

If your drive has one of these firmwares, and there is no MK version of the same firmware/drive model or higher number, you will have to sidegrade to Asus 3.10MK (for compatible ASUS 5.25 drives ONLY) or (LG WH16NS60 1.02MK for compatible LG 5.25) or (BU40N 1.03MK LG Slim drives ONLY) respectively. The newer OEM firmwares cannot be flashed easily due to the additional downgrade checks implemented by the drive/firmware manufacturer. List of Know Encrypted firmware (so far, any firmware with date in 2020 is encrypted)


Just because your drive is the same model number does not mean it will work, if you are unsure ask me i offer remote flashing and check everything before i flash.Make sure your Drive was built after 2015.To fix the sleep bug on a UHD Friendly drive flash firmware from an UHD Official drive like WH16NS60 DE 1.00 or 1.01MK Once the drive goes to sleep, the UHD Friendly drive will no longer be able to read the disk without opening and closing the disk tray and will make horrible seeking noises until this is done. USB enclosures/sata adapters that work with optical drives but don't support flashing:Īll UHD Friendly drives have the sleep bug, this is when a UHD disk is left idle in the drive for 2 minutes. USB enclosures/sata adapters that work with optical drives and flashing: WH16NS40 on any Firmware directly to > WH16NS60 1.02MKīH16NS55 on any Firmware directly to > WH16NS60 1.02MKĪsus BW-16D1HT on any Firmware directly to > Asus BW-16D1HT 3.10MKīU40N on any Firmware directly to > BU40N 1.03MK WH14NS40 on any Firmware directly to > WH16NS60 1.02MK WH16NS60 on any Firmware directly to > WH16NS60 1.02MK

Recommended Firmware to flash for MakeMKV Marty: [ prices at link below And Automated self flash kitsĪdditional resources/options can be found here: We are not affiliated with MakeMKV just fellow usersīilly: [ and Tested upfront prices at link below And Automated self flash kits There is no “Best Drive” They are all made by LG and rebranded the drives just fit different use cases. LG BU40N, UHD Official Internal Slim Sata 9.5mmĪSUS BW-16D1HT, UHD Friendly Internal 5.25ĪSUS BW-16D1HT Pro, UHD Friendly Internal 5.25īuffalo BRUHD-PU3-BK, UHD Official, External Slim 9.5mm USB 3.0-Must use Marty's asus tool to flashĪrchgon MD-8107S-U3-UHD, UHD Official, External Slim 9.5mm USB 3.0-MartyīP60NB10, UHD Official External Slim 9.5mm USB 2.0-Must use Marty's asus tool to flash 8/24/19 or later onlyīP50NB40, UHD Officialish External Slim 9.5mm USB 2.0-Must use Marty's asus tool to flash 8/24/19 or later only with HBD Firmware only This Guide Is Made By: Billy/Billycar11, Alex/jonghotti, MartyMcNuts, Blackened2687, d00zah, mike admin, SamuriHL, st4evr, TeddyRaspin and WoodstockĮven if they didn't contribute directly i have used their informationĪll of these drives will need to be flashed to unlock UHD Reading/Ripping
