LG BU40N enclosure

[rsaotome]

I just purchased 2x LG BU40N drives, I need a good quality enclosure, preferably one that doesn't have the cable permanently attached.

I don't know if there's been problems flashing drives in slimline external enclosures, but if so, any that won't give me problems would be nice.

TIA!

[Rabster]

I'm waiting on an enclosure coming from Delock. Once it's arrived hopefully I the next couple of days I can see what it's like. It's model number 42603

[boguslecina]

I bought something like this and it's ok, it was possible to patch my BU40N.

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[rsaotome]

I wonder why so many of these external cases have the cable permanently attached, been burned by cases like these in the past, the cable fails & the case becomes e-waste.

[blind-s33r]

I know that the XRTFORE 4k reader looks like its permanently attached but internally its actually a plug too. Don't know for other cheap readers and enclosures but they look like they are all basically the same.

I wonder why so many of these external cases have the cable permanently attached, been burned by cases like these in the past, the cable fails & the case becomes e-waste.

[boguslecina]

Mine has a cable that plugs into the port inside, it is not soldered.

[rsaotome]

I bought 2x Silverstone TS14's, to go with the BU40N's, it's been a difficult case to work with, but I finally managed to get the drives installed, they both show up in windows, but the eject button on both drives, does nothing, but in windows, I can eject both no problem.

I patched one of the drive with the 1.03 firmware, I don't think that made any difference, at least it rips UHD's now, so that's good.

Just out of curiosity, I plugged the enclosure straight into a USB charger, using the supplied cable, it powered on, I can feel little subtle movements inside, but the eject button still doesn't work.

Is this the fault of the case, the drive, both?

Any help would be appreciated.

[MartyMcNuts]

I bought 2x Silverstone TS14's, to go with the BU40N's, it's been a difficult case to work with, but I finally managed to get the drives installed, they both show up in windows, but the eject button on both drives, does nothing, but in windows, I can eject both no problem.

I patched one of the drive with the 1.03 firmware, I don't think that made any difference, at least it rips UHD's now, so that's good.

Just out of curiosity, I plugged the enclosure straight into a USB charger, using the supplied cable, it powered on, I can feel little subtle movements inside, but the eject button still doesn't work.

Is this the fault of the case, the drive, both?

Any help would be appreciated.

I found that sometimes if the screws in the back are done up too tight, the drive tray sticks a little and won’t eject. Try loosening one or both just a fraction and see if that helps.

[rsaotome]

The 2 long screws that go in the back, don't seem to be long enough, so I removed the 2 tiny screws on the side, slide the back plate out, just connected the drive as is, no screws, plugged it into a USB charger, same thing, a light briefly blinked, signifying it had power, so I hit the eject button, nothing, unplugged, plugged it into my computer, same thing.

The drive doesn't make any sounds when I try to eject it with button, I used a safety pin to force an eject, but this is starting to sound like 2 drives with defective buttons.

I'm reaching out to the seller on eBay (US Seller, not China), for the BU40N's, to see what they think.