Need help downgrading ASUS BW 16D1HT drive

[vdj89]

I am new to the scene and have several BluRays that I'd like to stream via my home NAS. I recently purchased a 16D1HT drive with an USB adapter as I only have a MacBook Pro. The drive came with 3.03 pre-loaded and all the methods listed to downgrade the firmware require Windows/DOS and they don't seem to work with a USB3 enclosure. They seem to require an IDE connection. Is there a way I could possibly flash the drive with the older firmware with a USB connection? I have a laptop running Linux. Would that help? I can possibly insert the drive in my home NAS but it is running Linux. Would I be able to flash the drive with Linux? If so, could you guys please point me to the instructions?

TIA!

[annisman]

There are some members here on the forum who have offered to flash FW (send your drive to them) and/or have UHD friendly drives they can sell, so if you can't flash your own maybe look into that.

[Nuccidrummer]

I am new to the scene and have several BluRays that I'd like to stream via my home NAS. I recently purchased a 16D1HT drive with an USB adapter as I only have a MacBook Pro. The drive came with 3.03 pre-loaded and all the methods listed to downgrade the firmware require Windows/DOS and they don't seem to work with a USB3 enclosure. They seem to require an IDE connection. Is there a way I could possibly flash the drive with the older firmware with a USB connection? I have a laptop running Linux. Would that help? I can possibly insert the drive in my home NAS but it is running Linux. Would I be able to flash the drive with Linux? If so, could you guys please point me to the instructions?

TIA!

Did you have any luck with this?

[vdj89]

Yes, connected the drive up to my NAS with SATA cable. I confirmed I'm able switch the disk controller to IDE mode. I just need to follow instructions to backup the original fw and flash the drive. I haven't had the time to try it. Hopefully, will get to this weekend!

[vdj89]

I downgraded the firmware. It was relatively straight forward. The instructions seem pretty overwhelming at first. I'm a Mac user but if you have Windows, it works for you too. In fact you can skip some steps.

• Installed Windows 10 in VirtualBox
• Downloaded Windows 7 PE ISO (Google is your friend. There are plenty available online)
• Flashed my USB drive with Windows 7 PE and copied all the files in this post
• Connected the ASUS drive to my NAS over SATA
• Plugged in the USB drive and I booted up my NAS with the ASUS drive set to IDE mode
• Ran the dosflash utility & selected Read mode and dumped my original firmware
• Ran the EEPROM Data Mover - this spat out the new firmware
• Ran the same dosflash utility to erase and install the new firmware
• Rebooted and I was done

I was able to backup my Batman v Superman Ultimate Edition disk. Super stoked this works Let me know if you need any help.

[Lunnzies]

I have the Asus BW-16D1HT PRO 16x Blu-ray Writer. I simply have it mounted via a Sata external mount as this is an internal Blu Ray drive. It rips 1080p Blu Ray flawlessly however if I chuck in a UHD disk it simply spits the drive out. It's running 3.03 Firmware. Is there a way I can downgrade the firmware for this model? Is it the same as the non-pro model as mentioned in this thread and others?

[Billycar11]

I have the Asus BW-16D1HT PRO 16x Blu-ray Writer. I simply have it mounted via a Sata external mount as this is an internal Blu Ray drive. It rips 1080p Blu Ray flawlessly however if I chuck in a UHD disk it simply spits the drive out. It's running 3.03 Firmware. Is there a way I can downgrade the firmware for this model? Is it the same as the non-pro model as mentioned in this thread and others?

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