CDFreaks Presents: the Asus DRW-1612BL Burner review - Club CDFreaks

**MegaDETH** · 27-01-2007

CDFreaks Presents the Asus DRW-1612BL Burner review

You can read the review here

Please feel free to comment on the review in this thread.

**~KIPPER~** · 27-01-2007

Nice; I will be reading it closely this evening. Great Job.

*_chef_* · 27-01-2007

Nice!

Funny serial no.

nspot · 05-02-2007

So is this really a "three sheep" burner. How many three sheep burners are there, anyway?

jpcmanso · 07-02-2007

Well, I see in some posts that this drive has 1.04 firmware, but mine has 1.06. After checked Asus site I can't find any firmware upgrade. Is this the same situation as LG drives, where are the firmwares ?

**MegaDETH** · 07-02-2007

It passed all the test for a three sheep burner, sorry I don't have any more information than that.

Quote:

Originally Posted by nspot

So is this really a "three sheep" burner. How many three sheep burners are there, anyway?

TheMusicMan · 20-03-2007

Just got the Asus DRW-1612BL burner. Delivered with the 1.06 firmware.
Upgrade it to 1.10.....tested it with the sheeptest...only passed the 2.51 and
2.90 test. NOT passed the SHEEP3 test

Whats happening ?, is it because my upgrade to 1.10 or could it be different version of the hardware?

How to downgrade it to an older firmware version for testing?

/TMM

**MegaDETH** · 20-03-2007

Later this week I will have another system up and running and I can put that drive back in. I will upgrade the firmware and give the sheep test a try again and let you know.

TheMusicMan · 20-03-2007

Quote:

Originally Posted by MegaDETH

Later this week I will have another system up and running and I can put that drive back in. I will upgrade the firmware and give the sheep test a try again and let you know.

Thanks !,

I should have tried it BEFORE the upgrade, shame on me

hopefully we soon will no who made the hardware, and hopefully we then will get the option do whatever we want, at least upgrade/downgrade

/TMM

TheMusicMan · 20-03-2007

Quote:

Originally Posted by _chef_

Nice!

Funny serial no.

Hmmm....agree, the same as mine according to Nero InfoTool?

Disc Information (M:\)Drive Information
------------------
Drive : ASUS DRW-1612BL
Type : DVD-RAM Recorder
Firmware Version : 1.10
Buffer Size : 2 MB
Date : ?
Serial Number : 0001

/TMM

*_chef_* · 21-03-2007

Yes, looks like a joke from Asus.

TheMusicMan · 22-03-2007

In the search of "Who is making the DRW-1612BL"
Found this:
http://zive.cz/files/obrazky/2007/01...mechaniky.html,

DVD Burners with the same chipset as ASUS DRW-1612BL
(MediaTek MT1898LE)

LiteOn LH-18A1H, Samsung SH-S182M

/TMM

*_chef_* · 22-03-2007

So you should add a model from TSST too.

The 182M has no Lightscribe, the 18xL has.

TheMusicMan · 22-03-2007

This DVD-burners also use the same chipset as the ASUS DRW_1612BL
According to information from : http://www.hardware.info/en-UK/produ...1l/viewbyspec/
Just compare all the burners in this link.

HP dvd940i

Lite-On LH-20A1H

Philips SPD6003BD

/TMM

gilthanus · 05-04-2007

Hello all! can you tell me..... is there any utilities to make the drive region free that is free?

i have region killer on my pc but i need to make the drive region free

would love anyones help please only put the drive in today!

thank you

**MegaDETH** · 05-04-2007

I don't believe anyone has created region free firmware yet

Quote:

Originally Posted by gilthanus

Hello all! can you tell me..... is there any utilities to make the drive region free that is free?

i have region killer on my pc but i need to make the drive region free

would love anyones help please only put the drive in today!

thank you

wobble · 06-04-2007

Quote:

Originally Posted by gilthanus

Hello all! can you tell me..... is there any utilities to make the drive region free that is free?

i have region killer on my pc but i need to make the drive region free

would love anyones help please only put the drive in today!

thank you

Looks like we came to the same spot, looking for the same thing!

DpakoH · 06-04-2007

Quote:

Originally Posted by wobble

Looks like we came to the same spot, looking for the same thing!

this drive some noisy, but still looking for rpc-1 firmware

TheMusicMan · 16-04-2007

Quote:

Originally Posted by MegaDETH

Later this week I will have another system up and running and I can put that drive back in. I will upgrade the firmware and give the sheep test a try again and let you know.

Hi !
Any news?

/TMM

cupidvalentine · 04-05-2007

Anyone know how to make Asus DVD 1612 BL do the bitseeting into DVD ROM as I see someone said that it cannot support bitsetting ? If with new firmware,can it be corrected ?

Also does it suppor alot of media like cheap and unbranded media so not only Taiyo Yuden and Verbatim or Ritek ?

TheMusicMan · 04-05-2007

Quote:

Originally Posted by cupidvalentine

Anyone know how to make Asus DVD 1612 BL do the bitseeting into DVD ROM as I see someone said that it cannot support bitsetting ? If with new firmware,can it be corrected ?

Also does it suppor alot of media like cheap and unbranded media so not only Taiyo Yuden and Verbatim or Ritek ?

Hi cupidvalentine !

Please se my old post about the bitsetting at : http://club.cdfreaks.com/showpost.ph...69&postcount=6

/TMM

DJSUB · 13-05-2007

is there any link for the 1.06 firmware?
i couldnt find it anywere

tnx

HubertK · 31-05-2007

In contrast to the review, I could not reproduce the sheep3-test.

With firmware 1.04:

sd2old.dat - works
sd251.dat - works
sd290.dat - works
bad.dat - NOT WORKING
sheep3.dat - NOT WORKING

the same with firmware 1.10

testing procedure exactly as in the guide, Multisession burning, Mode1, Track at Once, 24x.

Hence the question is, what went wrong here?!

a) different h/w versions around (is this realistic?!)
b) the reviewer made some kind of error in the procedure
c) some cosmic illuminati rays are attacking my PC

@the MegaDETH
would you please be so kind to repeat the sheep3 test (maybe with fw 1.10) and if you pass it, could you please describe as detailed as possible how you setup the test?

Maybe also generate a hash of sheep3.dat and bad.dat to compare?

HubertK · 07-06-2007

Sheep Test additionally performed with firmware 1.06, another drive (January 2007 batch), another OS (Win98SE) and another software (Nero 6.3)...

...leading to exactly same result: failure on sheep3.dat and bad.dat.

This concludes that the review is indeed wrong and misleading. I'd recommend to correct this as that feature could be relevant to some buyers!

Willypinhead · 18-06-2007

And for me,the drive doesn't back up DL disks.On my second one and now use 1814BL with no issues!!!

27-01-2007	#1 (permalink)
MegaDETH CD Freaks Senior Reviewer & Moderator Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Watertown Posts: 3,754	CDFreaks Presents: the Asus DRW-1612BL Burner review CDFreaks Presents the Asus DRW-1612BL Burner review You can read the review here Please feel free to comment on the review in this thread.

27-01-2007	#2 (permalink)
~KIPPER~ CD Freaks Senior Reviewer & Moderator Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Northern California Posts: 1,409	Re: CDFreaks Presents: the Asus DRW-1612BL Burner review Nice; I will be reading it closely this evening. Great Job.

27-01-2007	#3 (permalink)
_chef_ CDFreaks Resident Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: @FX labs .de ...watching [Bender's.Game] [Tripping.The.Rift.The.Movie] Posts: 24,305	Re: CDFreaks Presents: the Asus DRW-1612BL Burner review Nice! Funny serial no. __________________ Started with burning capable optical drives (CD-R) in 1997. Bought optical drives from AOpen, HP, LiteOn, NEC, Philips, Pioneer, Plextor, Ricoh, Samsung, Sanyo, Toshiba and Yamaha. *'Things are now in motion that cannot be undone.' [Gandalf, LoTR]* Enable DMA with micrAp$0ft Enable DMA free at your will busTRACE => Upper/Lower Filters Util DevCon *HOW TO ... Delete the Upper & Lower Filters!* If you expect help then please start by using the powerful SEARCH.

05-02-2007	#4 (permalink)
nspot New on Forum Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 3	Re: CDFreaks Presents: the Asus DRW-1612BL Burner review So is this really a "three sheep" burner. How many three sheep burners are there, anyway?

07-02-2007	#5 (permalink)
jpcmanso CD Freaks Rookie Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Portugal Posts: 33	Re: CDFreaks Presents: the Asus DRW-1612BL Burner review Well, I see in some posts that this drive has 1.04 firmware, but mine has 1.06. After checked Asus site I can't find any firmware upgrade. Is this the same situation as LG drives, where are the firmwares ? __________________ Men build too many walls and not enough bridges. [Isaac Newton]

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20-03-2007	#7 (permalink)
TheMusicMan CD Freaks Rookie Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Sweden Posts: 31	Re: CDFreaks Presents: the Asus DRW-1612BL Burner review Just got the Asus DRW-1612BL burner. Delivered with the 1.06 firmware. Upgrade it to 1.10.....tested it with the sheeptest...only passed the 2.51 and 2.90 test. NOT passed the SHEEP3 test Whats happening ?, is it because my upgrade to 1.10 or could it be different version of the hardware? How to downgrade it to an older firmware version for testing? /TMM __________________ Asus DRW-1612BL, 1.10 LG 4163A, A106 LITE-ON LH-20A1P, KL0A LITE-ON 160P6S, PV9N HT503 LITE-ON SOHW-812S@832S, VS0M PHILIPS DVDR1660, P1.6 PHILIPS 8701@BENQ DW-1640, BSRB PHILIPS SPD3000CC@LITE-ON 1635SX, YV6P PHILIPS-LITE-ON DH-16A1L, KH1A PIONEER DVR-112@DVR-112L, 8.21 (X 2) PLEXTOR PX-716A, 1.11 PLEXTOR PX-755UF, 1.08 PLEXTOR PX-760A, 1.07 PLEXTOR PREMIUM 2, 1.01 PLEXTOR PLEXWRITER 24/10/40A, 1.04 SAMSUNG SH-S162L, TS08 SAMSUNG SH-S202J, SB01 SAMSUNG SH-S203B, SB01 (X 2) Retired: BENQ DW 1620 PRO NEC 1300, 3500, 3520 LITE-ON DVDRW SOHW-1673SSX@1693SX, KC4B Other Toys: PLEXTOR ConvertX PX-M402U

20-03-2007	#8 (permalink)
MegaDETH CD Freaks Senior Reviewer & Moderator Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Watertown Posts: 3,754	Re: CDFreaks Presents: the Asus DRW-1612BL Burner review Later this week I will have another system up and running and I can put that drive back in. I will upgrade the firmware and give the sheep test a try again and let you know.

21-03-2007	#11 (permalink)
_chef_ CDFreaks Resident Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: @FX labs .de ...watching [Bender's.Game] [Tripping.The.Rift.The.Movie] Posts: 24,305	Re: CDFreaks Presents: the Asus DRW-1612BL Burner review Yes, looks like a joke from Asus. __________________ Started with burning capable optical drives (CD-R) in 1997. Bought optical drives from AOpen, HP, LiteOn, NEC, Philips, Pioneer, Plextor, Ricoh, Samsung, Sanyo, Toshiba and Yamaha. *'Things are now in motion that cannot be undone.' [Gandalf, LoTR]* Enable DMA with micrAp$0ft Enable DMA free at your will busTRACE => Upper/Lower Filters Util DevCon *HOW TO ... Delete the Upper & Lower Filters!* If you expect help then please start by using the powerful SEARCH.

22-03-2007	#12 (permalink)
TheMusicMan CD Freaks Rookie Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Sweden Posts: 31	Re: CDFreaks Presents: the Asus DRW-1612BL Burner review In the search of "Who is making the DRW-1612BL" Found this: http://zive.cz/files/obrazky/2007/01...mechaniky.html, DVD Burners with the same chipset as ASUS DRW-1612BL (MediaTek MT1898LE) LiteOn LH-18A1H, Samsung SH-S182M /TMM __________________ Asus DRW-1612BL, 1.10 LG 4163A, A106 LITE-ON LH-20A1P, KL0A LITE-ON 160P6S, PV9N HT503 LITE-ON SOHW-812S@832S, VS0M PHILIPS DVDR1660, P1.6 PHILIPS 8701@BENQ DW-1640, BSRB PHILIPS SPD3000CC@LITE-ON 1635SX, YV6P PHILIPS-LITE-ON DH-16A1L, KH1A PIONEER DVR-112@DVR-112L, 8.21 (X 2) PLEXTOR PX-716A, 1.11 PLEXTOR PX-755UF, 1.08 PLEXTOR PX-760A, 1.07 PLEXTOR PREMIUM 2, 1.01 PLEXTOR PLEXWRITER 24/10/40A, 1.04 SAMSUNG SH-S162L, TS08 SAMSUNG SH-S202J, SB01 SAMSUNG SH-S203B, SB01 (X 2) Retired: BENQ DW 1620 PRO NEC 1300, 3500, 3520 LITE-ON DVDRW SOHW-1673SSX@1693SX, KC4B Other Toys: PLEXTOR ConvertX PX-M402U

22-03-2007	#13 (permalink)
_chef_ CDFreaks Resident Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: @FX labs .de ...watching [Bender's.Game] [Tripping.The.Rift.The.Movie] Posts: 24,305	Re: CDFreaks Presents: the Asus DRW-1612BL Burner review So you should add a model from TSST too. The 182M has no Lightscribe, the 18xL has. __________________ Started with burning capable optical drives (CD-R) in 1997. Bought optical drives from AOpen, HP, LiteOn, NEC, Philips, Pioneer, Plextor, Ricoh, Samsung, Sanyo, Toshiba and Yamaha. *'Things are now in motion that cannot be undone.' [Gandalf, LoTR]* Enable DMA with micrAp$0ft Enable DMA free at your will busTRACE => Upper/Lower Filters Util DevCon *HOW TO ... Delete the Upper & Lower Filters!* If you expect help then please start by using the powerful SEARCH.

22-03-2007	#14 (permalink)
TheMusicMan CD Freaks Rookie Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Sweden Posts: 31	Re: CDFreaks Presents: the Asus DRW-1612BL Burner review This DVD-burners also use the same chipset as the ASUS DRW_1612BL According to information from : http://www.hardware.info/en-UK/produ...1l/viewbyspec/ Just compare all the burners in this link. HP dvd940i Lite-On LH-20A1H Philips SPD6003BD /TMM __________________ Asus DRW-1612BL, 1.10 LG 4163A, A106 LITE-ON LH-20A1P, KL0A LITE-ON 160P6S, PV9N HT503 LITE-ON SOHW-812S@832S, VS0M PHILIPS DVDR1660, P1.6 PHILIPS 8701@BENQ DW-1640, BSRB PHILIPS SPD3000CC@LITE-ON 1635SX, YV6P PHILIPS-LITE-ON DH-16A1L, KH1A PIONEER DVR-112@DVR-112L, 8.21 (X 2) PLEXTOR PX-716A, 1.11 PLEXTOR PX-755UF, 1.08 PLEXTOR PX-760A, 1.07 PLEXTOR PREMIUM 2, 1.01 PLEXTOR PLEXWRITER 24/10/40A, 1.04 SAMSUNG SH-S162L, TS08 SAMSUNG SH-S202J, SB01 SAMSUNG SH-S203B, SB01 (X 2) Retired: BENQ DW 1620 PRO NEC 1300, 3500, 3520 LITE-ON DVDRW SOHW-1673SSX@1693SX, KC4B Other Toys: PLEXTOR ConvertX PX-M402U

05-04-2007	#15 (permalink)
gilthanus New on Forum Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: SG-1 Headquarters. Posts: 15	Re: CDFreaks Presents: the Asus DRW-1612BL Burner review Hello all! can you tell me..... is there any utilities to make the drive region free that is free? i have region killer on my pc but i need to make the drive region free would love anyones help please only put the drive in today! thank you __________________ It's always suicide-mission this, save-the-world that, no one ever stops by just to say hi anymore.-Jack O'Neill

04-05-2007	#20 (permalink)
cupidvalentine New on Forum Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 3	Re: CDFreaks Presents: the Asus DRW-1612BL Burner review Anyone know how to make Asus DVD 1612 BL do the bitseeting into DVD ROM as I see someone said that it cannot support bitsetting ? If with new firmware,can it be corrected ? Also does it suppor alot of media like cheap and unbranded media so not only Taiyo Yuden and Verbatim or Ritek ?

13-05-2007	#22 (permalink)
DJSUB New on Forum Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Far East Posts: 15	Re: CDFreaks Presents: the Asus DRW-1612BL Burner review is there any link for the 1.06 firmware? i couldnt find it anywere tnx

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31-05-2007	#23 (permalink)
HubertK CD Freaks Rookie Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 31	Re: CDFreaks Presents: the Asus DRW-1612BL Burner review In contrast to the review, I could not reproduce the sheep3-test. With firmware 1.04: sd2old.dat - works sd251.dat - works sd290.dat - works bad.dat - NOT WORKING sheep3.dat - NOT WORKING the same with firmware 1.10 testing procedure exactly as in the guide, Multisession burning, Mode1, Track at Once, 24x. Hence the question is, what went wrong here?! a) different h/w versions around (is this realistic?!) b) the reviewer made some kind of error in the procedure c) some cosmic illuminati rays are attacking my PC @the MegaDETH would you please be so kind to repeat the sheep3 test (maybe with fw 1.10) and if you pass it, could you please describe as detailed as possible how you setup the test? Maybe also generate a hash of sheep3.dat and bad.dat to compare?

07-06-2007	#24 (permalink)
HubertK CD Freaks Rookie Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 31	Re: CDFreaks Presents: the Asus DRW-1612BL Burner review Sheep Test additionally performed with firmware 1.06, another drive (January 2007 batch), another OS (Win98SE) and another software (Nero 6.3)... ...leading to exactly same result: failure on sheep3.dat and bad.dat. This concludes that the review is indeed wrong and misleading. I'd recommend to correct this as that feature could be relevant to some buyers!

18-06-2007	#25 (permalink)
Willypinhead New on Forum Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 11	Re: CDFreaks Presents: the Asus DRW-1612BL Burner review And for me,the drive doesn't back up DL disks.On my second one and now use 1814BL with no issues!!!

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