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UHD friendly drive extremely slow ripping UHD disks

I think I just want to update my Asus firmware from 3.00 to 3.02, thats it. I assume there is an Asus flasher that will do this in Windows without using DOS

Yes. You can find the official 3.02 firmware flasher on the ASUS support site as well as Firmware HQ (http://www.firmwarehq.com/Asus/BW-16D1HT/files.html). Exit AnyDVD, just run it, it flashes the drive, and it might require a reboot, and then you are done. On the ASUS site make sure to not download the 3.03 firmware.

  1. Go to the support page for the drive: https://www.asus.com/Optical-Drives-Storage/BW16D1HT/HelpDesk_Download/
  2. Click on the Show All button because only 3.03 is shown by default
  3. Download the 3.02 firmware (http://dlcdnet.asus.com/pub/ASUS/ODD/Blu-ray/BW-16D1HT/ASUS_Website_FW_Updater_For_BW_16D1HT.zip).
  4. Exit AnyDVD
  5. Run the firmware updater.
  6. Reboot your system is told to do so. If not then simply restart AnyDVD.
Edit: Move as appropriate.

Edit 2: Added the step of exiting AnyDVD before flashing. Always exit AnyDVD or any software like it before flashing the firmware on an ODD.
 
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Here is official Asus Updater FW 3.01 modded by myself.

Please try it and report feedback if it flashes Asus from 3.00 version (as it should).

Thanks. I added it to my archive. :) If/when I run into issues and move to a newer firmware I'll give 3.01 a shot before moving to 3.02.
 
I've tried on my BH16NS55s. I've first crossflashed them to 3.00 firmware and then run the exe (extracted from the zip attached before) and it correctly upgrades them. ;)
 
Just to sure, 3.02 keeps the drive as "UHD-friendly" correct?
 
Then take control of it and tell it to behave. temp disable it, redownload and if needed make an exclusion.

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Windows defender IS the av. Not the first time they cause a false positive. If teddy was distributing malware it would be known by now and he'd be long gone from the forum

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On my own system (Windows 10 1709 December 2017 Update), Windows Defender doesn't detect any malware/virus/backdoor/trojan horse or anything similar. I've not modified the Asus executable main flasher, so I can't understand how and why it has been detected as malware or worse as a virus.
 
Yes. You can find the official 3.02 firmware flasher on the ASUS support site as well as Firmware HQ (http://www.firmwarehq.com/Asus/BW-16D1HT/files.html). Just run it, it flashes the drive, and it might require a reboot, and then you are done. On the ASUS site make sure to not download the 3.03 firmware.

  1. Go to the support page for the drive: https://www.asus.com/Optical-Drives-Storage/BW16D1HT/HelpDesk_Download/
  2. Click on the Show All button because only 3.03 is shown by default
  3. Download and use the 3.02 firmware (http://dlcdnet.asus.com/pub/ASUS/ODD/Blu-ray/BW-16D1HT/ASUS_Website_FW_Updater_For_BW_16D1HT.zip).
Edit: Move as appropriate.
I just DL'ed the FW from the firmwarehq site, extracted and ran it. Hit Start and it ejected the disc tray and hasn't done anything since. It is using about 16% of my CPU and the "Exit" button is still greyed out so I assume it's doing something but I'm beginning to wonder.
 
I just DL'ed the FW from the firmwarehq site, extracted and ran it. Hit Start and it ejected the disc tray and hasn't done anything since. It is using about 16% of my CPU and the "Exit" button is still greyed out so I assume it's doing something but I'm beginning to wonder.

Is AnyDVD running? The driver sits between the OS and the ODD. AnyDVD, PassKey, DeUHD, or anything like it should always be exited first. I've seen someone else post about issues with flashing the firmware of their drive and they had AnyDVD running. They managed to exit the flashing somehow and then exit AnyDVD and run it again and the flashing proceeded quickly and successfully. I have never canceled a flash in-progress so I won't make any sort of recommendation on how to accomplish that.

Edit: I should have noted to exit AnyDVD but I considered it a given and didn't include that information. My mistake.
 
Is AnyDVD running? The driver sits between the OS and the ODD. AnyDVD, PassKey, DeUHD, or anything like it should always be exited first. I've seen someone else post about issues with flashing the firmware of their drive and they had AnyDVD running. They managed to exit the flashing somehow and then exit AnyDVD and run it again and the flashing proceeded quickly and successfully. I have never canceled a flash in-progress so I won't make any sort of recommendation on how to accomplish that.

Edit: I should have noted to exit AnyDVD but I considered it a given and didn't include that information. My mistake.
Yep, that did the trick, appears to be successfully updated, doing a test rip now to be sure. Thanks!
 
My Windows Defender stated it was a virus and deleted it.

:(

As others say it's just Windows Defender being Windows Defender and wrong. It's getting better than it used to be but... still has a long ways to go.

I'm running ESET Internet Security 11 & Malwarebytes Premium 3 and they didn't bat an eyelash at it.
 
Yes. You can find the official 3.02 firmware flasher on the ASUS support site as well as Firmware HQ (http://www.firmwarehq.com/Asus/BW-16D1HT/files.html). Exit AnyDVD, just run it, it flashes the drive, and it might require a reboot, and then you are done. On the ASUS site make sure to not download the 3.03 firmware.

  1. Go to the support page for the drive: https://www.asus.com/Optical-Drives-Storage/BW16D1HT/HelpDesk_Download/
  2. Click on the Show All button because only 3.03 is shown by default
  3. Download the 3.02 firmware (http://dlcdnet.asus.com/pub/ASUS/ODD/Blu-ray/BW-16D1HT/ASUS_Website_FW_Updater_For_BW_16D1HT.zip).
  4. Exit AnyDVD
  5. Run the firmware updater.
  6. Reboot your system is told to do so. If not then simply restart AnyDVD.
Edit: Move as appropriate.

Edit 2: Added the step of exiting AnyDVD before flashing. Always exit AnyDVD or any software like it before flashing the firmware on an ODD.
Thank you DrinkLyeAndDie, and also Teddy Raspin for version 3.01, at this time I see no reason to use 3.01 but its always good to have firmware files.
 
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