LG WH16NS60 Drive question

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mld218
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LG WH16NS60 Drive question

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My old LG drive is refusing to write so I just ordered an LG WH16NS60 which should arrive Friday along with an OWC enclosure.

I started reading about needing to flash the drive with a modified firmware to allow for UHD ripping.

I plan on using the SDFtool flasher as opposed to the command line version. My question is for that drive should I use the modified 1.02 version as I saw referenced in a different thread here, or the 1.03 which is in the latest firmware pack on these boards?

Thanks for any help you can provide.
Mike
MartyMcNuts
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Re: LG WH16NS60 Drive question

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mld218 wrote:
Wed Jan 27, 2021 2:06 am
My old LG drive is refusing to write so I just ordered an LG WH16NS60 which should arrive Friday along with an OWC enclosure.

I started reading about needing to flash the drive with a modified firmware to allow for UHD ripping.

I plan on using the SDFtool flasher as opposed to the command line version. My question is for that drive should I use the modified 1.02 version as I saw referenced in a different thread here, or the 1.03 which is in the latest firmware pack on these boards?

Thanks for any help you can provide.
Mike
1.02-MK is good.
Cheers :D
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hardcore_gamer29
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Re: LG WH16NS60 Drive question

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mld218 wrote:
Wed Jan 27, 2021 2:06 am
My old LG drive is refusing to write so I just ordered an LG WH16NS60 which should arrive Friday along with an OWC enclosure.

I started reading about needing to flash the drive with a modified firmware to allow for UHD ripping.

I plan on using the SDFtool flasher as opposed to the command line version. My question is for that drive should I use the modified 1.02 version as I saw referenced in a different thread here, or the 1.03 which is in the latest firmware pack on these boards?

Thanks for any help you can provide.
Mike
why do you need to flash it as it is already official uhd drive
MartyMcNuts
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Re: LG WH16NS60 Drive question

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hardcore_gamer29 wrote:
Sat Jan 15, 2022 8:30 am
mld218 wrote:
Wed Jan 27, 2021 2:06 am
My old LG drive is refusing to write so I just ordered an LG WH16NS60 which should arrive Friday along with an OWC enclosure.

I started reading about needing to flash the drive with a modified firmware to allow for UHD ripping.

I plan on using the SDFtool flasher as opposed to the command line version. My question is for that drive should I use the modified 1.02 version as I saw referenced in a different thread here, or the 1.03 which is in the latest firmware pack on these boards?

Thanks for any help you can provide.
Mike
why do you need to flash it as it is already official uhd drive
It needs to be flashed to be able to rip UHD discs.
Cheers :D
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hardcore_gamer29
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Re: LG WH16NS60 Drive question

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MartyMcNuts wrote:
Sat Jan 15, 2022 8:38 am
hardcore_gamer29 wrote:
Sat Jan 15, 2022 8:30 am
mld218 wrote:
Wed Jan 27, 2021 2:06 am
My old LG drive is refusing to write so I just ordered an LG WH16NS60 which should arrive Friday along with an OWC enclosure.

I started reading about needing to flash the drive with a modified firmware to allow for UHD ripping.

I plan on using the SDFtool flasher as opposed to the command line version. My question is for that drive should I use the modified 1.02 version as I saw referenced in a different thread here, or the 1.03 which is in the latest firmware pack on these boards?

Thanks for any help you can provide.
Mike
why do you need to flash it as it is already official uhd drive
It needs to be flashed to be able to rip UHD discs.
then what is the use of buying a ofiicial uhd drive?
Billycar11
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Re: LG WH16NS60 Drive question

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hardcore_gamer29 wrote:
Sat Jan 15, 2022 8:49 am

then what is the use of buying a ofiicial uhd drive?
to officially playback UHD. but you cant because you have an nvidia GPU
didnt i recommend you get a WH14NS40 a few days ago? since you wanted internal 5.25 drive
Buy a UHD drive from the guide and how to video maker: https://www.makemkv.com/forum/viewtopic ... 20&t=17831
UHD Drives Guide: https://www.makemkv.com/forum/viewtopic ... 16&t=19634
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Re: LG WH16NS60 Drive question

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Billycar11 wrote:
Sat Jan 15, 2022 9:24 am
hardcore_gamer29 wrote:
Sat Jan 15, 2022 8:49 am

then what is the use of buying a ofiicial uhd drive?
to officially playback UHD. but you cant because you have an nvidia GPU
didnt i recommend you get a WH14NS40 a few days ago? since you wanted internal 5.25 drive
thanks for help , i can use onboard intel uhd 630 also . my question is will this 16ns60 atleast read the uhd disk natively?
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Re: LG WH16NS60 Drive question

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hardcore_gamer29 wrote:
Sat Jan 15, 2022 2:15 pm
thanks for help , i can use onboard intel uhd 630 also . my question is will this 16ns60 atleast read the uhd disk natively?
You could but your board only has HDMI 1.4 so no HDR unless your using display port or display port to HDMI and then you lose lossless audio.

I'm telling you it's just better to go the unofficial play back route and flash your drive it's not a big deal I could send you 1000s of people who the stuff should work with powerdvd official but it does not.

Mostly because of sgx and a bug with power DVD that it only works with an old sgx and once you upgrade the sgx downgrade is no longer valid
Buy a UHD drive from the guide and how to video maker: https://www.makemkv.com/forum/viewtopic ... 20&t=17831
UHD Drives Guide: https://www.makemkv.com/forum/viewtopic ... 16&t=19634
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Re: LG WH16NS60 Drive question

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Billycar11 wrote:
Sat Jan 15, 2022 3:52 pm
hardcore_gamer29 wrote:
Sat Jan 15, 2022 2:15 pm
thanks for help , i can use onboard intel uhd 630 also . my question is will this 16ns60 atleast read the uhd disk natively?
You could but your board only has HDMI 1.4 so no HDR unless your using display port or display port to HDMI and then you lose lossless audio.

I'm telling you it's just better to go the unofficial play back route and flash your drive it's not a big deal I could send you 1000s of people who the stuff should work with powerdvd official but it does not.

Mostly because of sgx and a bug with power DVD that it only works with an old sgx and once you upgrade the sgx downgrade is no longer valid
hello sir, just received my wh16ns60 today and bluray works good with powerdvd 21 ultra? will 4k disk be read by this drive natively?
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Re: LG WH16NS60 Drive question

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hardcore_gamer29 wrote:
Thu Feb 03, 2022 1:11 pm
hello sir, just received my wh16ns60 today and bluray works good with powerdvd 21 ultra? will 4k disk be read by this drive natively?
Likely not but check with the UHD advisor app from cyber link
Buy a UHD drive from the guide and how to video maker: https://www.makemkv.com/forum/viewtopic ... 20&t=17831
UHD Drives Guide: https://www.makemkv.com/forum/viewtopic ... 16&t=19634
Auto flash kit $25 Email me for one Billycar5924@gmail.com
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Re: LG WH16NS60 Drive question

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Billycar11 wrote:
Thu Feb 03, 2022 5:37 pm
hardcore_gamer29 wrote:
Thu Feb 03, 2022 1:11 pm
hello sir, just received my wh16ns60 today and bluray works good with powerdvd 21 ultra? will 4k disk be read by this drive natively?
Likely not but check with the UHD advisor app from cyber link
mine uhd drive came with 1.03 what should i do?
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Re: LG WH16NS60 Drive question

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hardcore_gamer29 wrote:
Fri Feb 04, 2022 2:12 pm
mine uhd drive came with 1.03 what should i do?
You should follow my guide linked below.
Or get an automated flasher from me or Marty
Buy a UHD drive from the guide and how to video maker: https://www.makemkv.com/forum/viewtopic ... 20&t=17831
UHD Drives Guide: https://www.makemkv.com/forum/viewtopic ... 16&t=19634
Auto flash kit $25 Email me for one Billycar5924@gmail.com
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Re: LG WH16NS60 Drive question

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MartyMcNuts wrote:
Wed Jan 27, 2021 2:57 am
mld218 wrote:
Wed Jan 27, 2021 2:06 am
My old LG drive is refusing to write so I just ordered an LG WH16NS60 which should arrive Friday along with an OWC enclosure.

I started reading about needing to flash the drive with a modified firmware to allow for UHD ripping.

I plan on using the SDFtool flasher as opposed to the command line version. My question is for that drive should I use the modified 1.02 version as I saw referenced in a different thread here, or the 1.03 which is in the latest firmware pack on these boards?

Thanks for any help you can provide.
Mike
1.02-MK is good.
can you send a link to firmware to downgrade 16ns60 from 1.03?
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Re: LG WH16NS60 Drive question

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hardcore_gamer29 wrote:
Sun Feb 06, 2022 8:10 pm
can you send a link to firmware to downgrade 16ns60 from 1.03?
Yeah email me billycar5924@gmail.com
Buy a UHD drive from the guide and how to video maker: https://www.makemkv.com/forum/viewtopic ... 20&t=17831
UHD Drives Guide: https://www.makemkv.com/forum/viewtopic ... 16&t=19634
Auto flash kit $25 Email me for one Billycar5924@gmail.com
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Re: LG WH16NS60 Drive question

Post by hardcore_gamer29 »

Billycar11 wrote:
Sun Feb 06, 2022 10:38 pm
hardcore_gamer29 wrote:
Sun Feb 06, 2022 8:10 pm
can you send a link to firmware to downgrade 16ns60 from 1.03?
Yeah email me billycar5924@gmail.com
will the downgrade also make the drive region free?
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