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Re: Make "ASUS SBW-06D5H-U" UHD friendly?
Posted: Sat Jan 24, 2026 9:37 am
by EthanBB
MartyMcNuts wrote: Fri Jan 23, 2026 8:37 pm
You mean encrypted firmware. Green tick means encrypted.
You can flash it to BU40N 1.03-MK.
Thank you very much!
BU40N 1.03-MK from "mk-firmware-pack-20200720.zip" worked like a dream.
Re: Make "ASUS SBW-06D5H-U" UHD friendly?
Posted: Sun Feb 08, 2026 10:20 am
by minoskorva
Is there a way to flash the ASUS SBW-06D5H-U?
this is my output
Drive Information
OS device name: E:
Manufacturer: ASUS
Product: SBW-06D5H-U
Revision: A102
Serial number:
Firmware date: 2124-08-05 14:55
Bus encryption flags: 1F
LibreDrive Information
Status: Possible, not yet enabled
Drive platform: MT1959
THANKS!!!
Re: Make "ASUS SBW-06D5H-U" UHD friendly?
Posted: Mon Feb 09, 2026 2:58 am
by MartyMcNuts
minoskorva wrote: Sun Feb 08, 2026 10:20 am
Is there a way to flash the ASUS SBW-06D5H-U?
this is my output
Drive Information
OS device name: E:
Manufacturer: ASUS
Product: SBW-06D5H-U
Revision: A102
Serial number:
Firmware date: 2124-08-05 14:55
Bus encryption flags: 1F
LibreDrive Information
Status: Possible, not yet enabled
Drive platform: MT1959
THANKS!!!
Yes, this is a LG drive. If it's a slim model, use BU40N 1.03-MK with SDFtool Flasher.
Re: Make "ASUS SBW-06D5H-U" UHD friendly?
Posted: Wed Feb 11, 2026 2:22 am
by nicwilson
Hi,
Just wanted to thank everyone here for the information and flash information. I successfully flashed my Asus SBW-06D5H-U with the LG BU40N 1.03 firmware. At first, I got an error with SDFTool Flasher which gave no furher information, But when I ran the Flash with makemkvcon64.exe it gave a helpful error that the tray was not closed. Once the tray was closed then the flash worked perfectly. Thank you to all invloved.
cheers
Nic
Re: Make "ASUS SBW-06D5H-U" UHD friendly?
Posted: Fri Feb 20, 2026 9:46 am
by BrunoGC13
Hello, I have the exact same drive but where can I find the needed files? Like the .bin and SDF.bin (I'm very new to makemkv and this topic)
Re: Make "ASUS SBW-06D5H-U" UHD friendly?
Posted: Fri Feb 20, 2026 11:59 am
by dcoke22
BrunoGC13 wrote: Fri Feb 20, 2026 9:46 am
Hello, I have the exact same drive but where can I find the needed files? Like the .bin and SDF.bin (I'm very new to makemkv and this topic)
If you're looking for BU40N firmware and the SDFtool flasher, links to that stuff can be found in the
Ultimate UHD Drives Flashing Guide
Re: Make "ASUS SBW-06D5H-U" UHD friendly?
Posted: Fri Feb 20, 2026 12:10 pm
by boguslecina
BrunoGC13 wrote: Fri Feb 20, 2026 9:46 am
Hello, I have the exact same drive but where can I find the needed files? Like the .bin and SDF.bin (I'm very new to makemkv and this topic)
Check what hardware platform you have. MT1959 is Hitachi-LG, and you have the SDFtool Flasher application there:
viewtopic.php?f=16&t=19634
If you have RS8511, you need to write to Coopervid or Billy11 about the flasher.
Re: Make "ASUS SBW-06D5H-U" UHD friendly?
Posted: Sat Mar 21, 2026 6:47 am
by maccready
Hi all
I just bought the same asus-drive, and I also wonder if my drive is flashable:
Code: Select all
Drive Information
OS device name: /dev/sr1
Manufacturer: ASUS
Product: SBW-06D5H-U
Revision: A102
Serial number: MO6O92I5822
Firmware date: 2124-08-05 14:55
Bus encryption flags: 1F
LibreDrive Information
Status: Possible, not yet enabled
Drive platform: MT1959
No disc inserted
Many thanks!
Re: Make "ASUS SBW-06D5H-U" UHD friendly?
Posted: Mon Mar 30, 2026 6:20 am
by maccready
I noticed that my drive output was identical to minoskorva's(?) above, so I followed MartyMcNuts instructions and it worked flawless.
Thanks a lot for all your work Marty!!
Re: Make "ASUS SBW-06D5H-U" UHD friendly?
Posted: Mon Apr 13, 2026 9:38 pm
by fhades
Hi, I'm gonna add myself to the queue for a pm
Drive Information
OS device name: H:
Manufacturer: ASUS
Product: SBW-06D5H-U
Revision: E101
Serial number:
Firmware date: 2018-08-22
Bus encryption flags: 1B
LibreDrive Information
Status: Enabled
Drive platform: RS8511
Firmware name: PIONEER BDR-US03
Firmware type: Original (unpatched)
Firmware version: E101/ID26
DVD all regions: Yes
BD raw data read: Yes
BD raw metadata read: Yes
Unrestricted read speed: Yes
No disc inserted
Looking forward to make some good use of it after mostly laying around for the last 5 years
Re: Make "ASUS SBW-06D5H-U" UHD friendly?
Posted: Mon Apr 13, 2026 10:07 pm
by Billycar11
fhades wrote: Mon Apr 13, 2026 9:38 pm
Hi, I'm gonna add myself to the queue for a pm
Drive Information
OS device name: H:
Manufacturer: ASUS
Product: SBW-06D5H-U
Revision: E101
Serial number:
Firmware date: 2018-08-22
Bus encryption flags: 1B
LibreDrive Information
Status: Enabled
Drive platform: RS8511
Firmware name: PIONEER BDR-US03
Firmware type: Original (unpatched)
Firmware version: E101/ID26
DVD all regions: Yes
BD raw data read: Yes
BD raw metadata read: Yes
Unrestricted read speed: Yes
No disc inserted
Looking forward to make some good use of it after mostly laying around for the last 5 years
sure email me that info and all others email me no need to post your info here just reach out to me directly
see below for email
Re: Make "ASUS SBW-06D5H-U" UHD friendly?
Posted: Mon Jun 08, 2026 12:14 pm
by erluan
Hello, Guys!
Hope you're doing pretty well;
Guys, I have ASUS SBW-06D5H-U since 2020 and it works flawlessly with my 1080 Bluray collection but, now, I bought some UHD Blurays and I got blocked by these limitations;
How can I flash the firmware to unlock the UHD blurays reading;
I'm gonna add myself to the queue for a pm;
Thank you in advance;
Re: Make "ASUS SBW-06D5H-U" UHD friendly?
Posted: Mon Jun 08, 2026 2:38 pm
by Billycar11
erluan wrote: Mon Jun 08, 2026 12:14 pm
Hello, Guys!
Hope you're doing pretty well;
Guys, I have ASUS SBW-06D5H-U since 2020 and it works flawlessly with my 1080 Bluray collection but, now, I bought some UHD Blurays and I got blocked by these limitations;
How can I flash the firmware to unlock the UHD blurays reading;
I'm gonna add myself to the queue for a pm;
Thank you in advance;
sure email me that info and all others email me no need to post your info here just reach out to me directly
see below for email