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zittrig wrote: Thu Sep 18, 2025 5:33 pm Yeah, you're right. Paint it black could be a solution also

Thanks for response. Yes, the BDR-XD07TUHD is ready for go with MakeMKV of course. Then I'll take the black drive and sell the silver one.

Edit: Or I'll keep the silver one, the black one makes strange whirring noises when ripping, which the silver one doesn't make..... Lenses are cleaned with alcohol .... My friend will not be happy about this.

skotty8 wrote: Sat Oct 18, 2025 10:13 pm I'm trying my best to understand this whole process, but having quite a hard time wading through all the technical jargon I'm unfamiliar with. To the best of my understanding, my drive should support reading UHD discs, possibly with some type of firmware flash? (not entirely knowledgeable on what that exactly is) What sort of risks come from doing this, such as the possibility of bricking the drive, and would doing this make it possible for me to backup the iso files from my UHD discs? If someone would be able to break it down in relatively simple terms, (I have a base level understanding of hardware and software but not much further) I would greatly appreciate it. Here's my drive info for context:

Drive Information
OS device name: D:
Manufacturer: PIONEER
Product: BD-RW BDR-XD07
Revision: 1.03
Serial number: [redacted]
Firmware date: 2020-08-20
Bus encryption flags: 13

LibreDrive Information
Status: Enabled
Drive platform: RS8D30
Firmware name: PIONEER BDR-BDS7
Firmware type: Original (unpatched)
Firmware version: 1.03
DVD all regions: Yes
BD raw data read: Yes
BD raw metadata read: Yes
Unrestricted read speed: Yes

hallben wrote: Sat Oct 25, 2025 12:52 pm Drive Information
OS device name: I:
Manufacturer: PIONEER
Product: BD-RW BDR-XD07
Revision: 1.03
Serial number:
Firmware date: 2020-08-20
Bus encryption flags: 13
Highest AACS version: 81

LibreDrive Information
Status: Enabled
Drive platform: RS8D30
Firmware name: PIONEER BDR-BDS7
Firmware type: Original (unpatched)
Firmware version: 1.03
DVD all regions: Yes
BD raw data read: Yes
BD raw metadata read: Yes
Unrestricted read speed: Yes

No disc inserted

The above is my info, can this be flashed to read UHD?

Billycar11 wrote: Sat Oct 25, 2025 5:25 pm Sure just email me that drive info section see below for email

MSFilms wrote: Sat Nov 08, 2025 5:57 pm Hello, I noticed this thread has people sharing their drives to get UHD flashed. I was wondering if someone would be willing to do the same for mine? Here's my info:

Drive Information
OS device name: \Device\CdRom0
Current profile: BD-ROM
Manufacturer: PIONEER
Product: BD-RW BDR-XD07
Revision: 1.02
Serial number:
Firmware date: 2019-09-05
Bus encryption flags: 13
Highest AACS version: 81

LibreDrive Information
Status: Enabled
Drive platform: RS8D30
Firmware name: PIONEER BDR-BDS7
Firmware type: Original (unpatched)
Firmware version: 1.02
DVD all regions: Yes
BD raw data read: Yes
BD raw metadata read: Yes
Unrestricted read speed: Yes

rjefferson wrote: Tue Nov 11, 2025 1:23 am Hi, I shared my information previously, but never heard anything back. Is my drive flashable? I was thinking maybe it wasn't, but the latest post from another user looks like I might be in luck.

Here is the information on it:
Drive Information
OS device name: \Device\CdRom0
Current profile: DVD-ROM
Manufacturer: PIONEER
Product: BD-RW BDR-XD07
Revision: 1.02
Serial number: [masked]
Firmware date: 2019-09-05
Bus encryption flags: 13
Highest AACS version: 82

LibreDrive Information
Status: Enabled
Drive platform: RS8D30
Firmware name: PIONEER BDR-BDS7
Firmware type: Original (unpatched)
Firmware version: 1.02
DVD all regions: Yes
BD raw data read: Yes
BD raw metadata read: Yes
Unrestricted read speed: Yes

Coopervid wrote: Sat Aug 30, 2025 6:32 pm PM sent.