Need help flashing BW-16D1X-U

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hammercam
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Need help flashing BW-16D1X-U

Post by hammercam »

Hello, I just got my ASUS BW-16D1X-U external drive in the mail from amazon and need some help with flashing it. I tried using the SDFtool but it says I have the wrong platform. I have access to both a windows and linux computer at the moment. Any help would be greatly appreciated thank you!

edit: forgot to add drive info.

Drive Information
OS device name: E:
Manufacturer: ASUS
Product: BW-16D1X-U
Revision: E113
Serial number: DGDL118451WL
Firmware date: 2020-07-21
Bus encryption flags: 1B

LibreDrive Information
Status: Enabled
Drive platform: RS8F00
Firmware name: PIONEER BDR-212T
Firmware type: Original (unpatched)
Firmware version: E113/ID76
DVD all regions: Yes
BD raw data read: Yes
BD raw metadata read: Yes
Unrestricted read speed: Yes

No disc inserted
Coopervid
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Re: Need help flashing BW-16D1X-U

Post by Coopervid »

hammercam wrote:
Wed Dec 03, 2025 8:45 pm
Hello, I just got my ASUS BW-16D1X-U external drive in the mail from amazon and need some help with flashing it. I tried using the SDFtool but it says I have the wrong platform. I have access to both a windows and linux computer at the moment. Any help would be greatly appreciated thank you!

edit: forgot to add drive info.

Drive Information
OS device name: E:
Manufacturer: ASUS
Product: BW-16D1X-U
Revision: E113
Serial number: DGDL118451WL
Firmware date: 2020-07-21
Bus encryption flags: 1B

LibreDrive Information
Status: Enabled
Drive platform: RS8F00
Firmware name: PIONEER BDR-212T
Firmware type: Original (unpatched)
Firmware version: E113/ID76
DVD all regions: Yes
BD raw data read: Yes
BD raw metadata read: Yes
Unrestricted read speed: Yes

No disc inserted
PM is coming.
hammercam
Posts: 2
Joined: Wed Dec 03, 2025 8:42 pm

Re: Need help flashing BW-16D1X-U

Post by hammercam »

Coopervid wrote:
Wed Dec 03, 2025 10:08 pm
hammercam wrote:
Wed Dec 03, 2025 8:45 pm
Hello, I just got my ASUS BW-16D1X-U external drive in the mail from amazon and need some help with flashing it. I tried using the SDFtool but it says I have the wrong platform. I have access to both a windows and linux computer at the moment. Any help would be greatly appreciated thank you!

edit: forgot to add drive info.

Drive Information
OS device name: E:
Manufacturer: ASUS
Product: BW-16D1X-U
Revision: E113
Serial number: DGDL118451WL
Firmware date: 2020-07-21
Bus encryption flags: 1B

LibreDrive Information
Status: Enabled
Drive platform: RS8F00
Firmware name: PIONEER BDR-212T
Firmware type: Original (unpatched)
Firmware version: E113/ID76
DVD all regions: Yes
BD raw data read: Yes
BD raw metadata read: Yes
Unrestricted read speed: Yes

No disc inserted
PM is coming.
That worked great thank you! ill be sure to send a donation as soon as im paid this month!
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