
No issues, no complaints from the software or the drive.

Or is there trouble waiting for me?

These LG type drives don't work very good with 3-layer discs. If you have trouble use your Pioneer type drive.

[HSamwel]

I bought two of these ASUS drives for my new computer.
Both were on 3.11. I just flashed them directly to 3.10 and it worked fine.
No issues, no complaints from the software or the drive.

Or is there trouble waiting for me?

These LG type drives don't work very good with 3-layer discs. If you have trouble use your Pioneer type drive.

Yes I have trouble. One drive is unusable, probably broken mechanically. It rattles and makes serious noices
when accessing discs. Then stops reading due to error everytime.
The other is a little better, Still makes a lot of noice i the beginning when scanning discs.
But it is damn slow. Don't know if something is wrong with it as well. Usually not more than 2x speed.
Can drop to 0.2x speed also..

The Pioneer drive just eats everything. Starts a little slow but after a while gets to max speed and then
just hold it until the rip is finished. I'm thinking about buying two more of these and ditch these "LG" drives..

Is there any drive that is recommended and work well with UHD. That also is pretty common?

[Coopervid]

I bought two of these ASUS drives for my new computer.
Both were on 3.11. I just flashed them directly to 3.10 and it worked fine.
No issues, no complaints from the software or the drive.

Or is there trouble waiting for me?

These LG type drives don't work very good with 3-layer discs. If you have trouble use your Pioneer type drive.

Yes I have trouble. One drive is unusable, probably broken mechanically. It rattles and makes serious noices
when accessing discs. Then stops reading due to error everytime.
The other is a little better, Still makes a lot of noice i the beginning when scanning discs.
But it is damn slow. Don't know if something is wrong with it as well. Usually not more than 2x speed.
Can drop to 0.2x speed also..

The Pioneer drive just eats everything. Starts a little slow but after a while gets to max speed and then
just hold it until the rip is finished. I'm thinking about buying two more of these and ditch these "LG" drives..

Is there any drive that is recommended and work well with UHD. That also is pretty common?

It's showdown. Pioneer doesn't make drives anymore. Take your chance to get a Vinpower 212V on Amazon or Newegg. These can be flashed for UHD.