With all of the flashing, now my UHD won't play any discs

[ZackyDog]

With all of the flashing I've done, now my UHD won't play any DVDs, Blu-rays or 4k Blu-rays.

I got a used UHD BU40N (internal slim drive) today. At one time, it could play blu-ray discs, but now it won't play any discs.

I was trying to flash it, using the SDFtool Flasher and this bin file: HL-DT-ST-BD-RE_BU40N-1.03-NM00000-211810241934.

Does anyone have any ideas how I can fix this?

Thanks for stopping by.

[ZackyDog]

I just tried Marty McNuts firmware (BU40N 1.03-MK) and that didn't work.

[dcoke22]

Try power cycling the drive. And post your current drive info.

[ZackyDog]

@dcoke22

I did power cycle it. I know the unit can eject and spin the discs, but won't play anything (e.g. DVD, Blu-ray, CD, etc.)

ATA HL-DT-ST BD-RE BU40N
Model: BU40N (ANCK2N0).

[MartyMcNuts]

@dcoke22

I did power cycle it. I know the unit can eject and spin the discs, but won't play anything (e.g. DVD, Blu-ray, CD, etc.)

ATA HL-DT-ST BD-RE BU40N
Model: BU40N (ANCK2N0).

How is the drive connected to the PC? If not using an enclosure, you must provide the drive with AC power.

[ZackyDog]

On the back of the BU40N, there's a mini sata port (7 + 6 pin) which is connected to the motherboard of my slimfit HP PC, which is plugged into an electrical outlet in the wall of my home.

[MartyMcNuts]

On the back of the BU40N, there's a mini sata port (7 + 6 pin) which is connected to the motherboard of my slimfit HP PC, which is plugged into an electrical outlet in the wall of my home.

Ok, so the PC case has a 9.5mm optical drive slot. Are you sure you have connected both sata and power cables to the drive? Or is it a combined 13 pin data/power cable?

[ZackyDog]

Ok, so the PC case has a 9.5mm optical drive slot. Are you sure you have connected both sata and power cables to the drive? Or is it a combined 13 pin data/power cable?

The sata and power cables are separate and not combined; they are connected to the drive. I'll double-check to see that the connection is secure/solid.

I know this seems strange, but could I get an adapter like this (13 pin sata to usb) and use 2 of my usb 3.0 inputs on my PC?

[MartyMcNuts]

Ok, so the PC case has a 9.5mm optical drive slot. Are you sure you have connected both sata and power cables to the drive? Or is it a combined 13 pin data/power cable?

The sata and power cables are separate and not combined; they are connected to the drive. I'll double-check to see that the connection is secure/solid.

I know this seems strange, but could I get an adapter like this (13 pin sata to usb) and use 2 of my usb 3.0 inputs on my PC?

No, these don't work. I've tried one of those before. The adapter itself needs AC power.

I can confirm that both of these SATA to USB powered adapters work with the mini sata adapter.

https://www.amazon.com.au/Alxum-Adapter ... 344&sr=8-3


https://www.amazon.com.au/Adapter-FIDEC ... r=8-6&th=1


Sata mini adapter:

https://www.amazon.com.au/CY-Adapter-Sl ... r=8-1&th=1