As a newbie I made a mistake…advice?

[brocja]

Hello,

I purchased a WH16NS40 from eBay thinking I’d be able to use it for HD/UHD blurays however it ended up being a MT1939 drive and was entirely misrepresented in the listing. I’ve failed at flashing FW and it wasn’t until afterwards and reading the forums I realized this. So my drive is in a limbo state and ultimately I want to correct that so it’s of some use and then grab myself a solid UHD capable drive.

If anyone’s had experience with this or is knowledgeable on this topic and had advice or suggestions I desperately would appreciate it. I’m brand new to this and should’ve started here prior to purchasing.

[MartyMcNuts]

Hello,

I purchased a WH16NS40 from eBay thinking I’d be able to use it for HD/UHD blurays however it ended up being a MT1939 drive and was entirely misrepresented in the listing. I’ve failed at flashing FW and it wasn’t until afterwards and reading the forums I realized this. So my drive is in a limbo state and ultimately I want to correct that so it’s of some use and then grab myself a solid UHD capable drive.

If anyone’s had experience with this or is knowledgeable on this topic and had advice or suggestions I desperately would appreciate it. I’m brand new to this and should’ve started here prior to purchasing.

The first post of the SDFtool flasher thread, at the bottom, has the old WH16NS40 firmware file. Use the recover method with this firmware and you should be able to recover it. THEN RETURN IT!!

[brocja]

Hello,

I purchased a WH16NS40 from eBay thinking I’d be able to use it for HD/UHD blurays however it ended up being a MT1939 drive and was entirely misrepresented in the listing. I’ve failed at flashing FW and it wasn’t until afterwards and reading the forums I realized this. So my drive is in a limbo state and ultimately I want to correct that so it’s of some use and then grab myself a solid UHD capable drive.

If anyone’s had experience with this or is knowledgeable on this topic and had advice or suggestions I desperately would appreciate it. I’m brand new to this and should’ve started here prior to purchasing.

The first post of the SDFtool flasher thread, at the bottom, has the old WH16NS40 firmware file. Use the recover method with this firmware and you should be able to recover it. THEN RETURN IT!!

I just used that thread to get the WH16NS40 FW onto the drive. It worked and is good. I’m currently working with eBay to get the return done.

Any advice on which drives to purchase and where to purchase? I want one with UHD compatibility.

[MartyMcNuts]

Hello,

I purchased a WH16NS40 from eBay thinking I’d be able to use it for HD/UHD blurays however it ended up being a MT1939 drive and was entirely misrepresented in the listing. I’ve failed at flashing FW and it wasn’t until afterwards and reading the forums I realized this. So my drive is in a limbo state and ultimately I want to correct that so it’s of some use and then grab myself a solid UHD capable drive.

If anyone’s had experience with this or is knowledgeable on this topic and had advice or suggestions I desperately would appreciate it. I’m brand new to this and should’ve started here prior to purchasing.

The first post of the SDFtool flasher thread, at the bottom, has the old WH16NS40 firmware file. Use the recover method with this firmware and you should be able to recover it. THEN RETURN IT!!

I just used that thread to get the WH16NS40 FW onto the drive. It worked and is good. I’m currently working with eBay to get the return done.

Any advice on which drives to purchase and where to purchase? I want one with UHD compatibility.

Depends on where you are located. Billycar11 has some if you are in USA. I have some if you are in Australasia or some European countries. See my signature.