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Serial Number on Drive Label differs From What MakeMKV Reports in the Info Section

Posted: Sun Jan 11, 2026 3:58 am
by coldfire05
When I launch MakeMKV, the section under Drive Information reports a serial number that differs from the S/N that is on the acutal drives info label.
e.g. Label on Drive
LG WH16NS40
S/N: 308HAER233276

MakeMKV Reports
LG WH16NS60
S/N: KLCN84A2218

Could this mean that the drive was pirated in some way? I bought it off eBay, and I have noticed that recently it takes 10 MINUTES for MakeMKV to read the disc before I am presented with the next stage as deciding where and what I am going to save to an MKV file.

From there it function with no problem.

Any Ideas??

TIA

Re: Serial Number on Drive Label differs From What MakeMKV Reports in the Info Section

Posted: Sun Jan 11, 2026 4:00 pm
by kaysee
That is normal for LG drives. I note both serial numbers in my records. Pioneer drives use the same number for both the label and the internal reporting.