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knuxyl wrote: Tue Oct 14, 2025 12:34 am And my BU40 is a ASUS BW-16D1HT, not LG.

ASUS does not actually manufacture optical drives. They do, however, rebrand other optical drives and put their own firmware on them. Some older ASUS drives were rebranded Pioneer drives. Most often ASUS drives are rebranded LG drives. An ASUS BW-16D1HT is the same hardware as an LG WH14NS40, which is the same hardware as an LG WH16NS60. A BU40N is LG's mobile optical drive and is found in all kinds of things. BU40Ns are considered relatively decent drives.

dcoke22 wrote: Tue Oct 14, 2025 4:55 am

knuxyl wrote: Tue Oct 14, 2025 12:34 am And my BU40 is a ASUS BW-16D1HT, not LG.

ASUS does not actually manufacture optical drives. They do, however, rebrand other optical drives and put their own firmware on them. Some older ASUS drives were rebranded Pioneer drives. Most often ASUS drives are rebranded LG drives. An ASUS BW-16D1HT is the same hardware as an LG WH14NS40, which is the same hardware as an LG WH16NS60. A BU40N is LG's mobile optical drive and is found in all kinds of things. BU40Ns are considered relatively decent drives.

yeah i mispoke and got confused. i have an lg bu40n slim drive and the asus, both of which are slower than my usb pioneer.

knuxyl wrote: Tue Oct 14, 2025 5:03 am

dcoke22 wrote: Tue Oct 14, 2025 4:55 am

knuxyl wrote: Tue Oct 14, 2025 12:34 am And my BU40 is a ASUS BW-16D1HT, not LG.

ASUS does not actually manufacture optical drives. They do, however, rebrand other optical drives and put their own firmware on them. Some older ASUS drives were rebranded Pioneer drives. Most often ASUS drives are rebranded LG drives. An ASUS BW-16D1HT is the same hardware as an LG WH14NS40, which is the same hardware as an LG WH16NS60. A BU40N is LG's mobile optical drive and is found in all kinds of things. BU40Ns are considered relatively decent drives.

yeah i mispoke and got confused. i have an lg bu40n slim drive and the asus, both of which are slower than my usb pioneer.

For what it's worth, with a regular blu-ray, I have seen my Pioneer drives go as fast 6.7x (29.0 M/s). For a 4K UHD, I've never seen my Pioneer's go faster than 4.0x. Reading a regular blu-ray is easier, however, than reading a 4K UHD, since the data density on a regular blu-ray is lower. And in general, my Pioneer drives have been more reliable than my LG based drives. I'd much rather reliably get a rip slower than get a failed rip faster.

Please help! I have a slim Pioneer UD03 with platform type = RS8510.

Is this drive flashable for playing/ripping UHD discs? Whih .bin file should I get and can I use SDFTool to flash because the SDFTool says I am not on the right platform.

Much appreciated

x10bulls wrote: Wed Oct 15, 2025 7:39 am Please help! I have a slim Pioneer UD03 with platform type = RS8510.

Is this drive flashable for playing/ripping UHD discs? Whih .bin file should I get and can I use SDFTool to flash because the SDFTool says I am not on the right platform.

Much appreciated

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I just purchased a Pioneer BDR-212V drive. Would someone be able to assist in allowing it to copy UHD. I have provided the drive info below. Any help would be appreciated


Drive Information
OS device name: D:
Manufacturer: PIONEER
Product: BD-RW BDR-212V
Revision: 1.02
Serial number: DGDL027842WL
Firmware date: 2022-05-31
Bus encryption flags: 13

LibreDrive Information
Status: Possible, not yet enabled
Drive platform: Pioneer RS8F00
Firmware version: ID06

Rdecker664 wrote: Tue Oct 21, 2025 5:18 am I just purchased a Pioneer BDR-212V drive. Would someone be able to assist in allowing it to copy UHD. I have provided the drive info below. Any help would be appreciated


Drive Information
OS device name: D:
Manufacturer: PIONEER
Product: BD-RW BDR-212V
Revision: 1.02
Serial number: DGDL027842WL
Firmware date: 2022-05-31
Bus encryption flags: 13

LibreDrive Information
Status: Possible, not yet enabled
Drive platform: Pioneer RS8F00
Firmware version: ID06

sure email me

Hi just got this drive how enable LibreDrive?

Drive Information
OS device name: F:
Manufacturer: ASUS
Product: BW-16D1X-U
Revision: E113
Firmware date: 2020-07-21
Bus encryption flags: 1B
Highest AACS version: 77

LibreDrive Information
Status: Possible, not yet enabled
Drive platform: Pioneer RS8F00
Firmware version: ID76

No disc inserted

Samus_Aran wrote: Thu Oct 23, 2025 1:34 am Hi just got this drive how enable LibreDrive?

Drive Information
OS device name: F:
Manufacturer: ASUS
Product: BW-16D1X-U
Revision: E113
Firmware date: 2020-07-21
Bus encryption flags: 1B
Highest AACS version: 77

LibreDrive Information
Status: Possible, not yet enabled
Drive platform: Pioneer RS8F00
Firmware version: ID76

No disc inserted

PM sent.

Coopervid wrote: Thu Oct 23, 2025 9:12 am

Samus_Aran wrote: Thu Oct 23, 2025 1:34 am Hi just got this drive how enable LibreDrive?

Drive Information
OS device name: F:
Manufacturer: ASUS
Product: BW-16D1X-U
Revision: E113
Firmware date: 2020-07-21
Bus encryption flags: 1B
Highest AACS version: 77

LibreDrive Information
Status: Possible, not yet enabled
Drive platform: Pioneer RS8F00
Firmware version: ID76

No disc inserted

PM sent.

thank you

Any help here? Looks like I have the same as some others that have been posted.

Drive Information
OS device name: \Device\CdRom0
Current profile: BD-ROM
Manufacturer: ASUS
Product: BW-16D1X-U
Revision: E113
Serial number: ...
Firmware date: 2020-07-21
Bus encryption flags: 1B
Highest AACS version: 71

LibreDrive Information
Status: Possible, not yet enabled
Drive platform: Pioneer RS8F00
Firmware version: ID76

No disc inserted

dhop65 wrote: Fri Oct 24, 2025 5:17 pm Any help here? Looks like I have the same as some others that have been posted.

Drive Information
OS device name: \Device\CdRom0
Current profile: BD-ROM
Manufacturer: ASUS
Product: BW-16D1X-U
Revision: E113
Serial number: ...
Firmware date: 2020-07-21
Bus encryption flags: 1B
Highest AACS version: 71

LibreDrive Information
Status: Possible, not yet enabled
Drive platform: Pioneer RS8F00
Firmware version: ID76

No disc inserted

Sure email me that drive info section see below for email

Would I be able to get some help on this one too? Sent an email as well.

Drive Information
OS device name: E:
Manufacturer: ASUS
Product: BW-16D1X-U
Revision: E113
Serial number: DIDL127....
Firmware date: 2020-07-21
Bus encryption flags: 1B

LibreDrive Information
Status: Possible, not yet enabled
Drive platform: Pioneer RS8F00
Firmware version: ID76

No disc inserted

Shroom54 wrote: Sat Oct 25, 2025 7:33 pm Would I be able to get some help on this one too? Sent an email as well.

Drive Information
OS device name: E:
Manufacturer: ASUS
Product: BW-16D1X-U
Revision: E113
Serial number: DIDL127....
Firmware date: 2020-07-21
Bus encryption flags: 1B

LibreDrive Information
Status: Possible, not yet enabled
Drive platform: Pioneer RS8F00
Firmware version: ID76

No disc inserted

sure email it to me see below

Got my hands on this drive, was wondering if there is anything that can be done with it.

Drive Information
OS device name: D:
Manufacturer: PIONEER
Product: BD-RW BDR-UD03
Revision: 1.03
Serial number:
Firmware date: 2015-05-14
Bus encryption flags: 1B
Highest AACS version: 81

LibreDrive Information
Status: Enabled
Drive platform: RS8510
Firmware name: PIONEER BDR-US03
Firmware type: Original (unpatched)
Firmware version: 1.03/ID19
DVD all regions: Yes
BD raw data read: Yes
BD raw metadata read: Yes
Unrestricted read speed: Yes

No disc inserted