Little big problem with a 43890 with Pioneer BDR-UD03 .....
Power outage while flashing process .... I was flashing the drive for a friend and I always testing by using all cables. Power cable connection included.
A few seconds after starting the flashing process power is gone. Notebook worked with accu and the Y-Power-Cable was connected also. But without electric power the flashing process was interrupted and the drive now is not usable.
Is it bricked? Or can I rescue it?
Don't know. It should be most likely in kernel mode. Just run the Flasher and check. Report back.
The situation was the tray wouldn't open, the power LED was lit and Windows Explorer only recognized the drive as a CD drive. Your flashing tool stopped at "Enumerating drives ....1" and didn't recognize the drive.
Buuuut: I only had to wait a bit longer and the flashing tool recognized the drive at last. Flashing process successful!
Little big problem with a 43890 with Pioneer BDR-UD03 .....
Power outage while flashing process .... I was flashing the drive for a friend and I always testing by using all cables. Power cable connection included.
A few seconds after starting the flashing process power is gone. Notebook worked with accu and the Y-Power-Cable was connected also. But without electric power the flashing process was interrupted and the drive now is not usable.
Is it bricked? Or can I rescue it?
Don't know. It should be most likely in kernel mode. Just run the Flasher and check. Report back.
The situation was the tray wouldn't open, the power LED was lit and Windows Explorer only recognized the drive as a CD drive. Your flashing tool stopped at "Enumerating drives ....1" and didn't recognize the drive.
Buuuut: I only had to wait a bit longer and the flashing tool recognized the drive at last. Flashing process successful!
Hello! Long time MakeMKV user, but first time disc-drive flasher. I'm on a Mac and read through the instructions, the first being I need to be running v1.17.7 or older. I tried downgrading (and I deleted the MakeMKV folder in the library), but when I try opening, I get "Fatal Error Occurred." I don't want to brick my new drive, so I appreciate the help!
Drive Information
Manufacturer: PIONEER
Product: BD-RW BDR-UD03
Revision: 1.14
Serial number: DDDL525202WL
Firmware date: 2020-06-15
Bus encryption flags: 1B
LibreDrive Information
Status: Enabled
Drive platform: RS8511
Firmware name: PIONEER BDR-US03
Firmware type: Original (unpatched)
Firmware version: 1.14
DVD all regions: Yes
BD raw data read: Yes
BD raw metadata read: Yes
Unrestricted read speed: Yes
Hello! Long time MakeMKV user, but first time disc-drive flasher. I'm on a Mac and read through the instructions, the first being I need to be running v1.17.7 or older. I tried downgrading (and I deleted the MakeMKV folder in the library), but when I try opening, I get "Fatal Error Occurred." I don't want to brick my new drive, so I appreciate the help!
Drive Information
Manufacturer: PIONEER
Product: BD-RW BDR-UD03
Revision: 1.14
Serial number: DDDL525202WL
Firmware date: 2020-06-15
Bus encryption flags: 1B
LibreDrive Information
Status: Enabled
Drive platform: RS8511
Firmware name: PIONEER BDR-US03
Firmware type: Original (unpatched)
Firmware version: 1.14
DVD all regions: Yes
BD raw data read: Yes
BD raw metadata read: Yes
Unrestricted read speed: Yes
Oh boy! You are completely detour! Flashing this drive is not possible with the tools in the forum. I will send you a PM with the correct tool and files. You need to connect your drive to a Windows PC or install a Windows VM ( preferrably VMWare).
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Drive Information
OS device name: F:
Manufacturer: PIONEER
Product: BD-RW BDR-UD03
Revision: 1.14
Serial number: CIDL503556WL
Firmware date: 2020-06-15
Bus encryption flags: 1B
Highest AACS version: 66
LibreDrive Information
Status: Enabled
Drive platform: RS8511
Firmware name: PIONEER BDR-US03
Firmware type: Original (unpatched)
Firmware version: 1.14
DVD all regions: Yes
BD raw data read: Yes
BD raw metadata read: Yes
Unrestricted read speed: Yes
No disc inserted
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Just recently received this same drive. I didn't know this would not read/rip UHD's.
I would like for this to rip/read UHD's if possible.
Currently running Windows OS
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Drive Information
OS device name: F:
Manufacturer: PIONEER
Product: BD-RW BDR-UD03
Revision: 1.14
Serial number: CIDL503556WL
Firmware date: 2020-06-15
Bus encryption flags: 1B
Highest AACS version: 66
LibreDrive Information
Status: Enabled
Drive platform: RS8511
Firmware name: PIONEER BDR-US03
Firmware type: Original (unpatched)
Firmware version: 1.14
DVD all regions: Yes
BD raw data read: Yes
BD raw metadata read: Yes
Unrestricted read speed: Yes
No disc inserted
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Just recently received this same drive. I didn't know this would not read/rip UHD's.
I would like for this to rip/read UHD's if possible.
Currently running Windows OS
Hi there, I also want to flash my drive (info below) can you send me the instructions?
I also have an additional question: I already used the drive quite a lot and never had any issues but for a short while I now get the error message "Please insert disk" when swapping to a new DVD, unless I disconnect and reconnect the drive and restart MakeMKV, is this something that can be fixed in any way or is it just a Windows issue?
I also purchased a Verbatim 43890 and would like to enable UHD reading on it. I would greatly appreciate your help with this when you get a moment. Thank you!
Here is the drive info:
Drive Information
OS device name: D:
Manufacturer: PIONEER
Product: BD-RW BDR-UD03
Revision: 1.14
Serial number: xxxxxxxxxxxx
Firmware date: 2020-06-15
Bus encryption flags: 1B
Highest AACS version: 68
LibreDrive Information
Status: Enabled
Drive platform: RS8511
Firmware name: PIONEER BDR-US03
Firmware type: Original (unpatched)
Firmware version: 1.14
DVD all regions: Yes
BD raw data read: Yes
BD raw metadata read: Yes
Unrestricted read speed: Yes
Last edited by pradogx on Fri Jan 23, 2026 2:16 am, edited 2 times in total.
Hi there, I also want to flash my drive (info below) can you send me the instructions?
I also have an additional question: I already used the drive quite a lot and never had any issues but for a short while I now get the error message "Please insert disk" when swapping to a new DVD, unless I disconnect and reconnect the drive and restart MakeMKV, is this something that can be fixed in any way or is it just a Windows issue?
