Jack5097 Posted November 3, 2017 Posted November 3, 2017 Hi Dbminter, What is the model or series of you're Asus burner ? It would be awesome, to have a burner that passes every single media read and write test. Maybe I can still find one, here or there. Thanks Jack
dbminter Posted November 4, 2017 Posted November 4, 2017 Hate to burst your bubble, but ASUS no longer manufacturers my USB BD drive. And do NOT get their latest internal burner, the BW-16D1HT! I tried two of them and both had the same fatal flaw, so it's a design problem with the drive: they destroy rewritable media! Ritek 8x DVD+RW and Verbatim BD-RE DL are all borked and unusable after the ASUS writes to them. However, IF you can find one, it's the BW-12D1S-U. Now, ASUS DOES make this: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B071VP89X1/ref=sr_ob_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1509752901&sr=8-2 The BW-16D1X-U listed above MAY be the internal ASUS junk model I had in an external enclosure. The two drives have relatively similar drive strings in their names, so I have a feeling this USB drive is just their junk internal BD burner in a USB enclosure. However, I haven't tried BD-R DL in my ASUS, only BD-RE DL. You seem to want my drive for your BD-R DL issue I replied to in another thread. So, I can't say if that particular ASUS will work for your need or not. Sorry.
Blackened2687 Posted March 9, 2019 Posted March 9, 2019 ASUS BW-16D1X-U drives with E101 or E102 firmware are actually Pioneer BDR-209MBK rebadges. ASUS BW-16D1H-U drives with A*** firmware series are LG drives (BH**NS40 or BH**NS50 depending of FW version) and those with E*** firmwares are Pioneer drives (BDR-209MBK of 1st or 2nd revision, depending of FW version). Also, ASUS BW-12D1S-U drives with E*** firmware series (and 1.20, too) are all Pioneer drives (E101/E102 - BDR-206BK, 1.20 - BDR-207BK, E301 - BDR-208BK, E401/E402 - BDR-209MBK of 1st revision). Hope it will help to pick a drive which will satisfy your needs.
dbminter Posted March 9, 2019 Posted March 9, 2019 The internal model I had must be ASUS made. I never had an LG or Pioneer that destroyed ALL rewritable media until it. The current firmware of the Pioneer BDR-2209 does destroy Ritek 6x DVD-RW, though.
Blackened2687 Posted March 9, 2019 Posted March 9, 2019 ASUS doesn't manufacture their own drives from long ago. All of them are rebadges of other drives. Here is the list of ASUS internal BD drives I remember: BD-ROM: BR-04B2T / FW 1.0x - LiteOn iHOS104 BD Combo: BC-1205PT / FW 1.0x - Pioneer BDC-202 BC-06B1ST / FW 1.0x - LiteOn iHES106 BC-08B1ST / FW 1.0x - LiteOn iHES108 BC-08B1LT / FW 1.0x - LiteOn iHES208 BC-12B1ST / FW 1.0x - LiteOn iHES112 BC-12B1ST a / FW 1.0x - LG CH12NS28 BC-12B1ST b / FW 1.0x - LG CH12NS30 BC-12B1ST b / FW 3.0x - LG CH12NS40 BC-12B1LT / FW 1.0x - LiteOn iHES212 BC-12D1ST / FW 1.0x - LG CH12NS28 BC-12D2HT / FW 1.0x - LG CH12NS30 BC-12D2HT / FW 3.0x - LG CH12NS40 BD Writer: BW-12B1ST / FW 1.0x - LiteOn iHBS112 BW-12B1ST a / FW 1.0x - LG BH16NS40 (SVC Code NS40) BW-12B1LT / FW 1.0x - LiteOn iHBS212 BW-14D1XT / FW 1.0x - LG BH16NS40 (SVC Code NS40) BW-16D1HT / FW 1.0x - LG BH16NS40 (SVC Code NS40) BW-16D1HT / FW 3.0x - LG BH16NS40 (SVC Code NS50/NS51) If I forgot something - please let me know
dbminter Posted March 9, 2019 Posted March 9, 2019 That doesn't make any sense. I had a few of the LG BH16NS40 units and it does not destroy rewritable media like the BW-16D1HT did. I had 2 of the BW units and they both did that so it was a problem with the BW unit itself, not just the one unit I had. Although it seems a firmware update has been released since I had the BW unit so maybe they fixed it. But, since the LG WH16NS60 model works just fine for me, I'll stick with that.
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