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Thanks bro, so the sdf flash tool approach?

Evening all, I've just picked this drive up. I think it's flashable as it's MT1959 but am hoping for some guidance before I jump in please :) Drive Information Manufacturer: ASUS Product: SBW-06D2X-U Revision: A102 Serial number: MOAO4383618 Firmware date: 2121-06-28 13:41 Bus encryption flags: 1F H...

MartyMcNuts wrote: ↑

Thu Nov 06, 2025 9:12 pm

No, I am out of ideas. Might have to bin it.

Did you try contacting LG and explain that when you tried to update firmware using their provided tool, it borked the drive? Might be worth a shot.

Any strong recommendations on a replacement drive? Ideally one I can rip uhd with and usb ...

MartyMcNuts wrote: ↑

Thu Nov 06, 2025 9:12 pm

No, I am out of ideas. Might have to bin it.

Did you try contacting LG and explain that when you tried to update firmware using their provided tool, it borked the drive? Might be worth a shot.

No worries, thanks dude. I'm gonna try that tomorrow ..see what happens!

One related question, does anyone have 1.05fw please? No, but you can download the original LG BU40N 1.05 flasher from here: https://www.lg.com/us/support/product/lg-BU40N.AVAA10B?tab=1 If it won't get the drive out of boot mode, you could try using the old Modified ASUS flasher ( https://forum.mak...

One related question, does anyone have 1.05fw please?

This has happened to me too, in six weeks rather than eight...must be trash drives I guess bud ...I'm trying to get a refund and pivot to a different drive

Hi guys, it seems I have encountered a similar problem here. I have a verbatim 48888 (LGBU40N internals) which is only six weeks old. When I bought the drive, I followed the (excellent) guides in the forum and used SDF tool to flash the recommended 1.03 FW. The flash went by without a hitch and the ...