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Flashing Archgon MD-8107S-U3YC-UHD drive
Posted: Mon Aug 11, 2025 3:40 pm
by Taddion
Hello, I recently received an Archgon drive (model MD-8107S-U3YC-UHD) & I'm wondering where could I find a proper software & files for flashing?
This is the info I got:
Source
BD-RE HL-DT-ST BD-RE BU40N 1.02 MO1OBT15813
Drive Information
OS device name: K:
Manufacturer: HL-DT-ST
Product: BD-RE BU40N
Revision: 1.02
Serial number: MO1OBT15813
Bus encryption flags: 1F
Firmware date: 2120-12-01 17:16
LibreDrive Information
Status: Possible (with patched firmware)
Drive platform: MT1959
Harware support: Yes
Firmware support: No
Firmware type: Original (patched version available)
Firmware version: 1.02
DVD all regions: Possible (with patched firmware)
BD raw data read: Possible (with patched firmware)
BD raw metadata read: Possible (with patched firmware)
Unrestricted read speed: Possible (with patched firmware)
Any help would be appreciated, thank you.
Re: Flashing Archgon MD-8107S-U3YC-UHD drive
Posted: Tue Aug 12, 2025 1:20 am
by dcoke22
The
Ultimate UHD Drives Flashing Guide is kept up to date with all the instructions and links to the tools and files you need to flash your drive. It is pretty dense, so you might have to read it twice to fully understand what's in there.
Your drive is a BU40N. Assuming your drive meets the criteria to flash (listed at the top of the post), the guide says to flash a "BU40N on any Firmware directly to > BU40N 1.03MK".
If you're on Windows, the SDFtool GUI makes it fairly easy to do. You can find a link to that tool in the Guide.
Re: Flashing Archgon MD-8107S-U3YC-UHD drive
Posted: Thu Aug 14, 2025 7:26 pm
by Taddion
Most helpful, thank you very much!
Re: Flashing Archgon MD-8107S-U3YC-UHD drive
Posted: Tue Sep 30, 2025 8:19 pm
by Taddion
Hello, I have a problem with flashing archgon drive, while flashing on the previous drive went fine & it's working, I bought another one, the same, but I can't flash it. When I load bin file, & when I click start, nothing happens.
Drive Information
OS device name: E:
Manufacturer: HL-DT-ST
Product: BD-RE BU40N
Revision: 1.02
Serial number: MO2OC591831
Firmware date: 2120-12-01 17:16
Bus encryption flags: 1F
LibreDrive Information
Status: Possible (with patched firmware)
Drive platform: MT1959
Harware support: Yes
Firmware support: No
Firmware type: Original (patched version available)
Firmware version: 1.02
DVD all regions: Possible (with patched firmware)
BD raw data read: Possible (with patched firmware)
BD raw metadata read: Possible (with patched firmware)
Unrestricted read speed: Possible (with patched firmware)
Any clues how to fix this?
Re: Flashing Archgon MD-8107S-U3YC-UHD drive
Posted: Tue Sep 30, 2025 9:00 pm
by dcoke22
Does your drive have the controller chip described below?
PSA: New Archgon UHD drives do not allow flashing
Re: Flashing Archgon MD-8107S-U3YC-UHD drive
Posted: Tue Sep 30, 2025 11:43 pm
by MartyMcNuts
Taddion wrote: ↑Tue Sep 30, 2025 8:19 pm
Hello, I have a problem with flashing archgon drive, while flashing on the previous drive went fine & it's working, I bought another one, the same, but I can't flash it. When I load bin file, & when I click start, nothing happens.
Drive Information
OS device name: E:
Manufacturer: HL-DT-ST
Product: BD-RE BU40N
Revision: 1.02
Serial number: MO2OC591831
Firmware date: 2120-12-01 17:16
Bus encryption flags: 1F
LibreDrive Information
Status: Possible (with patched firmware)
Drive platform: MT1959
Harware support: Yes
Firmware support: No
Firmware type: Original (patched version available)
Firmware version: 1.02
DVD all regions: Possible (with patched firmware)
BD raw data read: Possible (with patched firmware)
BD raw metadata read: Possible (with patched firmware)
Unrestricted read speed: Possible (with patched firmware)
Any clues how to fix this?
The new Archgons can't be flashed in the enclosure. You can take the drive out of the enclosure and connect it via mini sata? i think and flash it that way.
Re: Flashing Archgon MD-8107S-U3YC-UHD drive
Posted: Wed Oct 01, 2025 7:10 pm
by Taddion
Well, someone already mentioned on the forum in a similar post, that the newer controllers are the problem. I've already had an older version of the same drive and simply swapped the enclosure & the flashing worked fine.
But still, thank you for the effort.