Edit again again!: Herrie also has this firmware on his site http://herrie.org , he has renamed the drive ID string to NEC 3500A and renamed the firmware number to 2.17.
Edit again!: TDB have now patched a version with the NEC 3500 ID string!
http://tdb.rpc1.org/#ND3500A
This firmware will cause the drive to report as “_NEC DVD_RW ND-3500AG 2.F8”. Nice!
Edit: This is now hosted on TheDangerousBrothers site with RPC1 and riplock-free versions! http://tdb.rpc1.org/#MD16XDVD9 Big thanks to TDB as usual! 
Please only use my site as a mirror!
I have extracted the BIN from the Windows flasher, packaged it with the new WBType.exe SL/DL bitsetting utility and hosted it on my site!
http://Wesleytech.com/files/MADDOG2F8.rar
No hacks have been made to this firmware!
Flash with Liggys’ NEC Flash utility OR Flash in DOS using TDB 3x00.exe DOS utility! http://tdb.rpc1.org
Your drive will now have an ID string of ‘MAD DOG MD-16XDVD9’.
DVD MEDIA LIST for 2.F8
[B]DVD+R[/B]
16X
YUDEN000 T03 0
YUDEN000 T02 0
TDK 002 0
MCC 004 0
PRODISC R04 4
MAXELL 003 0
TDK 003 0
12X
RICOHJPN R02 3
8X
MAXELL 002 0
YUDEN000 T01 1
SONY D11 0
MPOMEDIA 080 0
PRODISC R03 0
CMC MAG E01 0
MCC 003 0
OPTODISC OR8 0
Philips 081 0
PHILIPS C08 0
PHILIPS C16 0
NANYA CLX 0
TDK 001 0
RICOHJPN R00/R01 2
DT-D03 004 0
DKP 000 0
NANYA CL1 1
SKYMEDIA R03 0
ISSM 001 0
INFODISC R20 0
INFOME R20 0
Plasmon1 C01 0
VDSPMSAB 002 1
MBIPG101 R04 1
POS R01 0
VANGUARD 001 0
VIVA 002 0
WINGSHING 001 31
4X
YUDEN000 T01 0
MCC 002 0
SONY D01 0
MAXELL 001 0
CMC MAG F01 0
BeAll P40 0
BeAll000 P80 0
PRODISC R02 0
RITEK R02 1
RITEK R03 2
OPTODISC OR4 0
DAXON AZ1 1
DAXON AZ2 0
RITEK R03 1
MBIPG101 R03 0
MBIPG101 R04 1
MPOMEDIA 040 0
DT-D02 02 0
AML 001 0
AML 002 0
IS01 001 0
LONGTEN 002 0
MUST 002 2
MUST 002 1
LD A02 0
RITEK M02 1
VDSPMSAB 001 1
IMC JPN R01 0
NANYA RJB 0
NANYA DR 0
NANYA CHX 0
INFODISC R10 2
GSC503 H01 0
DDDessau V20 0
YUDEN000 T00 0
EMDP 000 0
ULTRAN 202 3
POMSC001 002 0
2.4X
PRODISC R01 0,1
RITEK R01 1
RICOHJPN R00 0
CMC Mag R01 0
MPOMEDIA 001 0
LD 001 0
DATATRAK 001 0
DDDessau V10 0
OPTODISC OP1 1
OPTODISC OP2 0
DAXON AZ0 1
MCC 001 0
CMC MAG R01 0
DAXON AZ0 0
BEALL P0 001 0
[B]DVD+RW[/B]
4X
MKM A02
PHILIPS 041
RICOHJPN W11
SONY S11
RITEK 004
CMC MAG W02
INFODISC A10
DAXON D42
PRODISC W02
OPTODISC OP4
SENTINEL W02
NANYA DRW
MBIPG101 W04
2.4X
MCC A01
RICOHJPN W01
TDK t01
PHILIPS 010
RITEK 001
CMC MAG W01
CMC MAG W01
OPTODISC OP1
PRODISC W01
INFODISC A01
NANYASC DRW
SENTINEL W01
MBIPG101 W03
[b]DVD-R[/b]
16X
MCC 03 RG20
TTH01
TTH02
MXL RG 03
SONY08 D1
12X
TYG02
MCC 02 RG20
8X
FUJIFI LM03
MCC 01 RG20
PVCR00 1002
TYG01
TTG02
Prodis cS04
Prodis cF01
NAN YA A01
CMC MA G. AE1
RITEKG 05
TTG01
6X
FUJIFI LM02
4X
MXL RG 02
MEI 00 V002
PVC001 001
RITEKG 04
KIC01R G20
BeAll G40001
CMC MA G.AF01
CMC MA G. AF1
DAXON 4x
Dvsn
1FUJIF ILM
GSC002
AN31
INFOSM ART01
VDSPMS AB 01
UTJR00 1001
INTERS OMPGPS
OMP 4K G001
LEADDA TA01
LONGTE N 001
LONGTE N 009
MUST 0 01
MBI 01 RG20
NANYA- JC001
OPTODI SCK001
OPTODI SCR004
Plasmo n LV3
GSC001
POSG04
RINCO
Prodis cS03
AML
RITEKM 02
SKC Co ..Ltd.
SONY04 D1
ONIDTE CH
VANGUA RD
Yi Jha n 001
AUVST ARM01
FORNEX 101
Dvsn A 001
DATA T RACK
DKM_01
INFODI SC-R01
TAROKO -MX4
2X
MEI 00 V001
SONY
TDKG02 000000
TAIYOY UDEN
MAM4XG 01
KIC 00 RG200
BeAll G00001
CMC00R G200
CMC00R G300
CMC MA G.
CMC MA G. CO.
CMC MA G.AF01
DDD DV DR
DATA T RACK
GSC001
LD01
UTJG01 001
LD
LGE
LGE04
MXL RG 01
MBI
MCC 00 RG200
MCIG01
MCI4XG 01
OPTODI SC
OPTODI SCK001
Plasmo n-Gen
PRINCO
PRODIS CG02
Lead D ata
RITEKG 02
RITEKG 03
RITEKG 01
TDKG01 0000d9
VIVAST AR
PRINCO
Auvist ar
[b]DVD-RW[/b]
4X
MCC 01 RW4X
JVC0Vi ctorD7
TDK601 saku
OPTODI SCW004
PRINCO RW0004
RITEKW 04
CMCW03
Prodis c DW06
2X
MCC 01 RW11n9
JVC_Vi ctorW7
TDK502 sakuM3
PVCW00 D002K9
PVCW00 V00245
RITEKW 01
CMCW02
OPTODI SCW002
OPTODI SCK001
DAXON_ RW2X01
Prodis c DW04
1X
MCC 00 RW11N9
PVCW00 0002A9
PVCW00 0001Q9
JVC/Vi ctorT7
TDK501 saku]3
TDK401 saku=3
SONY00 0000U9
PRINCO
RITEK0 04V11
RITEK V11
RITEK0 00V11A
SKC Co .,Ltd.
OPTODI SCK001
PRINCO
Prodis cDVDRW
[b]DVD+R DL[/b]
4X
MKM 001 0
RITEK D01 1
2.4X
RICOHJPN D00 1
